Mableton, Georgia: Difference between revisions
The City of Mableton was approved by the voters in a referendum on the General Election Ballot on November 8, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/voters-choose-to-incorporate-mableton-making-it-georgias-newest-city|title=Voters choose to incorporate Mableton, making it Georgia’s newest city|first=Denise|last=Dillon|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224183303/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/voters-choose-to-incorporate-mableton-making-it-georgias-newest-city|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}
The City of Mableton was approved by the voters in a referendum on the General Election Ballot on November 8, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/voters-choose-to-incorporate-mableton-making-it-georgias-newest-city|title=Voters choose to incorporate Mableton, making it Georgia’s newest city|first=Denise|last=Dillon|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=December 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224183303/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/voters-choose-to-incorporate-mableton-making-it-georgias-newest-city|archive-date=December 24, 2023|url-status=live|website=FOX 5 Atlanta}}
The referendum was the result of the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill (HB-839), which set the boundaries of the city, established city council districts, and laid out the powers of the Mayor and Council. The law also established March 21, 2023, as the date for a special election for the first Council Members and [[List of mayors of Mableton, Georgia|Mayor of Mableton]].
The referendum was the result of the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill (HB-839), which set the boundaries of the city, established city council districts, and laid out the powers of the Mayor and Council. The law also established March 21, 2023, as the date for a special election for the first and [[List of mayors of Mableton, Georgia| of Mableton]].
In the election held March 21, 2023, Aaron Carman received 35.79 percent of the vote to 30.56 percent for [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]]. Both candidates proceeded to a run-off special election held April 18, 2023.
In the election held March 21, 2023, Aaron Carman received 35.79 percent of the vote to 30.56 percent for [[Michael Owens (politician)|Michael Owens]]. Both candidates proceeded to a run-off special election held April 18, 2023.
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Mableton, Georgia |
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From top to bottom, left to right: a residential street in Mableton, Robert Mable’s home built in 1843, the Mableton Post Office, the Atlanta skyline from Mt. Harmony Memorial Gardens in Mableton |
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| Coordinates: 33°48′48″N 84°34′18″W / 33.81333°N 84.57167°W | |
| State |  Georgia |
| County | Cobb |
| Settled | September 11, 1843 |
| Incorporated (town) | August 19, 1912 |
| Disincorporated | August 17, 1916 |
| Incorporated (city) | May 11, 2023 |
| Founded by | Robert Mable |
| • Mayor | Michael Owens (D) |
| • District Commissioner | Monique Sheffield |
| • Body | Cobb County Board of Commissioners |
| • Total | 36.56 sq mi (94.7 km2) |
| • Land | 36.46 sq mi (94.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| • Total | 78,000 |
| • Density | 2,133.48/sq mi (823.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
30126 |
| Area code | 770/678/404 |
| FIPS code | 13-48288[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332295[3] |
| Website | cobbcounty.org |
Mableton () is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. Voters of the unincorporated area of Mableton approved a referendum to incorporate on November 8, 2022, and six council members were elected on March 21, 2023, with Michael Owens elected as Mayor of Mableton on April 21, 2023. According to the 2020 census, Mableton has a population of 78,000. Upon Brookhaven‘s cityhood in December 2012, Mableton was previously the largest unincorporated CDP in Metro Atlanta. With boundaries described in Appendix A of House Bill 839, Mableton is the largest city in Cobb County in terms of population and includes historical Mableton, along with the Six Flags area, areas of unincorporated Smyrna, and parts of unincorporated South Cobb. While 53% of voters approved the referendum, many residents are already exploring deannexation.[4]
History[edit]
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, most of the land in present-day southern Cobb County belonged to the Cherokee and Creek. Two Native American villages were established near the area that will later become known as Mableton – the settlements of Sweet Water Town and Nickajack. Both tribes coinhabited the area peacefully, with one legend claiming that eventual…