Powder Springs

Powder Springs

Powder Springs is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,940 at the 2010 census. The town of Powder Springs was incorporated as Springville in 1838 in the lands of two Cherokee Indian chiefs, Chief Nose and Chief Ana Kanasta . Gold had been discovered in Georgia ten years earlier, and the first area settlers came to find gold. They found little in the mines at Lost Mountain and off Brownsville Road. It was at about this same time that the Cherokee people were forced off their land and marched to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. The name Springville was changed to...
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quick facts
County:Cobb County
State:Georgia
Country:United States of America
Population:15,958
Area:6.3 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Powder Springs, Georgia, Cobb County / Powder Springs city

Population history for Powder Springs

YearEstimated Population
2009 15,958
2008 15,660
2007 15,340
2006 14,958
2005 14,505
2004 14,284
2003 13,966
2002 13,441
2001 13,161
2000 12,901
1999 11,255
1998 10,941
1997 10,544
1996 10,197
1995 9,909
1994 9,444
1993 9,030
1992 8,348
1991 7,680
1990 6,955
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Colleges and universities in Powder Springs

Powder Springs Beauty College
Powder Springs Beauty College

Famous people born in Powder Springs

Robyn Lively
Robyn Lively
Film Actor, TV Actor

Robyn Elaine Lively is an American actress. Lively is best known for her role in the film Teen Witch, as well as for her roles in the TV shows...
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Movies filmed in Powder Springs

Zombieland
Zombieland
Release date:September 25, 2009
Directed by:Ruben Fleischer
Genre:Comedy horror
Rated:R (USA)

Zombieland is a 2009 American zombie comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Together they take an extended road trip across Southwestern United States in an attempt to find a sanctuary free from zombies. Zombieland received positive critical reviews and was a commercial...
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Airports in or near Powder Springs

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Airport code:ATL
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport
Airport code:PDK
Naval Air Station Atlanta
Naval Air Station Atlanta
Airport code:MGE
Cartersville Airport
Cartersville Airport
Airport code:VPC

U.S. state

Georgia
Georgia
Population:82,548 (1790)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 21, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15,...
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