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{{Short description|City in Georgia, United States}}
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'''Roswell''' is a city in northern [[Fulton County, Georgia]], United States. At the official [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 92,883, making Roswell the state's [[Georgia (U.S. state)#Major cities|ninth largest]] city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Roswell_city,_Georgia?g=160XX00US1367284|access-date=2024-01-07 |title=Geography Profile - Roswell city, Georgia|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> A suburb of [[Atlanta]], Roswell has an affluent [[National Register Historic District]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1367284| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Roswell city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=April 29, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042051/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1367284| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History and government==
{{See also|List of Mayors of Roswell, Georgia}}
[[File:RoswellMillDam2.JPG|thumb|left|Vickery (Big) Creek Dam]]
In 1830, while on a trip to northern Georgia, [[Roswell King]] passed through the area of what is now Roswell and observed the great potential for building a [[cotton mill]] along [[Vickery Creek]]. Since the land nearby was also good for plantations, he planned to put cotton processing near cotton production.

Toward the middle of the 1830s, King returned to build a mill that would soon become the largest in [[North Georgia]]&nbsp;– [[Roswell Mill]]. He brought with him 36 enslaved Africans from his own coastal plantation, plus another 42 skilled enslaved carpenters bought in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] to build the mills. The enslaved built the mills, infrastructure, houses, mill worker apartments, and supporting buildings for the new town. The enslaved Africans brought their unique [[Geechee]] culture, language, and religious traditions from the coast to north Georgia.
[[File:RoswellOldPresbChurch.JPG|thumb|left|The old Roswell Presbyterian Church, built in 1839]]

King invited investors from the coast to join him at the new location. He was also joined by Barrington King, one of his sons, who succeeded his father in the manufacturing company. Archibald Smith was one of the planters who migrated there to establish a new plantation, also bringing enslaved African Americans from the coastal areas.

Shortly after 1832 a survey of the area was conducted by [[Nathan Crawford Barnett]] as part of the [[Cherokee removal#Beginnings|Cherokee Purchase]] in preparation for the sixth state administrated land lottery culminating in the [[Cherokee removal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lat34north.com/HistoricMarkers/MarkerDetail.cfm?KeyID=060-A33|title=Historic Markers Across Georgia - The Cherokee Nation|publisher=Latitude 34 North.com|access-date=December 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="CandlerEvans1906">{{cite book|author1=Allen Daniel Candler|author2=Clement Anselm Evans|title=Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons Arranged in Cyclopedic Form ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=05wSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA129|year=1906|publisher=State historical association|pages=129–130}}</ref>

Barrington Hall (the home of Barrington King), Smith Plantation (the home of Archibald Smith) and Bulloch Hall (the childhood home of President Theodore Roosevelt's mother, [[Mittie Bulloch]]) have been preserved and restored. They are now open to the public. According to the 1850 Slave Schedules, these three "founding families", together with the next three largest planters, held 192 slaves, 51% of the total 378 slaves held in Roswell District. Archibald Smith had a {{convert|300|acre|km2|adj=on}} cotton plantation. According to the 1850 Census, Barrington King held 70 enslaved Blacks. Half of them were under the age of 10. These enslaved worked in the Barrington's household. Barrington King "leased" or "rented" some of his enslaved adult males to the Roswell Manufacturing Company, but they did not work around the mill machinery.

[[File:Bulloch Hall Roswell GA.JPG|thumb|left|[[Bulloch Hall]], built in 1839]]

The Roswell area was part of [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] when first settled, and the [[county seat]] of [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]] was a four-hour (one-way) horseback ride to the west. Since Roswell residents desired a local government, they submitted a city [[charter]] for [[Incorporation (municipal government)|incorporation]] to the [[Georgia General Assembly]]. The charter was approved on February 16, 1854.

By the time of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the cotton mills employed more than 400 people, mostly women. Given settlement patterns in the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont region]], they were likely of [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scots-Irish]] descent. As the mill increased in production, so did the number of people living in the area.
[[File:Barrington Hall North.JPG|thumb|[[Barrington Hall (Roswell, Georgia)|Barrington Hall]], built in 1842]]
[[File:ArchibaldSmithPlantationHome.jpg|thumb|[[Archibald Smith Plantation Home]], built in 1845]]

During the Civil War, the city was captured by [[Union Army|Union forces]] under the leadership of General [[Kenner Garrard]]. Under orders of General [[William Tecumseh Sherman|Sherman]], Garrard shipped the mill workers north to prevent them from returning to work if the mills were rebuilt. This was a common tactic of Sherman to economically disrupt the Confederate rebellion. The mill was burned, but the houses were left standing. The ruins of the mill and the {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} dam that was built for power still remain. Most of the town's property was confiscated by Union forces. The leading families had left the town to go to safer places well before the Civil War, and arranged for the enslaved people to be taken away from advancing Union troops, as was often the practice. Some slaves may have escaped to freedom beyond Union lines.

