Kennesaw | |
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| City of Kennesaw | |
 Kennesaw City Hall | |
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| Coordinates: 34°1′24″N 84°36′55″W / 34.02333°N 84.61528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Cobb |
| Incorporated | September 21, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Derek Easterling (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.82 sq mi (25.43 km2) |
| • Land | 9.71 sq mi (25.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33,036 |
| • Density | 3,400.51/sq mi (1,312.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30144/30152 |
| Area codes | |
| FIPS code | 13-43192[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0316387[3] |
| Website | www |
Kennesaw is a suburban city northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Known from its original settlement in the 1830s until 1887 as Big Shanty, it became Kennesaw under its 1887 charter. According to the 2020 census, Kennesaw had a population of 33,036, a 10.9% increase in population over the preceding decade.[4] Kennesaw has an important place in railroad history. During the Civil War, Kennesaw was the staging ground for the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862. Kennesaw is home to Kennesaw State University, an R2 research institution and the third-largest public university in the state of Georgia.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 23, 2023.