Editing Cobb County, Georgia

{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{About||the community in Georgia|Cobb, Georgia|other uses|Cobb (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Cobb County
 | state                = Georgia
 | type                 = [[County (United States)|County]]
 | ex image             = {{Photomontage
 | photo1a              = Blackjack Mountain (Cobb County, Georgia) from Kennesaw Mtn Drive, April 2017.jpg
 | spacing              = 2
 | position             = center
 | color_border         = white
 | color                = white
 | size                 = 280
 | foot_montage         = From top: Blackjack Mountain }}
 | ex image cap         = 
 | seal                 = SealofCobbCountyGA.png
 | seal size            = 85px
 | founded year         = {{Start date and age|1832}}
 | founded date         = December 2
 | seat wl              = Marietta
 | largest city wl      = Mableton
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 345
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 340
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5.0
 | area percentage      = 1.4
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 766149
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 776743 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | website              = {{URL|www.cobbcounty.org|cobbcounty.org}}
| leader_title       = County manager
|leader_name = Jackie McMorris
 | district             = 6th
 | district2            = 11th
 | district3            = 13th
 | named for            = [[Thomas W. Cobb]]
 | district4            = 14th }}

'''Cobb County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and is a core county of the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]] in the north-central portion of the state. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. It is the state's third most populous county, after [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton]] and [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett]] counties.<ref>US 2020 Census Bureau report, Cobb County, Georgia</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]; its largest city is [[Mableton, Georgia|Mableton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Along with several adjoining counties, Cobb County was established on December 3, 1832, by the [[Georgia General Assembly]] from the large [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee County]] territory—land northwest of the [[Chattahoochee River]] which the state acquired from the [[Cherokee Nation]] and redistributed to [[settler]]s via [[lottery]], following the passage of the federal [[Indian Removal Act]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/ogh/Cobb_County,_Georgia|title=Cobb County, Georgia|access-date=January 7, 2008|archive-date=June 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604145954/http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/ogh/Cobb_County,_Georgia|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county was named for [[Thomas W. Cobb|Thomas Willis Cobb]], a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] and [[United States Senate|senator]] from Georgia. It is believed that Marietta was named for his wife, Mary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-765 |title=New Georgia Encyclopedia: Marietta |publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org |date=September 3, 2003 |access-date=July 22, 2010 |archive-date=October 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005171248/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-765 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cobb County is included in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]] and is situated immediately to the northwest of Atlanta's city limits. Its [[Cumberland, Georgia|Cumberland District]], an [[edge city]], has over {{convert|24|e6sqft|m2}} of office space. [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Atlanta Braves]] have played home games at [[Truist Park]] in Cumberland since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/14/sport/atlanta-braves-suntrust-park-first-regular-season-game/index.html|title=Braves begin new chapter at SunTrust Park|first=Jill |last=Martin |publisher=CNN|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>

In 2003, the U.S. Census Bureau ranked Cobb County as the most educated in the state of Georgia and 12th-most in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Ranking/2002/R02T050.htm|title=ACS: Ranking Table – Percent of People With a Bachelor's Degree or More|date=October 4, 2003 |access-date=September 13, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004161233/http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/Ranking/2002/R02T050.htm|archive-date=October 4, 2003}}</ref> It has ranked among the top 100 highest-income counties in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 1, 2011|title=Census 2000 Demographic Profiles|url=http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml|access-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715122522/http://censtats.census.gov/pub/Profiles.shtml|archive-date=July 15, 2011}}</ref> In October 2017, Cobb was ranked as the "Least Obese County in Georgia." Cobb County is one of the fastest growing counties in Georgia according to the 2020 US Census.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/least-obese-county-in-every-state/ss-AArwpvf?ocid=spartanntp_edu#image=11 |title=Least Obese County in Every State |date=September 8, 2017 |publisher=MSN |access-date=March 19, 2018}}</ref>

==History==
Cobb County was one of nine Georgia counties carved out of the disputed territory of the Cherokee Nation in 1832.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1275|title=New Georgia Encyclopedia: Cobb County|publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org|date=November 1, 2011|access-date=December 22, 2012|archive-date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117023510/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1275|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the 81st county in Georgia and named for Judge [[Thomas Willis Cobb]], who served as a U.S. Senator, state representative, and superior court judge. It is believed that the county seat of Marietta was named for Judge Cobb's wife, Mary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marietta.georgia.gov/05/home/0,2230,8314860,00.html;jsessionid=11A989FE8AB66C272BEDDE386D2CEB51|title=Marietta &#124; Georgia.gov|publisher=Marietta.georgia.gov|access-date=June 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425120018/http://marietta.georgia.gov/05/home/0,2230,8314860,00.html;jsessionid=11A989FE8AB66C272BEDDE386D2CEB51|archive-date=April 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The state started acquiring [[Right-of-way (property access)|right-of-way]] for the [[Western & Atlantic Railroad]] in 1836. A train began running between Marietta and [[Marthasville, Georgia|Marthasville]] (modern-day Atlanta) in 1845.<ref name="cc">{{cite web|url=http://roadsidegeorgia.com/county/cobb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122034305/http://roadsidegeorgia.com/county/cobb.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 22, 2001|title=Cobb County, Georgia, History, Resources, Links, and Events|publisher=roadsidegeorgia.com|access-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>

