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Roswell, Georgia | |
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 Roswell City Hall | |
 Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia | |
Roswell Location of Roswell in Metro Atlanta
Roswell Roswell (the United States)
Roswell Roswell (Metro Atlanta) | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′21″N 84°21′05″W / 34.03917°N 84.35139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| County | Fulton |
| Incorporated | February 16, 1854 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.00 sq mi (108.77 km2) |
| • Land | 40.73 sq mi (105.48 km2) |
| • Water | 1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2) 3.1% |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 92,833 |
| • Density | 2,279.40/sq mi (880.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 30075-30077 |
| Area code | 770/678/404 |
| FIPS code | 13-67284[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404651[2] |
| Website | www.roswellgov.com |
Roswell is a U.S. city in Fulton County, Georgia. It is named for Roswell King, a businessman who forced many slaves to run his plantation and cotton mill.[5]
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roswell, Georgia
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Roswell city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Roswell King (1765-1844)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press. Retrieved 2020-11-11.