Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error. [105], Surrounding Atlanta's three high-rise districts are the city's low- and medium-density neighborhoods,[105] where the craftsman bungalow single-family home is dominant. These include Collier Heights and Cascade Heights, home to much of the city's affluent African-American population. The Atlanta Hawks were founded in 1946 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, playing in Moline, Illinois. [115] Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures somewhat moderated by the city's elevation. At 1,050 feet (320m) above mean sea level, Atlanta has the highest elevation among major cities east of the Mississippi River. Georgia's population has reached 10.7 million, gaining a million new residents from 2010 to 2020. The Median Household Income for Atlanta city; Georgia is $74,107. [150] Metro Atlanta has the 19th largest Hispanic population in the country. However, significant destinations, such as Emory University and Cumberland, remain unserved. 2020 Census Council District 3. The defense industries attracted thousands of new residents and generated revenues, resulting in rapid population and economic growth. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, although a portion of the city extends into neighboring DeKalb County. They also provide information on select housing characteristics. [307] The Atlanta Marathon, which starts and ends at Centennial Olympic Park, routes through many of the city's historic landmarks,[308] and its 2020 running will coincide with the U.S. Olympic marathon trials for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [101] The city contains three major high-rise districts, which form a northsouth axis along Peachtree: Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead. [148] The largest Hispanic ancestries in Atlanta are Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban. [130] The median income for a household in the city was $66,657. [104] Buckhead, the city's uptown district, is eight miles (13km) north of Downtown and the city's third-largest business district. Site Map; Mayor's Office. Hispanics grew from 30,000 in 1982, to over 110,000 in 1992 [1] 260% in ten years. 56,579 Stonecrest (incorporated 2016) pop. Atlanta grew to 498,000 people from 420,000 in 2010. Following the announcement, the city government undertook several major construction projects to improve Atlanta's parks, sporting venues, and transportation infrastructure; however, for the first time, none of the $1.7billion cost of the games was governmentally funded. Originally established as the Boston Red Stockings in 1871, they are the oldest continually operating professional sports franchise in the United States. [268][269] For traditional Southern fare, one of the city's most famous establishments is The Varsity, a long-lived fast food chain and the world's largest drive-in restaurant. The racial makeup and population of Atlanta was 51.0% Black or African American, 40.9% White, 4.2% Asian and 0.3% Native American, and 1.0% from other races. Atlanta startup Motionworks AI Inc. raised $6.8 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission . The Atlanta Flames (now the Calgary Flames) played from 1972 to 1980, and the Atlanta Thrashers (now the Winnipeg Jets) played from 1999 to 2011. [211][212] The decline in home prices prompted some economists to deem Atlanta the worst housing market in the nation at the height of the depression. [197], Information technology (IT) has become an increasingly important part of Atlanta's economic output, earning the city the nickname the "Silicon peach". An AJC analysis shows a 47% Black population in 2020. Population (up 7.4% to 331.4 million). Median Household Income. Non-White Population by Neighborhood #25 Percentage of the total population. The city is split among 14 state house districts and four state senate districts, all held by Democrats. Georgia Public Radio is listener-funded and comprises one NPR member station, WABE, a classical music station also operated by Atlanta Public Schools. ", "Atlanta, Georgia National Geographic's Ultimate City Guides", "Atlanta's Building Boom Is Destroying Its Famous Forests", Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Atlanta, Georgia, a National Park Service, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta&oldid=1152644954, Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events: Years of Change and Challenge, 19401976 by Franklin M. Garrett, Harold H. Martin, This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 13:31. In 2007, Georgia had an estimated population of 9,544,750 which was an increase of 180,809 from the previous year, and an increase of 1,177,125 since 2000. [15] During the 1950s and 1960s, it became a major organizing center of the American Civil Rights Movement, with Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and many other locals becoming prominent figures in the movement's leadership. [234] During the 1980s, Atlanta had an active punk rock scene centered on two of the city's music venues, 688 Club and the Metroplex, and Atlanta famously played host to the Sex Pistols' first U.S. show, which was performed at the Great Southeastern Music Hall. Later, John Edgar Thomson, Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad, suggested the town be renamed Atlanta. Most of the buildings that define the downtown skyline were designed by Portman during this period, including the Westin Peachtree Plaza and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. The streetcar's line, which is also known as the Downtown Loop, runs 2.7 miles (4.3km) around the downtown tourist areas of Peachtree Center, Centennial Olympic Park, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, and Sweet Auburn. As a result, a 2011 Brookings Institution study placed Atlanta 91st of 100 metro areas for transit accessibility. [217] This is due to a large population of migrants from other parts of the U.S., in addition to many recent immigrants to the U.S. who have made the metropolitan area their home, establishing Atlanta as the cultural and economic hub of an increasingly multi-cultural metropolitan area. At the same time, in an effort to change the culture of those receiving subsidized housing, the AHA imposed a requirement for such residents to work (or be enrolled in a genuine, limited-time training program). 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Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. 