[[File:Battle of Kenesaw Mountian.png|thumb|right|An 1891 lithograph of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain by Kurz & Allison]]
During the [[American Civil War]], some [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] troops were trained at a camp in Big Shanty (now Kennesaw), where the [[Great Locomotive Chase|Andrews Raid]] occurred, starting the [[Great Locomotive Chase]].<ref name="cc"/> There were battles of [[Battle of New Hope Church|New Hope Church]] May 25, 1864, [[Battle of Pickett's Mill|Pickett's Mill]] May 27, and [[Battle of Dallas|Dallas]] May 28. These were followed by the prolonged series of battles through most of June 1864 until very early July: the [[Battle of Marietta]] and the [[Battle of Noonday Creek]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Research OnLine – 4th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment|url=http://www.researchonline.net/micw/unit14.htm|access-date=July 13, 2020|website=www.researchonline.net}}</ref> The [[Battle of Allatoona Pass]] on October 5, 1864, occurred as Sherman was starting his [[Sherman's March to the Sea|march through Georgia]]. Union forces burnt most houses and confiscated or burnt crops.<ref>{{cite book|title=Images of Acworth Society for Historic Preservation|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|year=2006 |location=Charleston, SC|page=7|isbn=0-7385-1479-9}}</ref> The [[Battle of Kennesaw Mountain]] on June 27, 1864, was the site of the only major Confederate victory in General [[William T. Sherman]]'s invasion of Georgia. Despite the victory, Union forces outflanked the Confederates.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} In 1915, [[Leo Frank]], the Jewish supervisor of an Atlanta pencil factory who was convicted of murdering one of his workers, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan, was kidnapped from his jail cell and brought to Frey's Gin, {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} east of Marietta, where he was lynched.
[[File:Cotton Workers in Mableton, around 1900.jpg|thumb|Cotton workers in Mableton, around 1900]]
Cotton farming in the area peaked from the 1890s through the 1920s. Low prices during the [[Great Depression]] resulted in the cessation of cotton farming throughout Cobb County.<ref>{{cite book|title=Images of Acworth Society for Historic Preservation |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |year=2006 |location=Charleston, SC |pages=56 |isbn=0-7385-1479-9}}</ref> The price of cotton went from 16¢ per pound (35¢/kg) in 1920 to 9½¢ (21¢/kg) in 1930. This resulted in a cotton bust for the county, which had stopped growing the product but was milling it. This bust was followed by the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="cc"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.textileworld.com/Textile_Resources/History/1920-1930/The_Roaring_Twenties-Recession-Boom-Depression |title=Textile World - the Roaring Twenties: Recession, Boom, Depression |access-date=September 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917091103/http://www.textileworld.com/Textile_Resources/History/1920-1930/The_Roaring_Twenties-Recession-Boom-Depression |archive-date=September 17, 2014 }}</ref>{{clarify|needs work|date=September 2014}} To help combat the bust, the state started work on a road in 1922 that would later become [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. 41]], later replaced by [[Cobb Parkway]] in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

[[File:128th Fighter Squadron P-47 Thunderbolt Marietta GA May 1946.jpg|thumb|[[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt|F-47 Thunderbolt]] – [[128th Airborne Command and Control Squadron|128th Fighter Squadron]] – [[Dobbins Air Reserve Base|Marietta Army Airfield]], 1946]]
In 1942, Bell Aircraft opened a Marietta plant to manufacture [[B-29 bombers]] and [[Dobbins Air Force Base|Marietta Army Airfield]] was founded. Both were closed after World War II but reopened during the [[Korean War]] when the Air Force acquired the airfield, renamed Dobbins AFB, and the plant by [[Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed]]. During the Korean and [[Vietnam War]]s, Lockheed Marietta was the leading manufacturer of military transport planes, including the [[C-130 Hercules]] and the [[C-5 Galaxy]]. "In Cobb County and other sprawling Cold War suburbs from [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] to [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]/[[Hampton Roads]], the direct link between federal defense spending and local economic prosperity structured a bipartisan political culture of hawkish conservatism and material self-interest on issues of national security."<ref>Matthew Lassiter, "Big Government and Family Values: Political Culture in the Metropolitan Sunbelt", ''Sunbelt Rising: The Politics of Place, Space and Region'' (eds. Michelle Nickerson, Darren Dochuck), pg. 90.<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed --></ref>
When county [[home rule]] was enacted statewide by [[constitutional amendment|amendment]] to the [[Georgia (U.S. state) Constitution|Georgia state constitution]] in the early 1960s, [[Ernest W. Barrett]] became the first chairman of the new [[county commission]]. The county [[courthouse]], built in 1888, was demolished, spurring a law that now prevents counties from doing so without a [[referendum]]. In the 1960s and 1970s, Cobb [[suburban sprawl|transformed from rural to suburban]], as integration spurred [[white flight]] from the city of Atlanta, which by 1970 was majority-African-American. Real-estate booms drew rural white southerners and [[Rust Belt]] transplants, both groups mostly first-generation [[white-collar worker]]s. Cobb County was the home of former segregationist and Georgia governor [[Lester Maddox]] (1966–71). In 1975, Cobb voters elected [[John Birch Society]] leader [[Larry McDonald]] to Congress, running in opposition to [[desegregation busing in the United States|desegregation busing]]. A [[conservative Democrat]], McDonald called for investigations into alleged plots by the [[Rockefellers]] and the [[Soviet Union]] to impose "socialist-one-world-government" and co-founded the [[Western Goals Foundation]]. In 1983, McDonald died aboard [[Korean Air Lines Flight 007]], shot down by a Soviet fighter jet over restricted airspace. I-75 through the county is now named for him.

[[File:Glover Park Bell.JPG|thumb|Glover Park Bell, on the square in Marietta]]
In 1990, Republican Congressmen [[Newt Gingrich]] became Representative of a new district centered around Cobb County. In 1994, as Republicans took control of the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in almost fifty years, Gingrich became [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]], thrusting Cobb County into the national spotlight.

In 1993, county commissioners passed a resolution condemning homosexuality and cutting off funding for the arts after complaints about a community theater.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/29/us/county-s-anti-gay-move-catches-few-by-surprise.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm |work=The New York Times |first=Peter |last=Applebome |title=County's Anti-Gay Move Catches Few by Surprise |date=August 2, 1993}}</ref> After protests from gay rights organizations, organizers of the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] pulled events out of Cobb County, including the [[Olympic Torch Relay]].<!---just volleyball, I think--> The county's inns were nevertheless filled at 100% of capacity for two months during the event.<ref name="cc"/>

In the 1990s and 2000s, Cobb's demographics changed. As Atlanta's [[gentrification]] reversed decades of white flight, middle-class African-Americans and Russian, Bosnian, Chinese, Indian, Brazilian, Mexican, and Central American immigrants moved to older suburbs in south and southwest Cobb. In 2010, African-American Democrat [[David Scott (Georgia)|David Scott]] was elected to [[Georgia's 13th congressional district]], which included many of those suburbs. Cobb became the first Georgia county to participate in the [[Immigration and Nationality Act Section 287(g)]] enabling local law officers to enforce immigration law.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

==Geography==
[[File:UnionTrenchesKennesawMtn1864.jpg|thumb|[[Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park|Union Trenches at Kennesaw Mountain]], 1864]]
[[File:East Palisades.JPG|thumb|[[Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area]]]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|345|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|340|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|4.0|sqmi}} (1.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 1, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The county is located in the upper [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of the state, with a few mountains located within the county, considered to be part of the southernmost extensions of the [[Appalachian Mountains]].

