Located in the
foothills of the
Appalachian Mountains,
Rome is the largest city in and the
county seat of
Floyd County, Georgia, on the western border of the state. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia,
Metropolitan Statistical Area, population 96,250 (2009), which encompasses all of Floyd County. At the 2010
census, the city alone had a total population of 36,303. It is the largest city in
Northwest Georgia and the 19th largest city in the state.