Acworth, Georgia Acworth, Georgia Location in Cobb County and the state of Georgia Location in Cobb County and the state of Georgia Acworth is a town/city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.

The 2016 estimate for Acworth's populace is 28,502.

Acworth is positioned in the foothills of the North Georgia mountain peaks along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona on the Etowah River.

Unincorporated areas known as Acworth extend into Bartow, Cherokee, and Paulding counties in the order given.

Acworth's nickname is "The Lake City". Acworth Beach is positioned on close-by Lake Allatoona and Lake Acworth.

Acworth City Hall Like the rest of Cobb County, the region now including Acworth was carved out of the former Cherokee Nation in 1831, after expelling the natives. A newer private school directed from 1899 to 1935, when they integrated with the Cobb County School District.

Until 1935, high school students from Acworth paid tuition to attend.

Students outside the town were subsidized by the Cobb County School Board.

Acworth was incorporated on December 1, 1860.

Volunteers to fight in the Civil War enlisted in what became Company A ("Acworth Infantry") in the 18th Georgia Volunteer Infantry and Company C ("Invincibles") in the 41st Georgia Volunteer Infantry. They successfully petitioned for a second dam, resulting in Lake Acworth in the 1950s.

Acworth is positioned in the foothills of the North Georgia mountain peaks along the southeastern banks of Lake Acworth and Lake Allatoona on the Etowah River.

Unincorporated areas considered Acworth for mailing purposes extend into southeast Bartow County, southwest Cherokee County, and northeast Paulding County.

Some of the incorporated portions of Acworth east of Nance Road and Acworth Due West Road have a Kennesaw mailing address.

Estimated median homehold income in 2008: $61,560 (it was $50,918 in 2000) Acworth: $61,560 Georgia: $50,861 Estimated median home or condo value in 2008: $196,886 (it was $128,400 in 2000) Acworth: $196,886 Georgia: $169,100 Public education in Acworth is handled by the Cobb County School District. Acworth Elementary School The newly assembled Seven Hills Connector joins South Acworth to its faster burgeoning areas in Paulding County.

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Acworth city, Georgia".

"New Georgia Encyclopedia: Cobb County".

Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Acworth Society for Historic Preservation (2006).

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Cobb County School District Acworth Elementary School Baker Elementary School Ford Elementary School Frey Elementary School Pickett's Mill Elementary School Pitner Elementary School Barber Middle School Durham Middle School Allatoona High School City of Acworth official website Municipalities and communities of Cobb County, Georgia, United States