After the war, Barrington King rebuilt the mills and resumed production. While many [[freedmen]] stayed in the area to work as paid labor on plantations or in town, others migrated to Fulton County and Atlanta for new opportunities. The South suffered an agricultural depression resulting from the effects of the war and the end of slavery in the United States.

According to the census, the population of Cobb County decreased slightly from 14,242 in 1860, to 13,814 in 1870. The proportion of African-Americans decreased more, from 27% to 23%. During those years, nearby Fulton County more than doubled in population, from 14,427 to 33,336. The effects of dramatic African-American migration can be seen by the increase in Fulton County from 20.5% slave in 1860 to 45.7% colored (Black) in 1870.

At the end of 1931, the United States was in the midst of the [[Great Depression]]. The difficult economic conditions drove [[Milton County, Georgia|Milton County]], Roswell's neighboring county to the north (note: much of what is now Roswell was part of Milton County already), to merge in its entirety with Fulton County, Roswell's neighboring county to the south. To facilitate the merger, Roswell was ceded from Cobb County to become part of Fulton County. This became effective the 9th day of May in 1932. Roswell filed all legal records, including vital statistics, real estate, and the results of torts with the county clerk of Cobb before this date; with the county clerk of Fulton, after this date.

==Geography==
Roswell is located in northern Fulton County. It is bordered to the north by [[Milton, Georgia|Milton]], to the northeast by [[Alpharetta, Georgia|Alpharetta]], to the east by [[Johns Creek, Georgia|Johns Creek]], to the southeast by [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] in [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]], to the south by [[Sandy Springs, Georgia|Sandy Springs]], to the west by unincorporated land in [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]], and to the northwest by the city of [[Mountain Park, Fulton County, Georgia|Mountain Park]] and by unincorporated land in [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee County]]. The southern boundary of the city follows the [[Chattahoochee River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Roswell has a total area of 37.0 square miles (100.8 km2), of which {{convert|105.5|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 3.06%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Geographic features===
*[[Vickery Creek|Big Creek]]
*[[Bull Sluice Lake]]
*[[Chattahoochee River]]
*[[Morgan Falls Dam]]
*[[Johns Creek (Chattahoochee River)|Johns Creek]]
*Crooked Creek
*Audery Mill Creek

===Climate===
Roswell features a [[Humid subtropical climate]], which is characterized by abundant precipitation that is spread evenly throughout the year.

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 479
|1880= 1180
|1890= 1138
|1900= 1329
|1910= 1158
|1920= 1227
|1930= 1432
|1940= 1622
|1950= 2123
|1960= 2983
|1970= 5430
|1980= 23337
|1990= 47923
|2000= 79334
|2010= 88346
|2020= 92833
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Roswell, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Roswell city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1367284|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Roswell city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1367284&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Roswell city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1367284&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|59,870
|58,008
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58,745
|75.47%
|65.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.28%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|6,620
|10,066
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,694
|8.34%
|11.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.52%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|107
|130
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87
|0.13%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,932
|3,545
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,626
|3.70%
|4.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.98%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|23
|38
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|194
|315
|style='background: #ffffe6; |707
|0.24%
|0.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.76%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,167
|1,545
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,853
|1.47%
|1.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.15%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8,421
|14,699
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,090
|10.61%
|16.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.18%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''79,334'''
|'''88,346'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''92,833'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 92,833 people, 35,944 households, and 25,529 families residing in the city.

In 2020, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 63.28% non-Hispanic white, 11.52% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 4.98% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.76% some other race, 4.15% multiracial, and 15.18% Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2000, its makeup was 75.47% non-Hispanic white, 8.34% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.24% some other race, 1.47% multiracial, and 10.61% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2000CensusP004" />

According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $73,469, and the median income for a family was $103,698. The average income for households was $106,219 and the average income for families was $123,481. Males had a median income of $72,754 versus $45,979 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,106. About 3.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US1368516&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US13%7C16000US1368516&_street=&_county=Roswell&_cityTown=Roswell&_state=04000US13&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|title=American FactFinder - Community Facts|website=Factfinder.census.gov|access-date=August 4, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210220947/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US1368516&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US13%7C16000US1368516&_street=&_county=Roswell&_cityTown=Roswell&_state=04000US13&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-date=February 10, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2022 estimate, the median household income was $130,008 with a per capita income of $65,061.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Roswell, GA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1367284-roswell-ga/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

