Cobb County | |
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_from_Kennesaw_Mtn_Drive,_April_2017.jpg) From top: Blackjack Mountain | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°56′N 84°35′W / 33.94°N 84.58°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 2, 1832 |
| Named for | Thomas W. Cobb |
| Seat | Marietta |
| Largest city | Mableton |
| Area | |
• Total | 345 sq mi (890 km2) |
| • Land | 340 sq mi (900 km2) |
| • Water | 5.0 sq mi (13 km2) 1.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 766,149 |
• Estimate (2023) | 776,743  |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (860/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 6th, 11th, 13th, 14th |
| Website | cobbcounty.org |
Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of 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 and Gwinnett counties.[1] Its county seat is Marietta; its largest city is Mableton.[2]
Along with several adjoining counties, Cobb County was established on December 3, 1832, by the Georgia General Assembly from the large Cherokee County territory—land northwest of the Chattahoochee River which the state acquired from the Cherokee Nation and redistributed to settlers via lottery, following the passage of the federal Indian Removal Act.[3] The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, a U.S. representative and senator from Georgia. It is believed that Marietta was named for his wife, Mary.[4] Cobb County is included in the Atlanta metropolitan area and is situated immediately to the northwest of Atlanta's city limits. Its Cumberland District, an edge city, has over 24 million square feet (2,200,000 m2) of office space. Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves have played home games at Truist Park in Cumberland since 2017.[5]
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.[6] It has ranked among the top 100 highest-income counties in the United States.[7] 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.[8]
- ^ US 2020 Census Bureau report, Cobb County, Georgia
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Cobb County, Georgia". Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "New Georgia Encyclopedia: Marietta". Georgiaencyclopedia.org. September 3, 2003. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ Martin, Jill. "Braves begin new chapter at SunTrust Park". CNN. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "ACS: Ranking Table – Percent of People With a Bachelor's Degree or More". October 4, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Census 2000 Demographic Profiles". July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Least Obese County in Every State". MSN. September 8, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2018.