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Bartow County
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county in Georgia, United States
Bartow County is a county located in Georgia in the southeastern United States. It is part of Georgia's local government system and serves as an administrative region for the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 3, 1832 ; 194 years ago ( 1832 )
- Named after
- Francis S. Bartow
- Seat
- Cartersville
- Largest city
- Cartersville
- Total
- 470 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Land
- 460 sq mi (1,200 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 2.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 120,800
- Density
- 240/sq mi (91/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 11th
- Website
- bartowcountyga.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 108901
- Area
- 1218
- Official website
- www.bartowga.org
- Image
- Bartow County Courthouse; Cartersville, Georgia; June 23, 2011.JPG
- Households
- 37905
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- Commons category
- Bartow County, Georgia
- inception
- 1832-12-03
- water as percent of area
- 2.2
- native label
- Bartow County
- per capita income
- 27047
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Bartow County is in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,901, up from 100,157 in 2010. The county seat is Cartersville. Traditionally considered part of northwest Georgia, Bartow County is now included in the Atlanta metropolitan area, mainly in the southeastern part near Cartersville, which has become an exurb more than 40 miles (64 km) from downtown Atlanta on I-75. It has a sole commissioner government, and is the largest county by population of the few remaining in Georgia with a sole commissioner.
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