Editing Cedartown, Georgia

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'''Cedartown''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Polk County, Georgia]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 10,190. Cedartown is the principal city of the [[Micropolitan statistical area|Cedartown micropolitan area]], which is included in the [[Metro Atlanta|Atlanta–Athens-Clarke–Sandy Springs 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.

==History==
[[File:Courthouse of Polk County, Georgia.jpg|thumb|left|Cedartown has been the county seat of [[Polk County, Georgia|Polk County]] since 1851, when the county was created.]] 
[[Cherokee]] and [[Creek (people)|Creek]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] first inhabited the area known as Cedar Valley. The Cherokee people had established a village there in the 1830s after the Native Americans were forced out on the [[Trail of Tears]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&pg=4158%2C565470 | title=Polk County| work=Calhoun Times | date=1 September 2004 | access-date=26 April 2015 | page=98}}</ref> The settlement was named for the [[Juniperus virginiana|red cedar]] timber near the site.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | page=37 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

The most famous of these settlers was Asa Prior. According to local legend, the water rights to [[Big Spring Park, Cedartown, Georgia|Big Spring]] were won for the white settlers by a local white boy in a footrace with a Cherokee youth. Some versions of the legend differ, saying that the rights to the spring were won by the Cherokee people from the Creek people in a ball game. "Big Strickland" became "Cedar Town" when Prior deeded ten acres of adjacent land to the newly chartered city in 1852. Van Wert (a mile from present day Rockmart) was the original county seat and Cedar Town became the county seat later.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Cedar Town was abandoned by most of its citizens when [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops encroached. The city was burnt to the ground by the Union forces of General [[Hugh Judson Kilpatrick]] in 1865, leaving only one [[watermill|mill]] standing on the outskirts of town.

In 1867, the town was re-chartered by the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] as Cedartown. An influx of industrial business 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 [[rail transport|railroad]] service was added to Cedartown in the early 20th century. Main St. became a part of [[U.S. Route 27]], a major north–south automobile route that connects Cedartown to larger cities like [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]] and [[Columbus, Georgia]]. U.S. 27 also intersects in town with [[U.S. Route 278]], which connects Cedartown with [[Atlanta]].

The [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]] built a large [[textile]] mill operation in Cedartown, and also built a large residential section of town for mill workers, now known as the Goodyear Village.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

In recent times, the Georgia Rails to Trails project has converted much of the former [[Seaboard Air Line]] into the [[Silver Comet Trail]], a federal and state funded park that connects many cities in northwest Georgia. The former Seaboard Air Line, now CSXT, tracks are still in place and used between Rockmart and Cedartown, to serve rail customers in both cities, connecting with the former L&N line in Cartersville, Ga on a former SAL branchline, that now serves a Georgia Power plant with Wyoming coal.

Cedartown's Main Street is listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in recognition of its 1890s architecture. During the 1970s, many structures were demolished, including train stations, churches, and a high school, and a theater on Main Street.

In January 2017, the Polk County Comprehensive Plan outlined investments to be made in the repair and construction of new sidewalks, street parks, and paving in Cedartown over the next decade.<ref>{{cite web|title=Polk County Joint Comprehensive Plan|url=http://www.nwgrc.org/wp-content/uploads/Polk-County-Joint-Comprehensive-Plan-2017-2027.pdf|website=Northwest Georgia Regional Commission|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Big Spring Park, Cedartown, Georgia.jpg|thumb|Cedartown's historic [[Big Spring Park, Cedartown, Georgia|Big Spring]] provides water to 10,000 people.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Cedartown has a total area of {{convert|6.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|6.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.44%) is water.

Many major highways pass through the city, namely U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 27 in Georgia|27]] and [[U.S. Route 278 in Georgia|278]], as well as [[Georgia State Route 100]]. U.S. 27 runs from south to north to the east of the city, leading north 19&nbsp;mi (31&nbsp;km) to [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]] and south 17&nbsp;mi (27&nbsp;km) to [[Buchanan, Georgia|Buchanan]]. U.S. 278 runs through the main part of town from west to east, leading east 14&nbsp;mi (23&nbsp;km) to [[Rockmart, Georgia|Rockmart]] and southwest 25&nbsp;mi (40&nbsp;km) to [[Piedmont, Alabama|Piedmont]], [[Alabama]]. GA-100 runs from south to north through the center of town as well, leading northwest 12&nbsp;mi (19&nbsp;km) to [[Cave Spring, Georgia|Cave Spring]] and south 21&nbsp;mi (34&nbsp;km) to [[Tallapoosa, Georgia|Tallapoosa]].