The county is divided between two major [[drainage basin|basins]]. Most [[runoff (water)|runoff]] flows into the Middle [[Chattahoochee River|Chattahoochee]]-[[Lake Harding]] and Upper [[Chattahoochee River]] sub-basins of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin) along the southeastern border, directly via [[Willeo Creek]], [[Sope Creek]] (Sewell Creek), [[Rottenwood Creek]] (Powers Creek, Poorhouse Creek, Poplar Creek), [[Nickajack Creek]] and others.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} The large [[Sweetwater Creek (west of Atlanta)|Sweetwater Creek]] is the other major stream, carrying the waters of [[Noses Creek]] (Ward Creek, Olley Creek, Mud Creek), [[Powder Springs Creek]] (Rakestraw Creek, Mill Creek) and others into the Chattahoochee. A [[ridge]] from [[Lost Mountain (Cobb County)|Lost Mountain]] in the west, to [[Kennesaw Mountain]] in the north-central, to [[Sweat Mountain]] in the extreme northeast, divides the far north-northwest of the county into the [[Etowah River]] sub-basin of the [[ACT River Basin]] (Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin), which includes [[Lake Allatoona]]. [[Noonday Creek]] (Little Noonday Creek) flows northward into the lake, as does [[Allatoona Creek]], which forms a major arm of the lake. Proctor Creek forms the much older [[Lake Acworth]], which in turn empties directly into Lake Allatoona under the Lake Acworth Drive ([[Georgia 92]]) bridge.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} North Cobb is in the [[Coosa River]] basin.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

There are several high points in Cobb County.
* [[Sweat Mountain]]: in the extreme northeast portion, runs along the border with [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee County]], and is the metro area's major [[antenna farm]]{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* [[Blackjack Mountain (Cobb County, Georgia)|Blackjack Mountain]]: a low ridge between central and [[east Cobb]]{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* [[Kennesaw Mountain]]: the highest point in the county and the entire suburban area of metro Atlanta, located in the north-northwest between Kennesaw and Marietta{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* [[Little Kennesaw Mountain]]: an offshoot of Kennesaw{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* [[Lost Mountain, Georgia|Lost Mountain]]: in western Cobb{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* [[Pine Mountain (Cobb County, Georgia)|Pine Mountain]]: west-northwest of Kennesaw Mountain, between Kennesaw and [[Due West, Georgia|Due West]]{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* [[Brushy Mountain (Cobb County, Georgia)|Brushy Mountain]]: near Kennesaw Mountain, just southeast of [[Barrett Parkway]] at [[Cobb Parkway]]{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
* [[Vinings Mountain]] or [[Mount Wilkinson]]: overlooks the town of Vinings{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

===Adjacent counties===
[[File:Metro atlanta.jpg|thumb|[[Metro Atlanta]]]]
* [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee County]] – north
* [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] – east
* [[Douglas County, Georgia|Douglas County]] – southwest
* [[Paulding County, Georgia|Paulding County]] – west
* [[Bartow County, Georgia|Bartow County]] – northwest

===Addressing===
Despite the lack of a grid system of [[city block]]s though the county, all [[street address]]es have their numeric [[origin (mathematics)|origin]] at the southwest corner of the [[town square]] in Marietta.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

===Geocodes and the world's largest toll-free calling area===
[[File:CobbEnergyPerformingArtsCentre.jpg|thumb|Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center]]

Originally in [[area code 404]], the county was moved into [[area code 770]] in 1995, and overlaid by [[area code 678]] in 1998. Before 1995, those with phones tied to the Woodstock [[telephone exchange]] (prefixes 924, 926, 928, later 516 and 591) could also call the [[Canton, Georgia|Canton]] exchange (479, later 445, then 704) as a local call. This became moot, along with other dual-zone exchanges in metro Atlanta, when the [[exurb]]an exchanges (including Canton) were fully made a part of what was already the world's largest toll-free calling zone. It is a zone spanning {{convert|7162|sqmi|km2|0}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/macoc/business/img/alookatatlanta.pdf |title=A Look at Atlanta |date=May 2006 |publisher=Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce |pages=11 |access-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625032708/http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/macoc/business/img/alookatatlanta.pdf |archive-date=June 25, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> with four active telephone [[telephone numbering plan|area codes]], and local calling extending into portions of two others.

