Northwest Georgia (U.S.)
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Northwestern Georgia | |
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State | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Northwest Georgia is a region of the state of Georgia in the United States. It includes 12 counties (listed in the section below), which at the 2010 census had a combined population of 753,032. Northwest Georgia includes some of the southernmost portions of the Appalachian mountains, as opposed to Northeast Georgia, which holds the southernmost Blue Ridge, known locally as the North Georgia Mountains.
Bartow, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, and Polk Counties are located on the outer northern fringe of the Atlanta metropolitan area, while the other counties are part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee metropolitan area. The largest city in Northwest Georgia is Rome, with about 36,000 inhabitants. Much of the region is included in Georgia's 14th congressional district.
Counties[]
The following 12 counties are part of Northwest Georgia.
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
Most populous cities[]
- Rome, 36,332; Floyd County
- Dalton, 33,571; Whitfield County
- Cartersville, 20,870; Bartow County
- Calhoun, 16,940; Gordon County
- Dallas, 13,321; Paulding County
- Cedartown, 9,999; Polk County
- Fort Oglethorpe, 9,954; Catoosa County
- La Fayette, 7,237; Walker County
- Bremen, 6,394; Haralson County
- Rocky Face, 4,871; Whitfield County
- Lindale, 4,789; Floyd County; Rome bedroom community
- Euharlee, 4,309; Bartow County; Cartersville bedroom community
- Rossville, 4,006; Walker County
- Hiram, 4,001; Paulding County
- Ringgold, 3,592; Catoosa County
See also[]
- Bordering regions in other states:
- North Georgia
References[]
- Northwest Georgia (U.S.)
- Regions of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Geography of Appalachia