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During the American Civil War, Kennesaw was the site of major fighting in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain , part of the larger Battle of Atlanta. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park [1] now encompass es many of these historic areas, though much has already been lost to development, and some buried artifacts to theft by " poacherPoacher has two different meanings: A poacher is someone who engages in poaching the theft or killing of animals or plants, or sometimes artifacts. In biology, poachers are a family ( Agonidae) of fish.s" with metal detectorMetal detectors use electromagnetic induction to detect metal. In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell constructed a crude metal detector in an attempt to find an assassin's bullet in President James Garfield. Gerhard Fischar patented a portable version in 1931.s. Kennesaw Mountain (and conjoined Little Kennesaw MountainLittle Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain in Cobb County, Georgia, northwest of Marietta and south of Kennesaw. Located at 33°58'14"N, 84°35'13"W, its summit stands at 1600 feet or 488 meters above mean sea level. It is the diminutive counterpart of (and act) is included in the parkFor the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. A park is any of a number of geographic features. Originally, the term referred to an area maintained as open space where residences, industry and farming were not allowed, often originally so that nobilit, and its summitA topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically speaking, a summit is a local maximum in elevation. Colloquially, a summit generally refers to a mountain peak with some is the highest point in the Atlanta metro area, at an elevationElevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). A topographic map shows variations in elevation by contour lines. Elevation is mainly used wh of 1808 feet or 551 meters AMSL.

Kennesaw has the nickname of "Gun Town, USA" because of its 1982 unique and controversial city ordinance (Sec 34-1a) requiring every head of household residing in the city limits to maintain a firearm with ammunition.

1 Geography

Kennesaw is located at 34°1'31" North, 84°36'57" West (34.025183, -84.615875) ¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 km² (8.5 mi²). 21.9 km² (8.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.82% water.

2 Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there are 21,675 people, 8,099 households, and 5,782 families residing in the city. The population density is 991.6/km² (2,568.3/mi²). There are 8,670 housing units at an average density of 396.6/km² (1,027.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.97% White, 9.90% African American, 0.22% Native American, 2.91% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.54% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. 6.20% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 8,099 households out of which 40.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% are married couples living together, 10.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% are non-families. 22.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.12.

In the city the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 42.1% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $60,404, and the median income for a family is $67,778. Males have a median income of $45,253 versus $33,660 for females. The per capita income for the city is $24,757. 4.5% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.8% of those under the age of 18 and 12.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cobb County, Georgia

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