Cobb's [[FIPS county code]] is 13067. Because the [[National Weather Service]] has not subdivided the county, its [[WRSAME]] code is 013067, for receiving targeted [[weather warning]]s from [[NOAA Weather Radio]]. The county is primarily within the [[broadcast range]] of one weather radio station: KEC80, on 162.550&nbsp;MHz,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/Maps/PHP/site.php?State=GA&Site=KEC80 |title=NOAA Weather Radio KEC80 |publisher=Nws.noaa.gov |date=May 1, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> transmitted to all of metro Atlanta and broadcast from [[Atlanta Regional Airport|NWSFO Peachtree City]]. The secondary station is the much newer WWH23 on 162.425 from [[Buchanan, Georgia|Buchanan]], which also transmits warnings for Cobb but has reception mainly in the western part of the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/Maps/PHP/site.php?State=GA&Site=WWH23 |title=NOAA Weather Radio WWH23 |publisher=Nws.noaa.gov |date=May 1, 2009|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1840 = 7539
| 1850 = 13843
| 1860 = 14242
| 1870 = 13814
| 1880 = 20748
| 1890 = 22286
| 1900 = 24664
| 1910 = 28397
| 1920 = 30437
| 1930 = 35408
| 1940 = 38272
| 1950 = 61830
| 1960 = 114174
| 1970 = 196793
| 1980 = 297718
| 1990 = 447745
| 2000 = 607751
| 2010 = 688078
| 2020 = 766149
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 776743
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia |website=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2010CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Cobb County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Cobb County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US13067|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cobb County, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US13067&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Cobb County, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US13067&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|417,947
|387,438
|style='background: #ffffe6; |369,182
|68.77%
|56.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|48.19%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|112,924
|168,053
|style='background: #ffffe6;|200,072
|18.58%
|24.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|26.11%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,156
|1,332
|style='background: #ffffe6;|1,289
|0.19%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|18,417
|30,432
|style='background: #ffffe6;|42,533
|3.03%
|4.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|5.55%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|192
|267
|style='background: #ffffe6;|293
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1,706
|2,961
|style='background: #ffffe6;|7,382
|0.28%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|0.96%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|8,445
|13,265
|style='background: #ffffe6;|34,158
|1.39%
|1.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|4.46%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|46,964
|84,330
|style='background: #ffffe6;|111,240
|7.73%
|12.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6;|14.52%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''607,751'''
|'''688,078'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;|'''766,149'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6;|'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 766,149 people, 286,952 households, and 191,533 families residing in the county.

===2010 Census===
As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 688,078&nbsp;people, 260,056&nbsp;households, and 175,357&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13067
 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
 |access-date=December 27, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213024734/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13067
 |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|2026.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 286,490 housing units at an average density of {{convert|843.7|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13067
 |access-date=December 27, 2015
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County
 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190514/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US13067
 |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 62.21% white, 24.96% black or African American, 4.46% Asian, 0.34% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.26% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> Regarding specific ethnic origins, 10.4% cited German, 10.0% English, 9.3% Irish, and 8.6% American ancestry.<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13067
 |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
 |access-date=December 27, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030350/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US13067
 |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref>

Of the 260,056&nbsp;households, 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.6% were non-families, and 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.17. The median age was 35.4 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $65,522 and the median income for a family was $78,920. Males had a median income of $55,200 versus $43,367 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,110. About 7.6% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13067
 |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
 |access-date=December 27, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213023552/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13067
 |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
 }}</ref>

===2000 Census===
As of 2000, there were 697,553 people, 248,303 households, and 169,178 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|1,998|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 261,659 housing units at an average density of {{convert|770|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county in 2000 was 72.4% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 18.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/county/GA/Cobb |title=Cobb County Census Viewer |publisher= United States Census}}</ref> 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.87% from two or more races. 7.73% of the population was [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems}}</ref>

There were 248,303 households, out of which 35.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, 26.10% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 36.50% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 6.90% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

As of 2007, the median income was $70,472. The per capita income for the county was $32,740. About 6.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://censusviewer.com/county/GA/Cobb|title = Population of Cobb County, Georgia|website = censusviewer|access-date = November 17, 2018}}</ref>

==Education==
===Public schools===
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13067_cobb/DC20SD_C13067.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cobb County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13067_cobb/DC20SD_C13067_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Cobb County School District]] (serves all county locations except the city of Marietta)
* [[Marietta City Schools (Georgia)|Marietta City Schools]] (serves the city of Marietta locations)

===Private schools===
* [[Cumberland Christian Academy]], Austell (K–12)<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cumberlandschool.org/|title = Cumberland School|website = Cumberland School|access-date = November 17, 2018}}</ref>
* Dominion Christian School, Marietta (middle school–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dominionschool.com/|title=Dominion Christian School – Reston, Virginia|first=Dominion Christian|last=School|website=www.dominionschool.com}}</ref>
* [[Midway Covenant Christian School]], Powder Springs (preK–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.midwayschool.org/|title=Midway Covenant Christian School|website=Midway Covenant Christian School}}</ref>
* [[Mount Paran Christian School]], Kennesaw (preK–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtparanschool.com/|title=Home|website=www.mtparanschool.com}}</ref>
* [[North Cobb Christian School]], Kennesaw (K–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncchristian.org/admissions/visit-us|title=North Cobb Christian School – Private School Open House – North Cobb Christian School|website=www.ncchristian.org|access-date=November 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117233739/https://www.ncchristian.org/admissions/visit-us|archive-date=November 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[The Walker School]], Marietta (preK–12)<ref>{{cite web|title=GNIS Detail – The Walker School|url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:326865,The%20Walker%20School|website=geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=September 23, 2017|language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Whitefield Academy (Georgia)|Whitefield Academy]], Mableton (preK–12)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whitefieldacademy.com/aboutus/our-campus|title=Our Campus – Whitefield Academy|website=www.whitefieldacademy.com}}</ref>
* East Cobb Christian School, Marietta (K–8)

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Chattahoochee Technical College]]
* [[Kennesaw State University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kennesaw.com/kennesaw-state-and-southern-poly-to-merge/|title=Kennesaw State, Southern Poly to Merge|last=Kennesaw.com|website=www.kennesaw.com|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Life University]]

===Libraries===
Cobb County maintains the [[Cobb County Public Library System]].<ref>[http://www.cobbcat.org/default.html Cobb County Public Library System] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517020636/http://www.cobbcat.org/default.html |date=May 17, 2011 }}</ref> The libraries provide resources such as books, videos, internet access, printing, and computer classes. The libraries in the CCPLS are:

{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* East Cobb Library
* Gritters Library
* Kemp Memorial Library
* Lewis A. Ray Library
* Mountain View Regional Library
* North Cobb Regional Library
* Powder Springs Library
* Sewell Mill Library & Cultural Center
* Sibley Library
* South Cobb Regional Library
* Joanne P. Stratton Library
* Sweetwater Valley Library
* Charles D. Switzer Library
* Vinings Library
* West Cobb Regional Library
* Bookmobile
{{div col end}}

The [[Smyrna Public Library]] is a city-owned library in Smyrna and is not part of the county system.

==Government and elections==
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2020}}
Under Georgia's [[home rule]] provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal laws or constitutions.

