Cedartown, Georgia Cedartown, Georgia Downtown Cedartown Downtown Cedartown Location in Polk County and the state of Georgia Location in Polk County and the state of Georgia Website Cedartown, Georgia Cedartown is a town/city in Polk County, Georgia, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 9,750. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Polk County. Cedartown is the principal town/city of and is encompassed in the Cedartown, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is encompassed in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama (part) Combined Statistical Area.
The Cedartown Commercial Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Cedartown Waterworks-Woman's Building-Big Spring Park Historic District is also listed along with the Northwest Cedartown Historic District and South Philpot Street Historic District.
5.1 Polk County School District According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Cedartown has a total region of 6.9 square miles (18 km2), of which 6.8 square miles (18 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.44%) is water.
Cedartown has been the governmental center of county of Polk County since 1851, when the county was created.
Big Strickland was the initial governmental center of county and Cedar Town became the governmental center of county later. Cedartown's historic Big Spring provides water to 10,000 citizens .
In 1867, the town was re-chartered by the state of Georgia as Cedartown.
An influx of industrialized company bolstered its largely cotton-based economy, with Goodyear and other fabric mills and iron works appearing in or near what is now the Cedartown Industrial Park on the west side of town.
Industrial and passenger barns service was added to Cedartown in the early 20th century.
Route 27, a primary north-south automobile route that joins Cedartown to larger metros/cities like Chattanooga, Tennessee and Columbus, Georgia.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company assembled a large textile foundry operation in Cedartown, and also assembled a large residentiary section of town for foundry workers, now known as the Goodyear Village. In recent times, the Georgia Rails to Trails universal has converted much of the former Seaboard Air Line into the Silver Comet Trail, a federal and state funded park that joins many metros/cities in northwest Georgia.
Cedartown's Main Street is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its 1890s architecture.
Downtown Cedartown has recently seen massive investment in new sidewalks, street parks, and paving to showcase the downtown district. Cedartown Commercial Historic District Cedartown Waterworks-Women's Building-Big Spring Park Historic District Northwest Cedartown Historic District In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Polk County School District holds pre-school to undertaking twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. The precinct has 449 full-time teachers and over 7,017 students. Although the Cedartown Bus Station sign still hangs in downtown, the station was closed years ago.
For its employment, Cedartown mainly relies on the prospect of large corporate operation centers such as Cingular Wireless, manufacturing operations like that of The HON Company, and the retail operations of Wal-Mart.
The Hon Company is Cedartown's biggest for-profit employer with over 800 employees.
Cedartown is also home to an AT&T (formerly Cingular) technical support facility for the company's wireless customers. The Rome Plow Company, formerly positioned in Rome, Georgia, is headquartered in Cedartown.
Passenger rail service to Cedartown was abandoned in the 1970s, dominant to the destruction of the historic Cedartown Depot train station. The town/city assembled a replica of the historic depot which now serves as the Welcome Center and the trailhead to the Silver Comet Trail.
Country music artist Waylon Jennings had a minor hit single with the murder ballad "Cedartown, Georgia" from the 1971 album of the same name.
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012) is a drama movie featuring locations in Cedartown as a fictional town/city in Alabama.
Betty Reynolds Cobb, an author and activist, was a native of Cedartown and the first woman in Georgia to be admitted to the state bar.
Big Spring Park, Cedartown, Georgia Silver Comet Trail, Cedartown Depot Trailhead Facts - Cedartown, GA Roadside Georgia: Cedartown Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Georgia, United States County seat: Cedartown This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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