Atlanta (Texas)
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.jpg) Main street in Atlanta |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Cass County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 7 ′ N , 94 ° 10 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,675 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 200.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 28.7 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 28.3 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 79 m |
| Postal code : | 75551 |
| Area code : | +1 903 |
| FIPS : | 48-04516 |
| GNIS ID : | 1372354 |
| Website : | www.atlantatexas.org |
| Mayor : | Keith Crow |
Atlanta is an American small town in Cass County in the state of Texas and is the most populous city and the economic center of Cass County.
geography
Atlanta is located almost in the extreme northeast of Texas, is 11 km west of the Louisiana border and extends over an area of 28.7 km², of which 0.3 km² is water. US Highway 59 intersects with State Highways 43 and 77 and several farm roads to the southwest of the city.
history
Founded in 1871 during the railroad construction by the Texas and Pacific Railway , Atlanta was named after the city of Atlanta , Georgia , the hometown of most of the early settlers. The first post office was opened in the same year. In 1885 the town had around 1,500 residents and had several shops and a weekly newspaper, the Citizens' Journal . Until 1890 the timber industry was the most important branch of industry.
As a result of the Great Depression , the population and the number of shops decreased. From 1935 onwards, the effects of the Depression were mitigated by oil discoveries and oil production by the Rodessa Oilfield . In the years that followed, both the population and the number of shops increased again and in 1940 the first hospital opened.
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 1764 | - | |
| 1900 | 1301 | -26.2% | |
| 1910 | 1604 | 23.3% | |
| 1920 | 1469 | -8.4% | |
| 1930 | 1685 | 14.7% | |
| 1940 | 2453 | 45.6% | |
| 1950 | 3782 | 54.2% | |
| 1960 | 4076 | 7.8% | |
| 1970 | 5007 | 22.8% | |
| 1980 | 6272 | 25.3% | |
| 1990 | 6118 | -2.5% | |
| 2000 | 5745 | -6.1% | |
| 2010 | 5675 | -1.2% | |
| 1890-2000, 2010 | |||
As of the 2000 census , Atlanta had 5,745 people; 2,254 households and 1,571 families were counted. The population density was 203 inhabitants per km ². 2,556 residential units were recorded. The racial the population was composed of 68.1% White, 29.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 0.5% from other races; 1.3% said they came from several ethnic groups. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,254 households, 32.9% had children or adolescents living with them. 47.0% were married couples living together, 18.6% were single mothers, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.7% were single households and 14.5% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.
The population was distributed among 27.0% under 18 years of age, 8.7% from 18 to 24 years of age, 24.0% from 25 to 44 years of age, 21.4% from 45 to 64 years of age and 19.0% from 65 years of age or older. The mean age ( median ) was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males and for every 100 adult women aged 18 and over there were 74.5 males.
The median income for a household (median) was 27 188 US $ , and the median income for a family $ 32,679. Males had a median income of $ 29,286 and females $ 19,715. The per capita income was $ 14,013. 19.0% of families and 23.5% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 33.4% of the population under the age of 18 and 19.4% of the population aged 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), female pilot, first African American woman with a pilot's license and the first woman with an international pilot's license
- Tracy Lawrence (born 1968), country singer
- John Rambo (* 1943), track and field athlete and Olympic medalist
- Slim Richey (1938-2015), bluegrass and jazz guitarist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census . Retrieved October 10, 2012
- ^ Atlanta city, Texas , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , (English)
- Atlanta (Texas) statistics from city-data , (English)