By Larry Felton Johnson
Everyone living in a climate where it gets cold has owned an article of clothing like this at one time or another.
I’m referring to the ugly sweater. Mine was self-inflicted, so I can’t blame some misguided relative who presented it to me at Christmas or on my birthday. I went into a store and paid money for the hideous thing.
It was a red and green monstrosity with clashing colors and an alternating tree and star design.
I wish I still had it because it might be a good candidate for display in Marietta’s Ugly Sweater Parade during Marietta’s Christmas Tree Lighting event on Thursday, December 5th.
The City of Marietta website gives the following details, along with the deadline for entry in the parade:
Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities is proud to announce “Marietta’s Ugly Sweater Parade” is back during Marietta’s Christmas Tree Lighting event on Thursday, December 5th. Don your ugliest of holiday sweaters (family appropriate) and join Santa in his parade to the Square!
The Marietta Ugly Sweater Holiday Parade is part of the Christmas Tree Lighting Festival, which is held annually.
This traditional, old fashioned day of family fun is centered on the Christmas Tree Lighting celebration, and includes choir performances, meet and greets with Santa Claus, and the annual lighting of the tree. The .4-mile parade will step off at 4:45PM at Marietta City Hall, travel west on Lawrence St, around the Square and end at Glover Park via East Park Square.
Any individual, organization, group, business or other entity that desires to participate in the parade must submit an application. All forms must be completed in their entirety and received by Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities prior to the deadline.
*The City of Marietta reserves the right to cancel any events at any time due to an Executive Order issued by Governor Brian Kemp due to COVID-19 or any other outside factors.
For more information or to register please visit the website.
Application Deadline: 5:00PM, Friday, November 15, 2024
About the City of Marietta
The City of Marietta is the county seat of Cobb County. The latest estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau puts the city’s population at 62,769, which makes it the second largest city in Cobb County by population, smaller only than the City of Mableton.
Here are a few quick facts from the Census Bureau
| Population | |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 62,769 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) | 61,073 |
| Population, percent change – April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 2.8% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 60,972 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 56,579 |
| Age and Sex | |
| Persons under 5 years, percent | 6.0% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent | 20.7% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent | 14.2% |
| Female persons, percent | 51.3% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | |
| White alone, percent | 45.3% |
| Black or African American alone, percent(a) | 30.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) | 1.3% |
| Asian alone, percent(a) | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races, percent | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) | 18.8% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent | 42.4% |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Veterans, 2018-2022 | 2,377 |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 | 17.2% |
| Housing | |
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | X |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 | 46.2% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 | $376,400 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 | $2,050 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 | $569 |
| Median gross rent, 2018-2022 | $1,372 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | X |
| Families & Living Arrangements | |
| Households, 2018-2022 | 24,403 |
| Persons per household, 2018-2022 | 2.39 |
| Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 | 79.1% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 | 24.3% |
| Computer and Internet Use | |
| Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 | 97.2% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 | 91.3% |
| Education | |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 | 88.5% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 | 45.8% |
| Health | |
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 | 6.7% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent | 21.6% |
| Economy | |
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 | 67.6% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 | 61.1% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 282,938 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 2,324,868 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 492,100 |
| Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 2,099,654 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) | $34,643 |
| Transportation | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 | 27.3 |
| Income & Poverty | |
| Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 | $67,589 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 | $40,767 |
| Persons in poverty, percent | 12.8% |
| Businesses | |
| Total employer establishments, 2022 | X |
| Total employment, 2022 | X |
| Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) | X |
| Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 | X |
| Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 | X |
| All employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 3,152 |
| Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 1,993 |
| Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | S |
| Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 505 |
| Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 2,146 |
| Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 193 |
| Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 2,443 |
| Geography | |
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 2,602.0 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 2,451.4 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 23.43 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 23.08 |
| FIPS Code | 1349756 |
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