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City of Roswell, GA

Geography

Roswell is located at 34°2′2″N, 84°20′39″W (34.033896, -84.344028)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 100.0 km² (38.6 mi²). 98.5 km² (38.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (1.53%) is water.

Notable Festivals and Parades

• Roswell Memorial Day Ceremony - the largest Memorial Day Ceremony in Georgia
• Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History & Culture (February)
• Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival (June)
• Riverside Sounds Concert Series (May - October)
• Roswell Youth Day Parade and Festival (October)
• Keep Roswell Beautiful Duck Race (October) 

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 79,334 people, 30,207 households, and 20,933 families residing in the city. The population density was 805.7/km² (2,086.5/mi²). There were 31,300 housing units at an average density of 317.9/km² (823.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.51% White, 8.54% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 4.08% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.61% of the population.

There were 30,207 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $71,726, and the median income for a family was $85,946. Males had a median income of $54,797 versus $36,182 for females. The per capita income for the city was $36,012. About 2.8% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

CNN has called the city one of the best places to live in the U.S^{[citation needed]}.

On October 30, 2006 The City of Roswell was named the 18th Safest City in the United States by City Crime Rankings, an annual reference book of crime statistics and rankings published by Morgan Quitno Press. Roswell was selected from 371 cities in the Overall Safest 25 category.

Politics

Jere Wood, a Republican, has served as mayor of Roswell since 1997.

In 2004, Tom Price was elected to the United States House of Representatives to serve as the congressmen from the sixth Congressional district of Georgia, the district that encompasses most of Roswell.(see references)

Roswell Schools 

Elementary Schools 

Hillside Elementary School	public	PK-5	750
Hembree Springs Elementary School	public	PK-5	716
Jackson Elementary School	public	PK-5	636
Mountain Park Elementary School	public	PK-5	816
Roswell North Elementary School	public	PK-5	816
Mimosa Elementary School	public	PK-5	711
Northwood Elementary School	public	K-5	840
River Eves Elementary School	public	PK-5	638
Sweet Apple Elementary School	public	PK-5	892
Friends of High Meadows, Inc.	private	PK-8	338
Brimarsh Academy	private	PK-6	124
Fellowship Christian Academy	private	K-12	not available
Fellowship Christian School	private	K-12	603
Eaton Academy	private	K-12	100
Queen of Angels Catholic School	private	K-8	500
Cross of Life Montessori School	private	ungraded	52
Chrysalis Experiential Academy	private	4-12	73
The Porter School	private	K-5	55
Amana Academy School	charter	K-7	not available

 Middle Schools

Crabapple Middle School	Public
Independence Alternative School	public	7-12	388
Friends of High Meadows, Inc.	private	PK-8	338
Cottage School (The)	private	6-12	175
Fellowship Christian Academy	private	K-12	not available
Fellowship Christian School	private	K-12	603
Eaton Academy	private	K-12	100
Queen of Angels Catholic School	private	K-8	500
Elkins Pointe Middle School	public	6-8	925
Cross of Life Montessori School	private	ungraded	52
Chrysalis Experiential Academy	private	4-12	73
Amana Academy School	charter	K-7	not available

 

High Schools

Independence Alternative School	public	7-12	388
Roswell High School	public	9-12	2302
Centennial High School	public	9-12	1980
Blessed Trinity Catholic High School	private	9-12	842
Cottage School (The)	private	6-12	175
Fellowship Christian Academy	private	K-12	not available
Fellowship Christian School	private	K-12	603
Eaton Academy	private	K-12	100
Cross of Life Montessori School	private	ungraded	52
Chrysalis Experiential Academy	private	4-12

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