Cobb County is governed by a five-member [[county commission|board of commissioners]], which has both [[legislative branch|legislative]] and [[executive branch|executive]] [[authority]] within the county. The chairman of the board is elected county-wide. The other four commissioners are elected from single-member districts. The board hires a county [[city manager|manager]] who oversees the day-to-day operations of the county's [[executive department]]s.

===Cobb County Board of Commissioners===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" | District !! Name !! Party !! First elected !! Region Represented<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cobbcounty.org/board/district-commissioners/find-your-commissioner|title = Find Your Commissioner &#124; Cobb County Georgia}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| At-Large (chair)
| Lisa Cupid
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2020
| All
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 1
| Keli Gambrill
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2018
| Northwest Cobb
|-
| style="background:white;"|&nbsp;
| 2
| Vacant
| 
| 
| Southeast Cobb
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 3
| JoAnn Birrell
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2010
| Northeast Cobb
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 4
| Monique Sheffield
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2020
| Southwest Cobb
|}

[[File:Cobb County, Georgia Government Building.jpg|thumb|Cobb County Government Building]]

County residents also elect a sheriff, district attorney, probate court judge, clerk of the superior court, clerk of the state court, state court solicitor, chief magistrate judge (who then appoints other magistrate court judges), superior court judges, state court judges, tax commissioner, surveyor, and a seven-member board of education. In addition to the county sheriff, the constitutional chief [[Police|law enforcement]] officer of the county, Cobb County has a separate police department under the authority of the Board of Commissioners. The sheriff oversees the [[County jail|jail]], to which everyone arrested under state law is taken, regardless of the city or other area of the county where it happens, or which police department makes the arrest.

Each city has a separate police department, answerable to its governing council. Marietta, Smyrna, and Austell have separate [[fire department]]s, with the Cobb County Fire Department being the authority having jurisdiction over Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, and unincorporated areas. Cobb [[9-1-1|911]] covers unincorporated areas and the city of Marietta. Kennesaw and Acworth jointly operate a small 911 [[call center]] ([[Public Safety Answering Point|PSAP]]) upstairs in Kennesaw [[city hall]], [[dispatch (logistics)|dispatching]] the police departments in both cities, and [[call forwarding|forwarding]] fire calls to Cobb. Smyrna operates a separate PSAP while offering dispatch services to the city of Powder Springs. Austell operates its own separate 911 system.

The county retails potable water to much of the county and wholesales it to various cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://water.cobbcountyga.gov/Files/WhatWeDo.html|title=Cobb County Government|publisher=Water.cobbcountyga.gov|access-date=December 22, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231031127/http://water.cobbcountyga.gov/Files/WhatWeDo.html|archive-date=December 31, 2012}}</ref>

The current County Manager is Jackie R. McMorris.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Manager|url=http://www.cobbcounty.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=848&Itemid=1118|website=cobbcounty.org|access-date=February 3, 2016|first=Kristina|last=Abernathy}}</ref>

==Politics==
From [[1964 United States presidential election in Georgia|1964]] until [[2012 United States presidential election in Georgia|2012]], the county was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. The only time during this period that the county supported a Democrat was in [[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]] when native son [[Jimmy Carter]] swept every county in the state. Before [[1960 United States presidential election in Georgia|1960]], it was a "[[Solid South]]" Democratic county, except when [[Warren G. Harding]] came close to carrying it in [[1920 United States presidential election in Georgia|1920]], and when [[Herbert Hoover]] won it by nine points due to anti-Catholic voting against [[Al Smith]] in [[1928 United States presidential election in Georgia|1928]].

In the late 20th century, the county developed a reputation as a [[conservatism in the United States|conservative]] stronghold.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Applebome |first1=Peter |title=A Suburban Eden Where the Right Rules |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/01/us/a-suburban-eden-where-the-right-rules.html |access-date=March 7, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 1, 1994}}</ref> However, due to rapid racial and ethnic demographic changes since the 1990s, along with population growth coming from blue northern states, the county has increasingly supported the Democratic Party. In [[2016 United States presidential election in Georgia|2016]], when [[Hillary Clinton]] became the first Democrat to win Cobb County since [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1976 United States presidential election in Georgia|1976]], and the first non-Georgian Democrat since [[John F. Kennedy]] in 1960. The county then supported [[Joe Biden]] in [[2020 United States presidential election in Georgia|2020]] by 14 points–the best showing for a Democrat since Kennedy in 1960. This was crucial to Biden winning the state for the Democrats for the first time since [[1992 United States presidential election in Georgia|1992]].

In [[2018 Georgia gubernatorial election|2018]], [[Stacey Abrams]] became the first Democrat to win Cobb County<ref>{{Cite news|title=Stacey Abrams won Cobb. But how did your neighbors vote?|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/stacey-abrams-won-cobb-but-how-did-your-neighbors-vote/dkNKIdKl2J952Y3bHWh4ZM/|access-date=October 26, 2021|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=English|last1=Brasch|first1=Ben}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Stacey Abrams' resounding win in Georgia vaults her into national spotlight|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/stacey-abrams-resounding-win-georgia-vaults-national-spotlight/story?id=55380266|access-date=October 26, 2021|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> in a gubernatorial election since [[1986 Georgia gubernatorial election|1986]], when [[Joe Frank Harris]] swept every county statewide.

