Emerson, Georgia | |
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City | |
Emerson City Hall
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Location in Bartow County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 34°7′52″N 84°45′10″W / 34.13111°N 84.75278°WCoordinates: 34°7′52″N 84°45′10″W / 34.13111°N 84.75278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Bartow |
Incorporated (city) | January 1, 1889 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.32 sq mi (18.95 km2) |
• Land | 7.30 sq mi (18.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,470 |
• Density | 201/sq mi (77.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 30137 |
Area code(s) | 770/678/470 |
FIPS code | 13-27344 |
GNIS feature ID | 0331660 |
Website | emersoncityhall |
Emerson is a city in far southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States, on highways US-41, GA-293, and I-75. The population was 1,470 at the 2010 census, an increase of 34% over the 2000 count of 1,092.
Emerson is a gateway to Red Top Mountain State Park, a Georgia state park, which is surrounded by Lake Allatoona.
Emerson was incorporated in 1889, and named for Joseph Emerson Brown, the 42nd Governor of Georgia.
Emerson is located at 34°7′52″N 84°45′10″W / 34.13111°N 84.75278°W (34.131185, -84.752867).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.32 square miles (18.95 km2), of which 7.30 square miles (18.91 km2) is land and 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.22%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,092 people, 382 households, and 297 families residing in the city. The population density was 185.0 people per square mile (71.5/km²). There were 408 housing units at an average density of 69.1 per square mile (26.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.13% White, 17.03% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.