Roswell, Georgia

Roswell, Georgia
City
Roswell City Hall
Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia
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Coordinates: 34°02′21″N 84°21′05″W / 34.03917°N 84.35139°W / 34.03917; -84.35139
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Fulton
Incorporated	February 16, 1854
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	1,050 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• 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]

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roswell, Georgia
3. ↑ "QuickFacts: Roswell city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. ↑ "Roswell King (1765-1844)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press. Retrieved 2020-11-11.