{{PresHead|place=Cobb County, Georgia|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|6,798|11,696|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|4,163|10,182|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,524|4,766|808|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,349|5,000|0|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|992|4,447|9|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|707|2,802|6|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|218|3,079|24|Georgia}}
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{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|220|1,171|321|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|311|1,156|109|Georgia}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|758|1,387|93|Georgia}}
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Cobb County is one of six "reverse pivot counties", counties that voted Republican in 2008 and 2012 before voting Democratic in 2016 onward.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Reverse-Pivot_Counties:_The_counties_that_voted_McCain-Romney-Clinton_from_2008-2016 |title=Reverse-Pivot Counties: The counties that voted McCain-Romney-Clinton from 2008-2016 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105072046/https://ballotpedia.org/Reverse-Pivot_Counties:_The_counties_that_voted_McCain-Romney-Clinton_from_2008-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Georgia General Assembly===

==== Georgia State Senate ====

{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| District
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Name
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Party
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| First Elected
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Area(s) of Cobb County represented
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 28
| [[Donzella James]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2019
| [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], parts of South Cobb
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 32
| [[Kay Kirkpatrick]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2017
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 32
| [[Michael Rhett|Michael "Doc" Rhett]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2015
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 35
| [[Jason Esteves]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2023
| [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 37
| [[Ed Setzler]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2023
| [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 56
| [[John Albers]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2011
| [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]]
|}

==== Georgia House of Representatives ====

{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| District
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Name
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Party
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| First Elected
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| Area(s) of Cobb County represented
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 19
| [[Joseph Gullett]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2019
| [[Dallas, Georgia|Dallas]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 22
| [[Jordan Ridley]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2023
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 34
| [[Devan Seabaugh]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2021
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 35
| [[Lisa Campbell (politician)|Lisa Campbell]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2023
| [[Kennesaw, Georgia|Kennesaw]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 36
| [[Ginny Ehrhart]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2019
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 37
| [[Mary Frances Williams]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2019
| [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 38
| [[David Wilkerson]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2011
| [[Powder Springs, Georgia|Powder Springs]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 39
| [[Terry Cummings]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2023
| [[Mableton, Georgia|Mableton]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 41
| [[Michael Smith (Georgia politician)|Michael Smith]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2013
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 42
| [[Gabriel Sanchez (politician)|Gabriel Sanchez]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2025
| [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 43
| [[Solomon Adesanya]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2023
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 44
| [[Don Parsons (politician)|Don Parsons]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 1995
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Roswell]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 45
| [[Sharon Cooper]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2023
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:red;"|&nbsp;
| 46
| [[John Carson (Georgia politician)|John Carson]]
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 2011
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 60
| [[Sheila Jones]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2005
| [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 61
| [[Mekyah McQueen]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2025
| [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]

|}


===2020 voter suppression controversy===
In 2020, in the turmoil surrounding the election defeat of [[Donald Trump]], the chairman of the Cobb County Republicans and another person challenged the election results in an attempt to remove 16,024 Cobb County voters from eligibility to vote in the runoff election for both Georgia senators, scheduled for January 5, 2021. The county Board of Elections held a hearing to decide whether there was probable cause to move forward with hearings for each name on the list. The Board's attorney stated there was no probable cause and gave reasons. After a brief discussion, the board voted unanimously to deny the challenge.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Larry Felton |date=December 17, 2020 |title=Breaking: Cobb Republicans attempt to get 16,024 Cobb County voters declared ineligible for voting in the runoffs |url= https://cobbcountycourier.com/2020/12/breaking-cobb-republicans-attempt-to-get-16024-cobb-county-voters-declared-ineligible/ |work=Cobb County Courier |location=Cobb County, Georgia |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Larry Felton |date=December 19, 2020 |title=Disenfranchisement of Cobb County voters shot down by election board |url= https://cobbcountycourier.com/2020/12/disenfranchisement-of-cobb-county-voters-shot-down-by-election-board/ |work=Cobb County Courier |location=Cobb County, Georgia |access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref>

===Taxes===
In addition to the 4% statewide [[sales tax]], Cobb County levies an additional 2% for special projects, each 1% subject to separate renewal every few years by countywide [[referendum]] (including within its cities). This funds mainly transportation and parks. Cobb levies a 1% tax to lower [[property tax]]es, but only for the public school budget, and not the additional 1% HOST [[homestead exemption]] for general funds. The county has also voted not to pay the extra 1% to join [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]].

At the beginning of 2006, Cobb became the last county in the state to raise the tax to 6%, which also doubled the tax on food to 2%. The [[SPLOST]] barely passed by a 114 [[vote]] margin, or less than one-quarter of a percent, in a September 2005 [[referendum]]. The [[revenue]] was to go to a new county [[courthouse]], expanded jail, various transportation projects, and the purchasing of property for parks and green space.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cobbcip.org |title=Cobb Local Sales Tax for Public Safety and Transportation |publisher=Cobbcip.org |date=September 2, 2005|access-date=July 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107030318/http://www.cobbcip.org/ |archive-date=November 7, 2010 }}</ref> In 2008, the school tax was renewed for a third term, funding the Marietta and Cobb [[school system]]s.

==Economy==
The [[Cobb County School District]] is Cobb County's largest employer, employing over 15,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cobbk12.org/aboutccsd/index.htm|title=Index|publisher=[[Cobb County School District]]|access-date=July 28, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530084831/http://www.cobbk12.org/aboutccsd/index.htm|archive-date=May 30, 2009}}</ref>

Private corporations include:
* [[The Home Depot]] Atlanta Store Support Center, world headquarters<ref>[http://corporate.homedepot.com/en_US/Corporate/Public_Relations/Online_Press_Kit/Docs/Corp_Financial_Overview.pdf Corporate and Financial Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002023554/https://corporate.homedepot.com/en_US/Corporate/Public_Relations/Online_Press_Kit/Docs/Corp_Financial_Overview.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206041843/http://corporate.homedepot.com/en_US/Corporate/Public_Relations/Online_Press_Kit/Docs/Corp_Financial_Overview.pdf |archive-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=live|date=October 2, 2011}}. [[The Home Depot]]; retrieved April 24, 2009.</ref>
* [[The Weather Channel]] headquarters<ref>"[http://www.weather.com/multimedia/agreement.html Video Submission Agreement] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019134214/http://www.weather.com/multimedia/agreement.html|date=October 19, 2009}}", [[The Weather Channel]]; retrieved on November 18, 2009.</ref>
* [[InTown Suites]] headquarters<ref>"[http://www.intownsuites.com/WhyInTownSuites.pdf Low Weekly Rates!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713050900/http://www.intownsuites.com/WhyInTownSuites.pdf|date=July 13, 2011}}, [[InTown Suites]]; retrieved November 18, 2009.</ref><!--See the address in the brochure-->
* [[Lockheed Martin]] Aeronautical Plant, located next to [[Dobbins Air Reserve Base]] in unincorporated Cobb<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1337|title=New Georgia Encyclopedia: Lockheed Martin|publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org|access-date=December 26, 2012|archive-date=February 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214102146/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1337|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Kool Smiles]] ([[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]])<ref>"[http://www.mykoolsmiles.com/contact/main Kool Smiles Main Contacts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202080236/http://www.mykoolsmiles.com/contact/main |date=February 2, 2012 }}", [[Kool Smiles]]; retrieved January 1, 2011.<br/>"Kool Smiles Patient Support Center 1090 Northchase Pkwy SE, Ste 290 Marietta, GA 30067-6407"</ref>
* [[GE Power]] headquarters<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trubey |first1=Scott |title=Atlanta-based GE Power to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide |url=https://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-based-power-cut-000-jobs-worldwide/kvFzgl7WPvjeujIvqPmaJK/ |website=AJC |access-date=January 2, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Papa John's|Papa Johns]] "additional" headquarters<ref>{{Cite web |date= November 17, 2020 |title=Papa John's bringing additional headquarters to The Battery Atlanta |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/papa-johns-new-atlanta-headquarters-at-the-battery-in-cobb-county/85-ff5d9c93-8b63-4a1b-9313-c50207163bfb |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=11Alive.com |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221027183446/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/papa-johns-new-atlanta-headquarters-at-the-battery-in-cobb-county/85-ff5d9c93-8b63-4a1b-9313-c50207163bfb |archive-date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>

