Northwest Georgia includes the counties of:

• Dade County
  Dade County, Georgia
  Dade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population is 15,154. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 16,098...
  
  

• Walker County
  Walker County, Georgia
  Walker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 18, 1833 from land formerly belonging to the Cherokee Indian Nation. As of 2000, the population was 61,053. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 64,554...
  
  

• Catoosa County
  Catoosa County, Georgia
  Catoosa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 5, 1853. As of 2000, the population was 53,282. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 62,241...
  
  

• Whitfield County
  Whitfield County, Georgia
  Whitfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 30, 1851. The 2010 Census shows a population of 102,599. The county seat is Dalton.It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Civil War:...
  
  

• Murray County
  Murray County, Georgia
  Murray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 36,506. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 40,664. The county seat is Chatsworth.It is part of the Dalton, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  

• Gordon County
  Gordon County, Georgia
  Gordon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 44,104. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 52,044. The county seat is Calhoun.- History :...
  
  

• Chattooga County
  Chattooga County, Georgia
  Chattooga County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 28, 1838. As of 2000, the population was 25,470. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 26,797. The county seat is Summerville.-Geography:...
  
  

• Floyd County
  Floyd County, Georgia
  Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 90,565. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 95,618...
  
  

• Bartow County
  Bartow County, Georgia
  Bartow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 100,157. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2009 estimate, the county's explosive growth resulted in a population of 96,217, a 26.5% increase in less than ten years...
  
  

• Paulding County
  Paulding County, Georgia
  Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 142,324. The county seat is Dallas....
  
  

• Polk County
  Polk County, Georgia
  Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 38,127. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 41,460. The county seat is Cedartown.- History :...
  
  

• Haralson County
  Haralson County, Georgia
  Haralson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on January 26, 1856 and was named for Hugh A. Haralson. As of 2000, the population was 25,690. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 28,718...
  
  

The population of these twelve counties is estimated around 730,000.

Prime Cities

1. Rome, Georgia

Rome, Georgia

Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...

 33,870; Floyd County

2. Dalton, Georgia

Dalton, Georgia

Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of both Murray and Whitfield counties. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 33,128...

 29,650; Whitfield County

3. Cartersville, Georgia

Cartersville, Georgia

Cartersville is a town in Bartow County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 19,7314. The city is the county seat of Bartow County.-Geography:Cartersville was named for Colonel Farish Carter....

 21,050; Bartow County

4. Calhoun, Georgia

Calhoun, Georgia

Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,650. The city is the county seat of Gordon County.-Geography:Calhoun is located at , along the Oostanaula River....

 16,070; Gordon County

5. Dallas, Georgia

Dallas, Georgia

Dallas is a city in and the county seat of Paulding County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,544. It was named for George M. Dallas, Vice President of the United States of America under James K. Polk.-History:...

 9,875; Paulding County

6. Cedartown, Georgia

Cedartown, Georgia

Cedartown is a city in Polk County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,750. The city is the county seat of Polk County...

 9,470; Polk County

7. La Fayette, Georgia 7,100; Walker County

8. Bremen, Georgia

Bremen, Georgia

Bremen is a city in Haralson County and Carroll County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,227.Locally the name of the city is pronounced BREE-muhn...

 5,005; Haralson County

9. Euharlee, Georgia

Euharlee, Georgia

Euharlee is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,208 at the 2000 census. The city's explosive growth is evident as of the 2005 census the city's population rose to 3,859, and for 2006 estimates, Euharlee showed a population of 4,059...

 4,100; Bartow County; Cartersville bedroom community

10. Lindale, Georgia

Lindale, Georgia

Lindale is a census-designated place in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the 'Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'...

 4,088; Floyd County; Rome bedroom community

Prime Counties

1. Paulding County- 107,000—Dallas—Atlanta metro

2. Bartow County- 97,000—Cartersville—Atlanta metro

3. Floyd County- 95,000—Rome

4. Whitfield County- 93,000—Dalton—Chattanooga metro

5. Walker County- 69,000—La Fayette—Chattanooga metro

6. Catoosa County- 64,000—Ringgold—Chattanooga metro

7. Gordon County- 54,000—Calhoun—Chattanooga metro

8. Murray County- 42,800—Chatsworth—Chattanooga metro

9. Polk County- 42,750—Cedartown

10. Haralson County- 30,100—Bremen—Atlanta metro