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Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County[3] and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. The population was 27,912 at the 2000 census; the 2006 estimated population was 33,045.[4] Dalton is located just off Interstate 75 in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northwest Georgia and is the second largest city in Northwest Georgia, after Rome. Dalton is home to many of the nation's floorcovering manufacturers. Because of this, Dalton has a highly diverse population with approximately 40% Hispanic or Spanish-speaking residents. Dalton has many historic houses, landmarks and a rich Civil War history. Dalton is home to the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center which showcases the Georgia Athletic Coaches' Hall of Fame and holds events year round. This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ...
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In 2002 Dalton's own Dow Chemical Co., Dalton Plant, ranked in the 60th percentile of the dirtiest facilities in the entire U.S. for "air releases of recognized reproductive toxicants", according to Scorecard.org.
On January 18, 2001, Dalton Utilities settled allegations of Clean Water Act violations with the EPA and the State of Georgia by agreeing to pay a $6 million fine and take measures to bring its wastewater systems into compliance. Dalton Utilities manages the electric, natural gas, drinking water and sewer services for the City of Dalton. Regulators had alleged that the utility's land application of sewage contaminated the Conasauga River and groundwater in the area. EPA Press Release 1/18/01.
Geography
Dalton is located at 34°46′16″N, 84°58′18″W (34.771088, -84.971553)[5].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.8 square miles (51.4 km²), of which, 19.8 square miles (51.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.10%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 27,912 people, 9,689 households, and 6,511 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,407.9 people per square mile (543.7/km²). There were 10,229 housing units at an average density of 516.0/sq mi (199.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.17% White, 7.71% African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 21.15% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.19% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...
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There were 9,689 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.43. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,312, and the median income for a family was $41,111. Males had a median income of $28,158 versus $23,701 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,575. About 11.9% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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Carpet industry Dalton is often referred to as the "Carpet Capital of the World," home to 150+ carpet plants and approximately 100 carpet outlet stores. The industry employs more than 30,000 people in the Whitfield County area.[citation needed] For other uses, see Carpet (disambiguation). ...
The agglomeration of the carpet industry in Dalton can be traced back to a wedding gift given in 1895 by a teenage girl, Catherine Evans Whitener, to her brother, Henry Alexander Evans, and his bride, Elizabeth Cramer. The gift was an unusual tufted bedspread. Copying a quilt pattern, she sewed thick cotton yarns with a running stitch into unbleached muslin, clipped the ends of the yarn so they would fluff out, and finally, washed the spread in hot water to hold the yarns by shrinking the fabric. Interest grew in young Catherine's bedspreads, and in 1900, she made the first sale of a spread for $2.50. Demand became so great for the spreads that by the 1930s, local women had "haulers," who would take the stamped sheeting and yarns to front porch workers. Often entire families worked to hand tuft the spreads for 10 to 25 cents per spread. Nearly 10,000 area cottage "tufters"--men, women, and children, were involved in the industry. Income generated by the bedspreads was instrumental in helping many area families survive the depression. Chenille bedspreads became amazingly popular all over the country and provided a new name for Dalton: the Bedspread Capital of the World.[6]
When a form of mechanized carpet making was developed after World War II, Dalton became the center of the new industry due to the fact that specialized tufting skills were required and the city had a ready pool of workers with those skills.[citation needed] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
Rail transport Dalton is served by two freight railroads Norfolk Southern and CSX. Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ...
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Famous People from Dalton On March 6, 2007, a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in Dalton. The winning ticket, sold to Ed Nabors of Rocky Face, was one of two winning tickets sold for the record $390 million drawing, winning $195 million each. The other winner was Richard Wilson of Woodbine, New Jersey.[1] Morris Almond (born February 2, 1985 in Dalton, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Utah Jazz. ...
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History Woodland Indians and Creek Nation held the area of present-day Dalton, Georgia until the mid 1700's, when the Cherokee pushed the Creek to the west and south. The Cherokee Indians called the mountains of north Georgia their "Enchanted Land" until their forced removal in 1838, in a tragedy known today as the Trail of Tears.
By the time the last Cherokees had left, work was underway for a railroad, the Western and Atlantic, to join the Tennessee River with the Chattahoochee. In 1847, the newly renamed railway was defined as a mile radius from the city center - the Western and Atlantic Depot. The final segment of this pivotal railway was completed in Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County, Ga. in 1850. A second railroad, the East Tennessee and Georgia was completed in 1852.
During the Civil War, Dalton saw its first action during the Great Locomotive Chase, on April 12, 1862. More than a year later, on September 19-20, 1863, massive Union and Confederate forces battled a few miles west of Dalton at Chickamauga, and later at Chattanooga. The war came to Whitfield County in the spring of 1864. The battle of Rocky Face Ridge and Dug Gap began on May 7, 1864 and ended when General Johnston completed his withdrawal from Dalton on May 12. The last campaign of the Confederacy, John Bell Hood's Nashville Campaign attacked a Union blockhouse in Tilton before passing through Dalton and heading west. The U.S. government recently declared Dalton and Whitfiled County to have more intact Civil War artifacts than any other place in the country.
With the invention of the automobile, a cottage industry arose in the homes along "Peacock Alley," U.S. Highway 41. Running from Copper Harbor, Michigan, to Miami Beach, Florida, the route ran on paved state roads. It was designated in 1925 and signed in 1926. Women would sell quilts to drivers along this popular north-south route. From this early origin, the carpet tufting industry grew in Dalton. Today, Carpet Mills remain major area employers.
Other Before the Silicon Valley boom, Dalton, Georgia had more millionaires per capita than any city in the U.S. [7]
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