==Economy==
The [[Diplomatic missions of Honduras|Consulate-General of Honduras in Atlanta]] is located at Suite 3 in 600 Houze Way in Roswell.<ref name="Honduras">{{cite web |url= http://www.georgia.org/Business/International/Consulates.htm |title= Consulates |publisher= 'Georgia Department of Economic Development |access-date= October 26, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081221181801/http://www.georgia.org/business/international/consulates.htm |archive-date= December 21, 2008 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> The city's largest employers are the [[Kimberly-Clark Corporation|Kimberly Clark Corporation]], [[Wellstar North Fulton Hospital]], [[Harry's Farmers Market]], and the City Of Roswell.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roswell GA Top Employers|url=http://www.mba-today.com/business/georgia-mba-employers.html#roswell|website=MBA Today|publisher=City Of Roswell Economic Development Division|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> A section of Route 400 between Roswell and Atlanta is known as the high tech corridor, where many technology firms like Kimberly Clark have factories or offices.<ref name=Roswell.org>{{cite web|title=Business And Industry In Roswell GA|url=http://www.roswell.org/business+and+industry.aspx|website=roswell.org|publisher=City Of Roswell|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> As of the 2006 census, one third of Roswell's 5.000 registered business were home based. The largest industries were retail, technology, food services, wholesale trade, and health care.<ref name=Roswell.org />

Many Roswell residents work in nearby [[Atlanta]].<ref name=Roswell.org />

Businesses with their headquarters in Roswell include [[Snorg Tees]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Snorg Tees|url=http://www.snorgtees.com/contacts|website=Snorg Tees|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> Tripwire Interactive,<ref>{{cite web|title=Tripwire Interactive Official Linked In Page|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/tripwire-interactive-llc|website=linked in|publisher=Tripwire Interactive|access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref> and [[Pharsalia Technologies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2000/07/17/daily29.html|title=Pharsalia Technologies acquired by Alteon|website=Atlanta Business Chronicle|access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Festivals and parades===
*Roswell Memorial Day Ceremony&nbsp;— the largest Memorial Day ceremony in Georgia
*Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History & Culture (February)
*Roswell Criterium Bicycle Race and Historic Roswell Kiwanis Kids Bike Safety Rodeo (May)
*Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival (June)
*Riverside Sounds Concert Series (May&nbsp;— October)
*Roswell Youth Day Parade and Festival (October)
*Keep Roswell Beautiful Duck Race (October)
*Roswell Annual Fireworks Extravaganza July 4
*Roswell Wine Festival (first Sunday in October - Sunday, October 4, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roswellwinefestival.com|title=RoswellWineFestival|website=Roswellwinefestival.com}}</ref>
*Alive in Roswell (third Thursday of the month, April–October)

===Sites===
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*[[Archibald Smith Plantation Home]]
*[[Atlanta Rowing Club]]
*[[Bulloch Hall]]
*[[Barrington Hall (Roswell, Georgia)|Barrington Hall]]
*[[Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area]]
*[[Chattahoochee Nature Center]]
*[[Mimms Museum of Technology and Art]]
*[[Faces of War Memorial]]
*[[Roswell Mill]]
*[[Primrose Cottage]]
*[[Teaching Museum North]]
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===Public libraries===
[[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System]] operates the Roswell Branch and the East Roswell Branch.<ref>"[http://www.afpls.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=110 Roswell Branch][[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System]]. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Eastroswellpark 0419085.jpg|thumb|Pond at East Roswell Park]]

The city maintains more than {{convert|900|acre|km2}} of parkland, as well as three historic house museums that are former plantations.

A branch of the [[Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area]], a component of the [[National Park Service|National Park System]], is located in Roswell at Vickery Creek.

==Education==
===Public schools===
Roswell's local public schools are part of the [[Fulton County School System]].

====Charter schools====
*[[Amana Academy]] (K–8)
*[[Fulton County Charter High School of Mathematics and Science]] (disbanded)
*Fulton Academy of Science and Technology (K-8)

====Elementary schools====
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*Esther Jackson Elementary School
*Hembree Springs Elementary School
*Mimosa Elementary School
*[[Mountain Park Elementary, Georgia (U.S. State)|Mountain Park Elementary School]]
*Northwood Elementary School
*Roswell North Elementary School
*Sweet Apple Elementary School
*Hillside Elementary School
*River Eves Elementary School
*Vickery Mill Elementary School
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====Middle schools====
*Crabapple Middle School
*Elkins Pointe Middle School
*Holcomb Bridge Middle School

[[File:RoswGym.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Entrance to Roswell High School. The gymnasium (aka the Stinger Dome) is visible with its domed roof.]]

