Cartersville, Georgia

Cartersville is a city in and the county seat of Bartow County, Georgia. The population of the city is 19,731.
Cartersville 	Georgia
Incorporated 	1854
Motto 	"Be Charmed, Be Prosperous, Belong"
County 	Bartow
Population 	19,731
Elevation 	787 ft (240 m)
Mayor 	Edward Owen
City Guildmaster	Jesse Chapman
ZIP codes 	30120-30121
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
62.16% White (12,264)
21.86% Black or African American (4,313)
13.04% Hispanic or Latino (2,572)
2.95% Other (582)
18.7% (3,689) of Cartersville residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Cartersville's theft and murder rates are a bit above average for Bartow County. The city reported 22 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.19 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Bartow County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Much of the city was devastated by a long-tracked, 101-mile long EF5 tornado on April 14th, 2008. EF5 damage had occurred in the city and in areas to the southwest and northeast. On its track, the tornado would kill 76 people and injure 358, and remains to this day the only F5/EF5 in Georgia's history.
* Cartersville was designated the seat of Bartow County in 1867 following the destruction of Cassville by Sherman in the American Civil War.
* The world's first outdoor Coca-Cola sign, painted in 1894, is located in downtown Cartersville on Young Brothers Pharmacy's wall.
* Cartersville has plenty of amenities to offer. It has a big shopping center along with a couple of smaller ones, plenty of fast food, Walmart, Nintendo World, Lowe's, Home Depot, Target, some hotels, dollar stores, a bit of chain restaurants, a sports complex, a cinema, Ingles, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a municipal airport, a contest hall and showcase theater, a campus of the Georgia Highlands College, a golf course, the Etowah Indian Mounds, Tellus Science Museum, Booth Western Art Museum, a yard for the Trinity Rail Operations, and a few other things.
Category:Georgia Cities