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Cherokee County, Georgia
Located 35 miles north of Atlanta.
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 204,363 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 184,211 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 174,680 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $33,700 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $32,358 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $30,590 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 31 county public schools with 2,068 teachers, 30,785 students, and 1,432 high school graduates in 2005; 8 private schools with 1,250 students in 2005. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Appalachian at Jasper (20 miles) with 1,200 students; Chattahoochee at Marietta (23 miles) with 5,920 students.
2-yr: Gainesville College at Gainesville (44 miles) with 4,200 students.
4-yr: Kennesaw State University at Kennesaw (20 miles) with 19,000 students; Reinhardt College at Waleska (12 miles) with 1,078 students; Southern Polytechnic State Univ. at Marietta (23 miles) with 3,683 students.
There are 27 colleges and universities in the Atlanta area with a total enrollment of more than 100,000 students. |
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PROPERTY: Property taxes are determined by tax rates and assessment ratios which vary by location. The only realistic way to compare property taxes from different locations is to use 'effective tax rates' (tax rate multiplied by assessmen ratio). Effective tax rates combine city, county, school, and state tax rates into one convenient figure -- the annual tax for each $1000 of property at its fair market value. This rate applies to all property: land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and inventory. | Effective Rates: | | City | | Year | | Within City | | Outside City | | Canton | | 2007 | | $11.79 | | $10.50 | | Woodstock | | 2007 | | $11.75 | | $10.50 |
| | SALES: City and county have 2% local sales tax in addition to the 4% state sales tax. |
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| | INVENTORY (Freeport): Freeport is the general term used for the exemption of ad valorem tax on inventories as defined by Georgia law. The law offers manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption on three classes of property. | | Cherokee County exempts 100% on all classes of certain busines inventory from property taxation. | JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 4, Amount: $750 as of 2009
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county. For more information go to http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/TaxCredits/programs/taxcredit.asp
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes
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| FIRE PROTECTION: 12 full-time city personnel and 8 volunteers. Protection outside city limits. Fire insurnace classification 5 in city and 9 outside. 5 rescue stations with 1 ambulance stationed at each. | | ZONING: City and county have zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (35 miles) service by Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, AirTran, America West, American, ASA, British Airways, Continental, Comair, Corporate, Delta, Frontier, Hooters, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Midwest, Northwest, South African, United, US Airways. Home of Phoenix Air Group, an international light jet transport service.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (35 miles) with a 11,889 feet Bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, 24-hour manned control tower; Canton Airport (local) with a 3,400 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, hangar, fuel. | | RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (35 miles); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (35 miles); Norfolk Southern rail - Canton (local). Northeastern Georgia Railroad serves all of Cherokee County. | WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (149 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (302 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Cherokee County has excellent ability to supply industrial demands. Compared to 47% for the U.S., coal accounts for 84% of fuel used by the state's power generating plants. This assures long-term continuity. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
| | NATURAL GAS: Supplied by Atlanta Gas Light Company and available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis. | | WATER: Plant capacity: 4,000,000 gal/day provided by city. Consumption: 2,440,000 gal/day average, 4,000,000 gal/day maximum. Elevated storage capacity: 2,650,000 gal. Source: Etowah River. Daily flow: 1,210 cu ft/sec average, 408 cu ft/sec minimum. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 2,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 1,389,000 gal/day; Primary, secondary treatment plant. |
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