====High schools====

*[[Centennial High School (Georgia)|Centennial High School]]
*[[Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School]]
*[[Roswell High School (Georgia)|Roswell High School]]

===Private schools===
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*[[Blessed Trinity Catholic High School]]
*[[The Cottage School|Cottage School]]
*Queen of Angels Catholic School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qaschool.org/|title=Queen of Angels Catholic School|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Howard School (Atlanta, Georgia)|The Howard School]] (North Campus)
*Jacob's Ladder Neurodevelopmental School & Therapy Center (Roswell Campus)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jacobsladdercenter.com/|title=Jacob's Ladder Center|access-date=13 August 2019}}</ref>
*Regina Caeli Academy<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.rcahybrid.org/About/
|title = Mission Statement
|website = Regina Caeli. Classical Hybrid Education in The Catholic Tradition
|access-date = 29 November 2017}}</ref>
*Fellowship Christian School
*Atlanta Academy 
*Eaton Academy
*Saint Francis Schools
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==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
===Major roads and expressways===
*[[File:Georgia 9.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 9|State Route 9]]
*[[File:Georgia 92.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 92|State Route 92]]
*[[File:Georgia 120.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 120|State Route 120]]
*[[File:Georgia 140.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 140|State Route 140]]
*[[File:Georgia 400.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 400|State Route 400]]
*Pine Grove Road
*Riverside Road
*Crabapple Road

===Pedestrians and cycling===
*[[Big Creek Greenway]]
*[[PATH400]] (proposed)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local/roswell-backs-trail-along-400/E3mIwHJHwGOHIa0kOmArvK/|title=Roswell backs trail along Ga. 400|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>
* Roswell Riverwalk Trail
* Vickery Creek Trail

