Acworth, Georgia

== History == Like the rest of Cobb County, the area now containing Acworth was carved out of the former Cherokee Nation in 1831 after the natives were expelled.

The Western and Atlantic Railroad was completed through town in 1840.

The town received its current name in 1843 from Western & Atlantic Railroad engineer Joseph L.

Telegraph lines reached the town in 1851.

A private school was opened for white students in 1852.

Acworth was incorporated on December 1, 1860.

The town was captured by the Union on June 6, 1864.

A newer private school operated from 1899 to 1935, when they integrated with the Cobb County School District.

There were eventually three textile mills in town from 1905 through the 1980s.

Volunteers formed a fire department in 1907.

In 1926, Main Street was paved.

Route 41 and part of the Cherokee Peachtree Trail) was paved in 1929, over 800 tourist vehicles entered the city daily.

Until 1935, high school students from Acworth paid tuition to attend.

The city elected its first woman mayor, Mary McCall, in 1956 and 1961–66.

African-American students were schooled separately from white children until 1967.

This ordinance was enacted shortly after the neighboring city of Kennesaw, Georgia ordered every homeowner to own a gun in 1982.

=== 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 13,422 people, 5,194 households, and 3,589 families residing in the city.

Acworth was recognized as a 2010 All-America City Award winner by the National Civic League.

In 2011, the filming of several scenes for the Footloose remake took place in downtown Acworth.

In 2017, the city was the site of the WWA Wakeboarding National Championship.

== Demographics == === 2020 census === As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,440 people, 8,337 households, and 5,470 families residing in the city.