Northwest Georgia is a region of the state of Georgia in the United States. It includes 12 counties (listed in the section below), which at the 2010 census had a combined population of 753,032. Northwest Georgia includes some of the southernmost portions of the Appalachian Mountains, as opposed to Northeast Georgia, which holds the southernmost Blue Ridge, known locally as the North Georgia Mountains.
Bartow, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, and Polk Counties are located on the outer northern fringe of the Atlanta metropolitan area, while the other counties are part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee metropolitan area. Much of the region is included in Georgia's 14th congressional district and is represented by Clay Fuller.
Counties The following 12 counties are part of Northwest Georgia.
Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Floyd Gordon Haralson Murray Paulding Polk Walker Whitfield
Most populous cities
Rome, 37,713; Floyd County Dalton, 34,417; Whitfield County Cartersville, 23,817; Bartow County Calhoun, 16,949; Gordon County Dallas, 14,042; Paulding County Fort Oglethorpe, 10,423; Catoosa County Cedartown, 10,190; Polk County Rocky Face, 8,570; Whitfield County Bremen, 7,185; Haralson County La Fayette, 6,888; Walker County Lindale, 4,789; Floyd County; Rome bedroom community Euharlee, 4,309; Bartow County; Cartersville bedroom community Rossville, 4,006; Walker County Hiram, 4,001; Paulding County Ringgold, 3,592; Catoosa County
See also Bordering regions in other states: East Tennessee North Alabama Western North Carolina North Georgia
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