===Climate===
Cedartown has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''), with mild winters and hot, humid summers.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 323
|1880= 843
|1890= 1625
|1900= 2823
|1910= 3551
|1920= 4053
|1930= 8124
|1940= 9025
|1950= 9470
|1960= 9340
|1970= 9253
|1980= 8619
|1990= 7978
|2000= 9470
|2010= 9750
|2020= 10190
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Cedartown racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1314500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-12|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,557
|44.72%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,788
|17.55%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|32
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|55
|0.54%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|5
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|319
|3.13%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|3,434
|33.7%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], there were 10,190 people, 3,573 households, and 1,915 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 9,470 people, 3,370 households, and 2,237 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,384.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,642 housing units at an average density of {{convert|532.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 63.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 20.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 14.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 22.62% of the population.

There were 3,370 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city, the population 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 median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,562, and the median income for a family was $28,119. Males had a median income of $25,295 versus $20,711 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,251. About 20.3% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[File:West Cinema, Cedartown, GA, US (1).jpg|thumb|West Cinema]]
With the shift away from [[rural]] living patterns and toward [[interstate highway]] satellite [[suburb]]an living patterns, combined with the general U.S. shift away from [[agricultural]] and [[Industrial sector|industrial]] economies, Cedartown is left in an awkward position. The city suffered a major economic blow when the [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]] closed its local [[factory]] operations. For its employment, Cedartown mainly relies on the prospect of large [[corporation|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 largest for-profit employer with over 800 employees. With a recently announced expansion, this number will grow in the near future. Cedartown is also home to an AT&T (formerly Cingular) technical support facility for the company's wireless customers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AT&T Cedartown {{!}} Cell Phones, Wireless Plans & Accessories {{!}} 1561 Rome Highway, Cedartown, GA {{!}} AT&T Store |url=https://www.att.com/stores/georgia/cedartown/113238 |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=www.att.com |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Rome plow|Rome Plow Company]], formerly located in [[Rome, Georgia]], is headquartered in Cedartown. It manufactured the [[Rome plow]]s used as jungle-clearing vehicles during the [[Vietnam War]] and produced agricultural vehicles until it shut down in late 2009. Rome Plow has since been purchased and re-opened. The new facility recently underwent an expansion.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Fall Festival 2017.jpg|thumb|Participants in the downtown Fall Festival]]
*Cedartown Performing Arts Center
*Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Cedartown Museum of Coca Cola Memorabilia|url=https://www.cedartowncokemuseum.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627030645/http://cedartowncokemuseum.org:80/ |archive-date=June 27, 2016 |access-date=2021-01-31|website=www.cedartowncokemuseum.org|language=en}}</ref>
*Doug Sanders Golf Museum<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Doug Sanders Golf Museum|url=https://www.dougsandersmuseum.com/visit|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410222035/https://www.dougsandersmuseum.com/visit |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=2021-01-31|website=www.dougsandersmuseum.com|language=en}}</ref>

Sites on the National Register of Historic Places:
* Cedartown Commercial Historic District
* Cedartown Waterworks-Women's Building-Big Spring Park Historic District
* [[Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)|Hawkes Children's Library]]
* Northwest Cedartown Historic District

==Parks and recreation==
* The Silver Comet Trail<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.silvercometga.com/silver-comet-polk-county/silver-comet-cedartown.shtml|title=Silver Comet Trail, Cedartown Depot Trailhead Facts - Cedartown, GA|website=www.silvercometga.com|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> is located 13 miles northwest of Atlanta, Georgia. It's free of charge, and travels west through Cobb, Paulding, and Polk counties. The non-motorized, paved trail is intended for walkers, hikers, bicyclists, rollerbladers, horses, dog walkers, and is wheelchair accessible. The trail is 61.5 miles long, and starts at the Mavell Road Trailhead in Smyrna, Georgia. It ends at the Georgia/Alabama state line, near Cedartown and The Esom Hill Trailhead.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
* Peeks Park: a city park located in Cedartown, Georgia. It has a variety of outdoor recreational equipment, picnic tables, tennis courts, a water feature, paved walking paths, trees and is "child and pet friendly".{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
* [[Hightower Falls]]: in 1972 opened for sightseers with history dating to the 1800s and Elias Dorsey Hightower

==Education==
The [[Polk County School District, Georgia|Polk County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=715&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 25, 2010.</ref> The district has 449 full-time teachers and over 7,017 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/POLK/POLK_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 25, 2010.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Cedartown, Georgia train stop.jpg|thumb|upright|Cedartown depot replica]]
Access to nearby major cities such as [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], and [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] is easier with the expansion of U.S. Highway 27, which is four lanes from I-20 into Cedartown. The four lane expansion will soon{{when|date=May 2023}} have U.S. 27 four-laned all the way north to the Tennessee state line.

