Profile for Roswell, Georgia, GA

Roswell is on the Chattahoochee River.

Former and merged names include:
· Roswell Junction

19th-century textiles center; Sherman's forces burned the mills during the Civil War.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Caribou Coffee, Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Arts Festival - Sept. 15-16, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Chattahoochee Nature Center

Historic sites and museums: Bulloch Hall, childhood home of President Theodore Roosevelt's mother, Martha Bulloch, Archibald Smith Plantation, Barrington Hall, Roswell Fire Museum, Smith Plantation Home

Gays & lesbians
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Local index: 119

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12% of Roswell residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Roswell ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Roswell was $36,012, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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53% of Roswell residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Roswell festival dates:

• Arts Festival - Sept. 15-16, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Roswell festival web sites:

• Arts Festival

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Historic districts in Roswell include Roswell Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Roswell, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $780.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,614.

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Fulton County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Roswell political report.

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Roswell restaurants taking online reservations include Aqua Blue, Sugo Restaurant & Tapas - Clock Tower Place, Sugo Restaurant & Tapas - Roswell Crossing, The Melting Pot - Roswell, Van Gogh's, YellowFin Restaurant ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Roswell workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Roswell between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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