===Retail===
Shopping centers in the county include:
* [[Cobb Center]]
* Cobb Place - 335,000 sq. ft., originally opened 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rebusinessonline.com/jll-negotiates-sale-of-335190-sf-cobb-place-shopping-center-in-metro-atlanta/|title = JLL Negotiates Sale of 335,190 SF Cobb Place Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta|date = November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/metro-atlanta-retail-center-changes-ownership/|title = Metro Atlanta Retail Center Changes Ownership|date = November 2019}}</ref>
* [[Cumberland Mall (Georgia)|Cumberland Mall]]
* [[Town Center at Cobb]]

==Diplomatic missions==
The [[Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica|Consulate-General of Costa Rica in Atlanta]] is located in Suite 100 at 1870 The Exchange in an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated section]] of Cobb County.<ref>"[http://www.costarica-embassy.org/consular/consulates/default.htm Consulates in the United States] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022125135/http://www.costarica-embassy.org/consular/consulates/default.htm|date=October 22, 2008}}", ''Embassy of Costa Rica''; retrieved October 26, 2008.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Kennesaw Mountian Cannon.jpg|thumb|[[Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park]]]]

===Major highways===
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* {{jct|I|20|state=GA}} (Interstate 20)
* {{jct|I|75|state=GA}} (Interstate 520)
* {{jct|I|285|state=GA}} (Interstate 285)
* {{jct|I|575|state=GA}} (Interstate 575)
* {{jct|US|41|state=GA}} 
* {{jct|US|78|state=GA}}
* {{jct|US|278|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|3|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|5|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA-Conn|5|state=GA|dab1=Kennesaw}} ([[Kennesaw, Georgia|Kennesaw]])
* {{jct|GA|6|state=GA}} 
* {{jct|GA-Bus|6|state=GA|dab1=Powder Springs}} ([[Powder Springs, Georgia|Powder Springs]])
* {{jct|GA-Spur|6|state=GA|dab1=Austell}} ([[Austell, Georgia|Austell]])
* {{jct|GA|8|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|92|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|120|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA-Loop|120|state=GA|dab1=Marietta}} ([[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]])
* {{jct|GA|139|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|280|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|360|state=GA}}
* {{jct|GA|401|state=GA}} (unsigned designation for I-75)
* {{jct|GA|402|state=GA}} (unsigned designation for I-20)
* {{jct|GA|407|state=GA}} (unsigned designation for I-285)
* {{jct|GA|417|state=GA}}  (unsigned designation for I-575)
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===Airports===
* [[Cobb County International Airport]] at [[McCollum Field]]
* [[Dobbins Air Reserve Base]] (where the U.S. president usually arrives when visiting Atlanta)

===Rail===
* [[Norfolk Southern]] through Mableton, Austell, Powder Springs
* [[CSX Transportation]] through Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta, Smyrna, and Vinings
* [[Georgia Northeastern Railroad]] A Short Line north from Marietta
Until 1971, the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]], running on tracks now owned by CSX, operated passenger trains through [[Marietta depot]].

Cobb County is not part of the [[MARTA]] Rail network, because its voters rejected MARTA development in a 1965 referendum which led to its creation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bloom |first1=Nicholas Dagen |title=The Great American Transit Disaster: A century of austerity, auto-centric planning, and White Flight. |date=2023}}</ref>

===Mass transit===
* [[Xpress GA]]/RTA commuter buses and [[CobbLinc]] Marietta/Cobb Counties Transit System serve the county. [[MARTA]] also has a connecting bus service to the [[Cumberland, Georgia]] business district in the southeastern part of the county.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itsmarta.com/12.aspx|title = MARTA}}</ref>

