Chatsworth, Georgia | |
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 Downtown Chatsworth | |
 Location inMurray County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:34°46′20″N84°46′44″W / 34.77222°N 84.77889°W /34.77222; -84.77889 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Murray |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.14 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.13 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,874 |
| • Density | 916.9/sq mi (354.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30705 |
| Area codes | 706/762 |
| FIPS code | 13-15508[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 03274178[4] |
| Website | www |
Chatsworth is a city in and thecounty seat ofMurray County,Georgia, United States.[5] It is part of theDalton, Georgia,Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population was 4,874 at the2020 census,[2] up from 4,299 in2010. The city is the site of the coldest recorded temperature in Georgia, −17 °F (−27 °C) on January 27, 1940.[citation needed]
According to a popular legend, the town received its name after a road sign with the word "Chatsworth" fell off a passing freight train nearby. Someone put the sign on a post, and the name stuck.[6][7]
Chatsworth was founded in 1905 as a depot on theLouisville and Nashville Railroad. It was incorporated as a town in 1906 and as a city in 1923. In 1915, the seat of Murray County transferred to Chatsworth from Spring Place[8] which was once the county seat.
Chatsworth is located in central Murray County at34°46′20″N84°46′44″W / 34.77222°N 84.77889°W /34.77222; -84.77889 (34.772336, -84.778977),[9] in northwestern Georgia. It sits at an elevation of 750 feet (230 m) on the west side of the valley ofHolly Creek, with 2,840-foot (870 m)Fort Mountain and 2,780-foot (850 m)Cohutta Mountain rising over the valley to the east.
U.S. Routes76 and411 pass through the center of town on Third Avenue. US 76 leads 13 miles (21 km) west toDalton and southeast 25 miles (40 km) toEllijay, while US 411 leads south 24 miles (39 km) toFairmount and north 31 miles (50 km) toBenton, Tennessee. Georgia State Routes2 and52 run together out of Chatsworth to the east, climbing into theCohutta Mountains and passing throughFort Mountain State Park 7 miles (11 km) east of the city center.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, Chatsworth has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.18%, are water.[1] Holly Creek, which runs along the eastern edge of the city, is a south- and west-flowing tributary of theConasauga River, part of theOostanaula/Coosa/Alabama River watershed.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Chatsworth has ahumid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Chatsworth was 105 °F (40.6 °C) on July 1, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was 2 °F (−16.7 °C) on January 30–31, 2014.[10]
| Climate data for Chatsworth, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1999–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) | 79 (26) | 87 (31) | 89 (32) | 94 (34) | 103 (39) | 105 (41) | 103 (39) | 99 (37) | 97 (36) | 85 (29) | 76 (24) | 105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 67.9 (19.9) | 72.1 (22.3) | 79.9 (26.6) | 84.5 (29.2) | 89.4 (31.9) | 94.5 (34.7) | 95.7 (35.4) | 96.0 (35.6) | 92.5 (33.6) | 86.3 (30.2) | 76.8 (24.9) | 70.1 (21.2) | 97.8 (36.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 50.6 (10.3) | 54.6 (12.6) | 62.7 (17.1) | 72.0 (22.2) | 79.2 (26.2) | 85.9 (29.9) | 89.2 (31.8) | 88.7 (31.5) | 83.7 (28.7) | 73.6 (23.1) | 62.4 (16.9) | 53.2 (11.8) | 71.3 (21.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 40.5 (4.7) | 44.0 (6.7) | 51.4 (10.8) | 59.5 (15.3) | 67.4 (19.7) | 75.1 (23.9) | 78.5 (25.8) | 77.6 (25.3) | 72.0 (22.2) | 61.0 (16.1) | 50.2 (10.1) | 43.3 (6.3) | 60.0 (15.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 30.3 (−0.9) | 33.3 (0.7) | 40.1 (4.5) | 47.1 (8.4) | 55.7 (13.2) | 64.3 (17.9) | 67.7 (19.8) | 66.6 (19.2) | 60.3 (15.7) | 48.4 (9.1) | 38.0 (3.3) | 33.3 (0.7) | 48.8 (9.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 13.9 (−10.1) | 19.2 (−7.1) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 40.5 (4.7) | 55.3 (12.9) | 60.1 (15.6) | 59.6 (15.3) | 48.8 (9.3) | 32.1 (0.1) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 20.3 (−6.5) | 12.5 (−10.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 2 (−17) | 8 (−13) | 14 (−10) | 25 (−4) | 33 (1) | 44 (7) | 52 (11) | 52 (11) | 39 (4) | 26 (−3) | 16 (−9) | 5 (−15) | 2 (−17) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.88 (124) | 4.71 (120) | 5.26 (134) | 5.02 (128) | 4.64 (118) | 5.54 (141) | 5.43 (138) | 4.30 (109) | 4.32 (110) | 3.45 (88) | 4.56 (116) | 5.39 (137) | 57.5 (1,463) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 120 |
| Source 1: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)[10] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 314 | — | |
| 1920 | 472 | 50.3% | |
| 1930 | 607 | 28.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,001 | 64.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,214 | 21.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,184 | −2.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,706 | 128.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,493 | −7.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,865 | 14.9% | |
| 2000 | 3,531 | 23.2% | |
| 2010 | 4,299 | 21.8% | |
| 2020 | 4,874 | 13.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,382 | 69.39% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 29 | 0.59% |
| Native American | 6 | 0.12% |
| Asian | 54 | 1.11% |
| Other/Mixed | 161 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 1,242 | 25.48% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 4,874 people, 1,670 households, and 1,117 families residing in the city.
As of thecensus[3] of 2010, there were 4,299 people, 1,587 households, and 1,071 families residing in the city. The population density was 749.5 inhabitants per square mile (289.4/km2). There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of 328.1 per square mile (126.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.1%White, 0.5%African American, 0.1%Native American, 0.1%Asian, 0.2%Pacific Islander, 0% fromother races, and 0% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0% of the population.
TheMurray County School District holds preschool to grade twelve, and consists of six elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and once had an academy school which became another high school.[14] The district has 451 full-time teachers and over 7,350 students.[15]
AdventHealth Murray purchased Murray Medical Center on December 15, 2020. Advent Health Murray is the only hospital in the Chatsworth/Murray County area.[16][17]
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