Map of Emerson city, Georgia

Emerson is a city in far southern Bartow County, Georgia, United States, on highways US-41, GA-293, and I-75. The population was 1,470 at the 2010 census, an increase of 34% over the 2000 count of 1,092.

Emerson is a gateway to Red Top Mountain State Park, a Georgia state park, which is surrounded by Lake Allatoona.

Emerson city overview:
Name:	Emerson city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Georgia
County:	Bartow County
Elevation:	833 ft (254 m)
Total Area:	8.63 sq mi (22.36 km²)
Land Area:	8.63 sq mi (22.36 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	1,415
Population Density:	163.94/sq mi (63.30/km²)
ZIP code:	30137
Area code:	770/678/470
FIPS code:	1327344
GNISfeature ID:	0331660
Website:	www.cityofemerson.org

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History

An early variant name was “Stegall’s Station”. Emerson was incorporated in 1889, and named for Joseph Emerson Brown, the 42nd Governor of Georgia. In 2022, the mayor of Emerson, Al Pallone, and his wife, were killed in a vehicular accident involving a drunk driver.

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Geography

Emerson is located at 34°7′36.5″N 84°45′25.5″W / 34.126806°N 84.757083°W / 34.126806; -84.757083 (34.131111, -84.752778).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.32 square miles (18.95 km), of which 7.30 square miles (18.91 km) is land and 0.015 square miles (0.04 km), or 0.22%, is water.