Chatsworth, Georgia
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Chatsworth is a city in and the county seat of Murray County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 4,874 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 4,299 in 2010. The city is the site of the coldest recorded temperature in Georgia, Script error: No such module "convert". on January 27, 1940.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
According to a popular legend, the town received its name after a road sign with the word "Chatsworth" fell off a passing freight train nearby. Someone put the sign on a post, and the name stuck.[3][4]
History
Chatsworth was founded in 1905 as a depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It was incorporated as a town in 1906 and as a city in 1923. In 1915, the seat of Murray County transferred to Chatsworth from Spring Place [5] which was once the county seat.
Geography
Chatsworth is located in central Murray County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (34.772336, -84.778977),[6] in northwestern Georgia. It sits at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". on the west side of the valley of Holly Creek, with Script error: No such module "convert". Fort Mountain and Script error: No such module "convert". Cohutta Mountain rising over the valley to the east.
U.S. Routes 76 and 411 pass through the center of town on Third Avenue. US 76 leads Script error: No such module "convert". west to Dalton and southeast Script error: No such module "convert". to Ellijay, while US 411 leads south Script error: No such module "convert". to Fairmount and north Script error: No such module "convert". to Benton, Tennessee. Georgia State Routes 2 and 52 run together out of Chatsworth to the east, climbing into the Cohutta Mountains and passing through Fort Mountain State Park Script error: No such module "convert". east of the city center.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Chatsworth has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.18%, are water.[7] Holly Creek, which runs along the eastern edge of the city, is a south- and west-flowing tributary of the Conasauga River, part of the Oostanaula/Coosa/Alabama River watershed.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chatsworth has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Chatsworth was Script error: No such module "convert". on July 1, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was Script error: No such module "convert". on January 30–31, 2014.[8]
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1910 | 314 | — | |
| 1920 | 472 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 607 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 1,001 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 1,214 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 1,184 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 2,706 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 2,493 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 2,865 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 3,531 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 4,299 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 4,874 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,382 | 69.39% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 29 | 0.59% |
| Native American | 6 | 0.12% |
| Asian | 54 | 1.11% |
| Other/Mixed | 161 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,242 | 25.48% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,874 people, 1,670 households, and 1,117 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the census[11] of 2010, there were 4,299 people, 1,587 households, and 1,071 families residing in the city. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the city was 99.1% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0% from other races, and 0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0% of the population.
Education
Murray County School District
The Murray County School District holds preschool to grade twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and once had an academy school which became another high school.[12] The district has 451 full-time teachers and over 7,350 students.[13]
Healthcare
AdventHealth Murray purchased Murray Medical Center on December 15, 2020. Advent Health Murray is the only hospital in the Chatsworth/Murray County area.[14][15]
Notable people
- C. K. Fauver, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Louisville Colonels
- Ladd McConkey, wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers
- Jody Ridley, NASCAR driver
- James L. Terry, US Army Lieutenant General
- Robert L. Vining Jr., former senior United States district judge
- Charles L. Carnes, former Chief Justice of Fulton County State Court
References
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External links
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