Cartersville, Georgia
[[[[1]]]]== Cartersville, Georgia ==
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Cartersville is a city situated in south central Bartow County, Georgia. The city of Cartersville has new subdivisions, banks, stores, strip malls, and people popping up nearly every day.
The Bedroom Communities/ Suburbs of Cartersville include:
*Atco
*Cassville
*Emerson
*Euharlee
*Stilesboro
*Sugar Valley
*Taylorsville
Geography
Cartersville is located at 34°10′35″N 84°48′14″W / 34.17639°N 84.80389°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (34.176405, -84.803916)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 60.9 km² (23.5 mi²). 60.6 km² (23.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 15,925 people, 5,870 households, and 4,132 families residing in the city. The population density was 262.9/km² (680.7/mi²). There were 6,130 housing units at an average density of 101.2/km² (262.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.53% White, 17.04% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.76% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.28% of the population.
There were 5,870 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,162, and the median income for a family was $48,219. Males had a median income of $35,092 versus $25,761 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,977. About 8.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.