==Notable people==
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* [[Charlie Asensio]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlie Asensio |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/charlie-asensio/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
* [[Kat Asman]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Orlando Pride signs goalkeeper Kat Asman |url=https://www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/news/orlando-pride-signs-goalkeeper-kat-asman |website=[[Orlando Pride]] |access-date=August 6, 2025 |date=December 11, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Jerome Bettis]], former [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Steeler]] and current [[NBC Sports]] announcer<ref name=jb>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/entertainment/stories/0723tvbettis.html |title=The Bus now living in Atlanta
| last = Vejnoska |first=Jill |work = [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |date=July 23, 2006 |access-date=April 10, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=June 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[Peter Buck]], musician, attended [[Crestwood High School (Georgia)|Crestwood High School]]<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1986/11/09/rems-song-of-the-south/1fe0b195-62fc-4d41-8f96-93b0a889e541/ "R.E.M.'s Song of the South"] - ''[[The Washington Post]]'', November 9, 1986</ref>
*[[Jay Busbee]], author/journalist, resides in Roswell<ref name=jb/>
*[[David Cross]], comedian, television, and film actor, writer, and director, lived in Roswell as a child and attended [[Crestwood High School (Georgia)|Crestwood High School]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DzUSgs1yIs&t=1555s "REM 40th Anniversary - Atlanta - Full Concert"] - ''YouTube'' at timepoint 0:25:55</ref>
*[[Deko]], born Grant Andrew Decouto in Roswell, rapper and Grammy-nominated music producer
*[[Emily Dolvin]], aunt of [[Jimmy Carter]] (the 39th US president), lived in Roswell the majority of her life
*[[Ben Finegold]], chess grandmaster, founded the [[Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta]] (CCSCATL) in Roswell<ref>{{cite web|title=New Chess Center Opens September 9, 2017|url=https://georgiachessnews.com/2017/08/01/new-chess-center-opens-september-9-2017/|last=Boyd|first=Karen|publisher=Georgia Chess News|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jeff Foxworthy]] (born 1958), stand-up comedian, actor, television/radio personality, author, and voice artist
*[[Karen Handel]], former Georgia Secretary of State, former US Representative of the [[Georgia's 6th congressional district|6th congressional district]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], resides in Roswell<ref name=jb/>
*[[Cal Jennings]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cal Jennings |url=https://www.charlestonbattery.com/roster/cal-jennings/ |website=[[Charleston Battery]] |access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref>
*[[Regina Lynch-Hudson]], publicist, travel writer, and historian, lived here
*[[Landon Milbourne]], basketball player for [[Hapoel Eilat B.C.|Hapoel Eilat]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=207383142|title=University of Maryland Athletics|website=Umterps.com}}</ref>
*[[Anya Monzikova]], Russian-American actress and model, lives in Roswell with her husband
*[[Brendan Moore]], professional soccer player
*[[Dale Murphy]], two-time National League MVP, former [[Atlanta Braves]] MLB player, lived in Roswell in the early 1990s<ref>{{cite news |title=Murphy Makes Big Adjustment to Move North |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K1taAAAAIBAJ&dq=dale+murphy+roswell&pg=PA9&article_id=5002,835622 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Waycross Journal-Herald |date=October 23, 1990 |language=en|page = 10}}</ref>
*[[Paul Newman]], American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/08/30/People/19221030743276/|title=People - UPI.com|website=UPI}}</ref>
*[[Pauley Perrette]], writer, singer, civil rights advocate and former actress, attended [[Crestwood High School (Georgia)|Crestwood High School]]
*[[Jermaine Phillips]] (born 1979), football safety in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002–2009
*[[Tony Phillips]], baseball utility player who had an 18-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career from 1982 to 1999. 
*[[Tom Price (American politician)|Tom Price]], Congressman from the [[Georgia's 6th congressional district|6th congressional district]] of Georgia
*[[Mike Ramsey (infielder)|Mike Ramsey]], former Roswell High baseball star, went on to play for the NL's St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) 1978–1985; played on the World Series Champion Cardinals in 1982
*[[Neel Reid]], architect; lived in Mimosa Hall and died there in 1926<ref name=ReedGaEncylopedia>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-559&hl=y |title=Neel Reid (1885-1926) |encyclopedia = Georgia Encyclopedia | author= Craig, Robert M. |date = December 11, 2014 |access-date=January 22, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Chris Reis]], former professional football safety, [[Super Bowl XLIV]] champion ([[2009 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]), Roswell High graduate
*[[Martha Bulloch Roosevelt]], mother of [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and grandmother of [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], came from Roswell
*[[Nap Rucker]], left-handed pitcher in MLB for the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins
*[[Sam Sloman]] (born 1997), NFL football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2021/01/02/5-things-to-know-about-titans-kicker-sam-sloman/4068736001/|title=5 things to know about Titans kicker Sam Sloman|website=[[The Tennessean]]}}</ref>
*[[Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)|Jack Smith]] (born 1924), racing driver
*[[Amin Stevens]] (born 1990), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Sunny Suljic]] (born 2005), actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://love2act.com/new/sunny-suljic-o7317.html|title=Sunny Suljić - Atlanta Actor|website=love2act.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625114802/http://love2act.com/new/sunny-suljic-o7317.html|archive-date=2016-06-25}}</ref>
* [[Demaryius Thomas]] (1987–2021), professional American football wide receiver, primarily for the [[Denver Broncos]], [[Super Bowl 50]] champion, found dead in his Roswell residence in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodbread |first=Chase |date=December 10, 2021 |title=Former Denver Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas dies at age 33 |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/former-broncos-pro-bowl-wide-receiver-demaryius-thomas-dies-at-age-of-33 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504223144/https://www.nfl.com/news/former-broncos-pro-bowl-wide-receiver-demaryius-thomas-dies-at-age-of-33 |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |access-date=December 10, 2021 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rapien |first=James |date=December 10, 2021 |title=Former NFL Pro Bowler Wide Receiver Demaryius Thomas Has Died |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/former-nfl-wide-receiver-demaryius-thomas-has-died |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210110435/https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/former-nfl-wide-receiver-demaryius-thomas-has-died |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Stevie Wilkerson]], coach for the [[Gwinnett Stripers]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Sherron D. Lawson, ''A Guide to the Historic Textile Mill Town of Roswell, Georgia'' (Roswell, Ga.: Roswell Historical Society, 1996).
* {{cite book |editor-first=Darlene M. |editor-last=Walsh |title=Roswell: A Pictorial History |edition=2nd |publisher= [[Roswell Historical Society]] |location=Roswell, Georgia |year= 1994 |orig-year=1985 |isbn=0-9615854-2-0}}
* Galloway, Tammy Harden, ed. 2003. ''Dear Old Roswell: Civil War Letters of the King Family of Roswell, Georgia.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Roswell, Georgia}}
* [http://www.roswellgov.com/ City of Roswell official website]

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