93,853 Roswell pop. [260] Festivals showcasing arts and crafts, film, and music, including the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, and Music Midtown, respectively, are also popular with tourists. In Atlanta 4.00% of the population is Asian. The national average is 8.7 percent in 2016. [323][324] Every mayor elected since 1973 has been black. Most famous was the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. Atlanta serves as the regional hub for many arms of the federal bureaucracy, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 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[384] Starting in June 2016, Atlanta received a bike sharing program, known as Relay Bike Share, with 100 bikes in Downtown and Midtown, which expanded to 500 bikes at 65 stations as of April 2017. [27] Through the early 19th century, European Americans systematically encroached on the Creek of northern Georgia, forcing them out of the area from 1802 to 1825. Atlanta, GA Home Menu. Although municipal elections are officially nonpartisan, nearly all of the city's elected officials are registered Democrats. $74,107. [152], Of the total population five years and older, 83.3% spoke only English at home, while 8.8% spoke Spanish, 3.9% another Indo-European language, and 2.8% an Asian language. Also, Atlanta is within a few hours driving distance of many of the universities that make up the Southeastern Conference, college football's most profitable and popular conference,[298] and annually hosts the SEC Championship Game. By Erin Schilling - Digital Editor. Of these, 9,571, or 4%, are children . [334][335], Georgia State University is a major public research university in Downtown Atlanta; it is the largest in student population of the 29 public colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia and is a significant contributor to the revitalization of the city's central business district. In three decades' time, Atlanta's population tripled as the city limits expanded to include nearby streetcar suburbs. [300][301] The city has hosted the Super Bowl three times: Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994, Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, and Super Bowl LIII in 2019. Since its construction in the 1950s, HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has served as a key engine of the city's economic growth. (2010) 420,003; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metro Area, 5,268,860; (2020) 498,715; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metro Area, 6,089,815. The city was almost entirely burnt to the ground during General William T. Sherman's March to the Sea. Institutions of higher education contribute to Atlanta's art scene, with the Savannah College of Art and Design's Atlanta campus providing the city's arts community with a steady stream of curators, and Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum containing the largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast. Atlanta averaged 1.31 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8. [46] The Research Building was expanded, and a $300,000 (equivalent to $4,000,000 in 2021) Westinghouse A-C network calculator was given to Georgia Tech by Georgia Power in 1947. [279] In addition, many of the city's universities participate in collegiate sports. Atlanta, GA 496,480 Population 135.3 square miles 3,668.9 people per square mile Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted Find data for this place Hover for margins of error and contextual data. [169][170] It also hosts the global headquarters of several corporations such as The Coca-Cola Company,[171] The Home Depot,[172] Delta Air Lines,[173] Arby's,[174] AT&T Mobility,[175] Georgia-Pacific,[176] Chick-fil-A,[177] Church's Chicken,[178] Dunkin Donuts,[179] Norfolk Southern Railway,[180] Mercedes-Benz USA,[181] NAPA Auto Parts, Papa Johns,[182] Porsche AG,[183] Newell Brands, Marble Slab Creamery, and UPS. The building that houses Tech's school of Electrical and Computer Engineering bears his name. Other notable city parks include Centennial Olympic Park, a legacy of the 1996 Summer Olympics that forms the centerpiece of the city's tourist district; Woodruff Park, which anchors the campus of Georgia State University; Grant Park, home to Zoo Atlanta; Chastain Park, which houses an amphitheater used for live music concerts; and the under construction Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, the 280-acre green space and reservoir project slated to become the city's largest park when fully complete in the 2020s. Other annual college football events include the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, the Celebration Bowl, the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl which is one of College Football's major New Year's Six Bowl games and a college football playoff bowl. For the first time in Olympic history, every one of the record 197 national Olympic committees invited to compete sent athletes, sending more than 10,000 contestants participating in a record 271 events. After Atlanta was awarded the Olympic games in 1990, gentrification expanded into other parts of the city, stimulated by infrastructure improvements undertaken in preparation for the games. [337] The City of Atlanta annexed Emory into its territory effective January 1, 2018. The city was also a center for Southern rock during its 1970s heyday: the Allman Brothers Band's hit instrumental "Hot 'Lanta" is an ode to the city, while Lynyrd Skynyrd's famous live rendition of "Free Bird" was recorded at the Fox Theatre in 1976, with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant directing the band to "play it pretty for Atlanta". It has also provided for other former residents to be given vouchers to gain housing in other areas. Between 1992 and 1996, the Hispanic population of the Atlanta metro area grew to over 231,619 [3] an increase of 110% in just six years. Discovery Sports, NBA TV, Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast. The population density in Atlanta is 1729% higher than Georgia. [305] The city hosts the Peachtree Road Race, the world's largest 10 km race, annually on Independence Day. [155] At the same time, some residents of the city speak in Southern variations of African-American English. [189] Delta Air Lines, the city's largest employer and the metro area's third-largest, operates the world's largest airline hub at Hartsfield-Jackson, and it has helped make it the world's busiest airport, in terms of both passenger traffic and aircraft operations. [43][44] On May 21, 1917, the Great Atlanta Fire destroyed 1,938 buildings in what is now the Old Fourth Ward, resulting in one fatality and the displacement of 10,000 people. [360], Atlanta is served by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, its only major daily newspaper with wide distribution. [32] A year later, the area around the milepost had developed into a settlement, first known as Terminus, and later Thrasherville, after a local merchant who built homes and a general store in the area. 51,271 [318], The Atlanta Botanical Garden, adjacent to Piedmont Park, contains formal gardens, including a Japanese garden and a rose garden, woodland areas, and a conservatory that includes indoor exhibits of plants from tropical rainforests and deserts.
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