As fall approaches, it’s time to get into the harvest and Halloween spirit by exercising your creativity with an Autumn-themed project.
The City of Kennesaw announced that the popular Scarecrows on Main event is returning.
Area “residents, families, neighborhoods, non-profit, civic and faith based organizations, local businesses, schools, local sports teams, athletic clubs” are invited to create a scarecrow to display on Main Street.
Each scarecrow entry requires a $25 application fee to the Kennesaw Downtown Development Authority. All proceeds will be used to promote the downtown area through beautification projects and events.
According to the press releases for the event:
The application & information packets can be found on the City’s website at http://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/scarecrowsonmain. The deadline for applications is September 15, 2024.
The City of Kennesaw will upload images of each scarecrow to the Downtown Kennesaw Facebook page at www.facebook.com/KennesawDowntown , where the community will be invited to cast their vote for their favorite scarecrows. The top three scarecrows will be awarded a “People’s Choice” award, and the scarecrow with the most votes will receive bragging rights, as well as a $100 prize. Second place will receive a $50 prize, and third place will receive a $25 prize.
About the City of Kennesaw
The City of Kennesaw was incorporated in 1887. With a population of 33,036 according to the recent decennial census, Kennesaw is the fourth-largest city in Cobb County, behind Mableton, Marietta and Smyrna. The US Census Bureau provides the following quick facts about the city:
| Population Estimates, July 1 2022, (V2022) | NA |
| Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021) | 33,049 |
| Population | |
| Population Estimates, July 1 2022, (V2022) | NA |
| Population Estimates, July 1 2021, (V2021) | 33,049 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022) | NA |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2021) | 33,001 |
| Population, percent change – April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022) | NA |
| Population, percent change – April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2021, (V2021) | 0.1% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 33,036 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 29,783 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent | 6.0% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent | 22.3% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent | 11.8% |
| Female persons, percent | 52.3% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent | 64.0% |
| Black or African American alone, percent(a) | 20.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) | 0.0% |
| Asian alone, percent(a) | 5.7% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races, percent | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) | 14.9% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent | 55.7% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2017-2021 | 2,071 |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2017-2021 | 14.9% |
| Housing | |
| Housing units, July 1, 2021, (V2021) | X |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2017-2021 | 68.8% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2017-2021 | $225,500 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2017-2021 | $1,600 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2017-2021 | $434 |
| Median gross rent, 2017-2021 | $1,470 |
| Building permits, 2021 | X |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2017-2021 | 12,799 |
| Persons per household, 2017-2021 | 2.57 |
| Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2017-2021 | 82.9% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2017-2021 | 21.8% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2017-2021 | 97.1% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2017-2021 | 95.8% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 | 93.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2017-2021 | 44.7% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2017-2021 | 5.9% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent | 14.2% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 | 70.6% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2017-2021 | 67.4% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 188,701 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 142,150 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 99,548 |
| Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 1,186,810 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) | $34,676 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2017-2021 | 31.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 | $73,977 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021 | $37,608 |
| Persons in poverty, percent | 13.5% |
| Businesses | |
| Total employer establishments, 2020 | X |
| Total employment, 2020 | X |
| Total annual payroll, 2020 ($1,000) | X |
| Total employment, percent change, 2019-2020 | X |
| Total nonemployer establishments, 2019 | X |
| All employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 1,282 |
| Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 665 |
| Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 296 |
| Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | S |
| Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 757 |
| Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 54 |
| Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 972 |
| Geography | |
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 3,400.2 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 3,155.1 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 9.72 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 9.44 |
| FIPS Code | 1343192 |
