Cobb County (redirected from Cobb County, Georgia)

Cobb County, Georgia

100 Cherokee St Suite 300
Marietta, GA 30090
Phone: (770) 528-3300
Fax: (770) 528-2606
www.cobbcounty.org

In northwest-central GA, northwest of Atlanta; organized Dec 3, 1832 from Cherokee County. Name Origin: For Thomas Willis Cobb (1784-1830), U.S. senator from GA (1824-28) and judge of the GA superior court (1828).

Area (sq mi): 344.51 (land 340.15; water 4.36). Pop per sq mi: 1951.50.
Pop 2005: 663,818. State rank: 4. Pop change: 2000-20005 9.20%; 1990-2000 35.70%. Pop 2000: 607,751 (White 68.80%; Black or African American 18.80%; Hispanic or Latino 7.70%; Asian 3.10%; Other 5.80%). Foreign born: 11.60%. Median age: 33.20.
Income 2000: per capita $27,863; median household $58,289; Pop below poverty level: 6.50%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $36,447-$36,175.
Unemployment 2004: 4.20%. Change from 2000: 1.20%. Median travel time to work: 31.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 44.80%.

Cities with population over 10,000:

Marietta (60,547) Smyrna (45,755)

Kennesaw (27,433) Acworth (18,093)

Powder Springs (14,300)

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