==Recreation==
{{See also|Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department}}
[[File:Sope Creek pulp mill retaining wall ruin.jpg|thumb|[[Sope Creek Ruins]]]]
[[File:SilverCometTrail.jpg|thumb|[[Silver Comet Trail]] and bike path]]
* [[American Adventures]] (Marietta)
* [[Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/chat/index.htm |title=Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area – Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |publisher=Nps.gov |date=December 1, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park]] (Kennesaw to Marietta)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/kemo/index.htm|title=Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park – Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park|publisher=Nps.gov|date=August 7, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Lake Acworth]]/[[Acworth Beach]] (Acworth)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allatoonalake.org/parks/acworth_beach.html|title=Acworth Beach &#124; Cauble Park, Acworth, Georgia|publisher=Allatoonalake.org|date=January 2, 2008|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Lake Allatoona]] (near Acworth)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=440&agencyCode=70902|title=recreation area details – Allatoona Lake|publisher=Recreation.gov|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Robert Mable House and Cemetery|Mable House]] (Mableton)<ref name="mablehouse1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mablehouse.org/arts-center.html|title=Arts Center|publisher=The Mable House|access-date=December 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106102834/http://www.mablehouse.org/arts-center.html|archive-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Marietta Confederate Cemetery]] (Marietta)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/marietta_confederate_cemetery.html|title=Confederate Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia|publisher=Roadsidegeorgia.com|access-date=December 26, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130107124029/http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/marietta_confederate_cemetery.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
* [[Marietta Museum of History]] (Marietta)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariettahistory.org|title=Marietta Museum of History » Preserving the history of Marietta and Cobb County|publisher=Mariettahistory.org|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art]] (Marietta)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mariettacobbartmuseum.org|title=MariettaCobb Museum of Art – Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art|publisher=Mariettacobbartmuseum.org|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Marietta National Cemetery]] (Marietta)<ref>{{cite web|author=National Cemetery Administration|url=http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/marietta.asp|title=Cemeteries – Marietta National Cemetery – Burial and Memorial Benefits|publisher=Cem.va.gov|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Silver Comet Trail]] (Smyrna, Mableton, Powder Springs)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/silvercomet.htm|title=Cobb County Parks, Recreation, Cultural Affairs|publisher=Prca.cobbcountyga.gov|access-date=December 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302020958/http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/silvercomet.htm|archive-date=March 2, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Six Flags Over Georgia]] (Austell)
* [[Six Flags White Water]] (Marietta)
* [[Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History]] (Kennesaw)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernmuseum.org|title=The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History|publisher=Southernmuseum.org|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>

===Venues===
* [[Cobb County Civic Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/civiccenter.htm|title=civic center|publisher=Prca.cobbcountyga.gov|access-date=December 26, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215011243/http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/civiccenter.htm|archive-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cobbenergycentre.com|title=Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre website|publisher=Cobbenergycentre.com|access-date=December 26, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Coca-Cola Roxy]]
* [[Mableton, Georgia|Mable House Amphitheater]]<ref name="mablehouse1"/>
* [[Truist Park]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/braves/2013/11/11/atlanta-braves-moving-new-stadium-cobb-county-turner-field/3494835|work=USA Today|title=Atlanta Braves announce plans to move to new stadium}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.11alive.com/mobile/article/sports/local-sports/truist-park-officially-becomes-the-home-of-the-braves/85-54929762-1ce7-496b-ac28-fa416cbb15bc|work=11alive|title=Braves stadium officially renamed Truist Park}}</ref>

==Communities==
[[File:Thebigchicken.jpg|thumb|Cobb County landmark and reference point [[Big Chicken|"The Big Chicken"]]]]
[[File:MariettaGeorgia.jpg|thumb|Historic Downtown [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]]]

===Cities===
* [[Acworth, Georgia|Acworth]]
* [[Austell, Georgia|Austell]]
* [[Kennesaw, Georgia|Kennesaw]]
* [[Mableton, Georgia|Mableton]]
* [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
* [[Powder Springs, Georgia|Powder Springs]]
* [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Fair Oaks, Georgia|Fair Oaks]]
* [[Kennesaw State University, Georgia (CDP)|Kennesaw State University]]
* [[Vinings, Georgia|Vinings]]

===Unincorporated communities===
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* [[Chattahoochee Plantation, Georgia|Chattahoochee Plantation]]
* [[Clarkdale, Georgia|Clarkdale]]
* [[Cumberland, Georgia|Cumberland]]
* [[East Cobb, Georgia|East Cobb]]
* [[Lost Mountain, Georgia|Lost Mountain]]
* [[Mars Hill, Georgia|Mars Hill]]
* [[Mountain Ridge, Georgia|Mountain Ridge]]
* [[Noonday, Georgia|Noonday]]
* [[Powers Park, Georgia|Powers Park]]
* [[Sandy Plains, Georgia|Sandy Plains]]
* [[Spring Hill, Georgia|Spring Hill]]
* [[Town Center Area Community Improvement District|Town Center]]
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==Notable people==
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* [[Roy Barnes]] – Governor of Georgia, 1999–2003; born in Cobb County and worked there as a prosecutor<ref name="Governors">Cook, James F. (2005). ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754–2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press.</ref><ref name="georgiaencyclopedia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2132&hl=y |title=New Georgia Encyclopedia: Roy Barnes (b. 1948) |publisher=Georgiaencyclopedia.org |access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Bob Barr]] – politician; United States Representative, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]; [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] candidate for President of the United States
* [[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Boss Man]] (Ray Traylor) – professional wrestler; corrections officer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/big-boss-mans-theme-lyrics-wrestling.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421104624/http://www.metrolyrics.com/big-boss-mans-theme-lyrics-wrestling.html|archive-date=April 21, 2016|url-status=unfit|title=Wrestling – Big Boss Man's Theme Lyrics – MetroLyrics}}</ref>
* [[James V. Carmichael]] – member of the [[Georgia General Assembly]], 1935–1940; candidate for governor of Georgia, 1946<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/james-v-carmichael-1910-1972|title=James V. Carmichael (1910–1972)|encyclopedia=New Georgia Encyclopedia}}</ref>
* [[Louie Giglio]] – pastor, author, founder of the [[Passion Conferences]], pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, head of [[sixstepsrecords]]
* [[Carter Kieboom]] - professional baseball player for the [[Washington Nationals]]
* [[Lil Yachty]] – rapper
* [[Dansby Swanson]] - professional baseball player for the [[Chicago Cubs]]

==Sister county==
* {{Flag icon|South Korea}} [[Seongdong-gu]], [[Seoul, South Korea]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalatlantaworks.com/html/214.htm |title=Cobb County Delegation Visits South Korea |work=Global Atlanta Works |publisher=Atlanta Regional Commission |access-date=October 26, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106221334/http://www.globalatlantaworks.com/html/214.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009 }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cobb County, Georgia]]
* [[List of counties in Georgia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cobbcounty.org Cobb County government]
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/cobb/cobb-county Cobb County] historical marker

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|North     = [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee County]]
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|Southwest = [[Douglas County, Georgia|Douglas County]]
|West      = [[Paulding County, Georgia|Paulding County]]
|Northwest = [[Bartow County, Georgia|Bartow County]]
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