Passenger rail service to Cedartown ended in the 1969, with the discontinuance of the "Silver Comet" and SCL local trains #6 and #9, leading to the destruction of the historic Cedartown Depot train station.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} The city built a replica of the historic depot which now serves as the Welcome Center and the trailhead to the Silver Comet Trail. Rails of CSXT still are used in Cedartown and pass next to the new depot to this day.

The city does offer bus service and has frequent routes to neighboring Rockmart. The nearest stop on the [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] line is a full service station in [[Rome, Georgia]], 20 miles north.

The nearest major airport is [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] in Atlanta, 70 miles southeast; several local shuttle services are available.

==Media==
=== Movie production ===
*''[[Jayne Mansfield's Car]]'' (2012) is a drama movie featuring locations in Cedartown as a fictional city in [[Alabama]]. Visible is the historic downtown.

==Notable people==
*[[Ray Beck]], All-American football player at [[Georgia Tech]] and professional football player
* [[Edgar Chandler]], two-time All-American football player at the [[University of Georgia]] and professional player for the [[Buffalo Bills]] and [[New England Patriots]]
*[[Nick Chubb]], University of Georgia football alumni and professional football player for the [[NFL]] [[Cleveland Browns]].
*[[Ida Cox]] (born Ida M. Prather, February 26, 1888, or 1896 – November 10, 1967) was an American singer and vaudeville performer, best known for her blues performances and recordings. She was billed as "The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues" lived in Cedartown, GA as a child.
*[[Betty Reynolds Cobb]], an author and activist, was a native of Cedartown and the first woman in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] to be admitted to the state bar.
*[[Phil Douglas (baseball)|Phil Douglas]], was a [[Major League Baseball]] player best remember for his time with the World Series Champion New York Giants.
*[[Korbin Forrister]], [[NASCAR]] driver
*[[Ethel Harpst]], founder of the [[Harpst House]]
*[[Agnes Ellen Harris]], educator
*[[Seale Harris]], [[physician]] and researcher, best known for his 1924 hypothesis of [[hyperinsulinism]] as a cause of [[spontaneous hypoglycemia]]
*[[Sterling Holloway]] was a stage and screen actor with over 100 movies and television shows to his credit. He was well known for his distinctive tenor voice, and is best remembered as the voice of [[Walt Disney]]'s [[Winnie the Pooh]]. Holloway was born and raised in Cedartown.
*[[Jan Hooks]], actress, comedian and long-time ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member who died on October 9, 2014, is buried in Northview Cemetery in Cedartown, Georgia. Cedartown was the place she spent many summers with family as a child.
*[[Sam Hunt]] (born 1984), American singer and songwriter.
*[[Lulu Hurst]], (1869–1950) also known as the "Georgia Wonder", was an American stage magician born in Cedartown/Polk County, GA.  Remembered for her demonstrations of seemingly miraculous physical strength, she later revealed that her feats had nothing to do with strength but were stage tricks accomplished by force deflection. 
*[[Doug Sanders]], winner of twenty tournaments on the [[PGA Tour]].

==In popular culture==
[[Country music]] artist [[Waylon Jennings]] had a minor hit single with the [[murder ballad]] "Cedartown, Georgia" from the 1971 [[Cedartown, Georgia (Waylon Jennings album)|album of the same name]]. The slow, meditative song about betrayal and [[murder]] was a portent of the [[outlaw country]] genre's predilection for themes that stood outside of what was acceptable in the [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] music establishment:

<blockquote>
Tonight I'll put her on a train for Georgia.<br/>
Gonna be a lot of kin folks squallin' and a-grievin',<br/>
'Cause that Cedartown gal ain't breathin'.
</blockquote>

==See also==
* [[Big Spring Park, Cedartown, Georgia]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cedartowngeorgia.gov Official website]

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