Kennesaw, Georgia

Kennesaw
City
City of Kennesaw
Kennesaw City Hall
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Coordinates: 34°1′24″N 84°36′55″W / 34.02333°N 84.61528°W / 34.02333; -84.61528
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Cobb
Incorporated	September 21, 1887
Government
• Mayor	Derek Easterling (R)
Area [1]
• Total	9.82 sq mi (25.43 km2)
• Land	9.71 sq mi (25.16 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	33,036
• Density	3,400.51/sq mi (1,312.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30144/30152
Area codes	770 678, 470, and 943
FIPS code	13-43192[2]
GNIS feature ID	0316387[3]
Website	www.kennesaw-ga.gov

Kennesaw is a suburban city northwest of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, located within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Known from its original settlement in the 1830s until 1887 as Big Shanty, it became Kennesaw under its 1887 charter. According to the 2020 census, Kennesaw had a population of 33,036, a 10.9% increase in population over the preceding decade.^[4] Kennesaw has an important place in railroad history. During the Civil War, Kennesaw was the staging ground for the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862. Kennesaw is home to Kennesaw State University, an R2 research institution and the third-largest public university in the state of Georgia.