Marietta, Georgia

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Marietta, Georgia?Cobb County, Georgia, United States
2. How big is Marietta, Georgia?Fourth largest principal city in the Atlanta metropolitan area
3. What is the population (2020 census)?60,972
4. What is the population (2019 estimate)?60,867
5. What is Marietta?Marietta is a city in the state of Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. It is a lively place where people live, work, and go to school.
6. How many people live in Marietta?In 2020, about 60,972 people lived in Marietta. That makes it one of the biggest cities in the Atlanta area.

Metropolitan Area: A large city and its surrounding interconnected urban and suburban areas, forming a single economic and social unit.
County Seat: The administrative center of a county government, typically housing its primary administrative offices and judicial facilities.
Principal City: A city designated as the largest or most economically significant within a U.S. Census Bureau-defined metropolitan statistical area.
Urbanization: The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas.