Decatur (Georgia)

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Decatur
Old DeKalb County Courthouse (2012)
Old DeKalb County Courthouse (2012)
County and state location
DeKalb County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Decatur Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1823
State : United States
State : Georgia
County : DeKalb County
Coordinates : 33 ° 46 ′  N , 84 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 46 ′  N , 84 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 19,335 (as of 2010)
Population density : 1,790.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 10.8 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of
which 10.8 km 2  (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 318 m
Postcodes : 30030-30037
Area code : +1 404
FIPS : 13-22052
GNIS ID : 0331532
Website : www.decaturga.com
Mayor : Patti Garrett

Decatur is a city and also the county seat of DeKalb County in the US state of Georgia with 19,335 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Decatur borders directly on the city of Atlanta in the west and on the city of Avondale Estates within the metropolitan area of ​​Atlanta in the east .

history

Decatur was founded in 1823. The city name is reminiscent of the American national hero Stephen Decatur junior .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 19,335 inhabitants at the time were distributed over 8,599 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.17 people per household. There are a total of 9,335 households.

52.8% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 2.96 persons. Children under the age of 18 lived in 29.5% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 21.1% of all households.

25.1% of the population were younger than 20 years, 29.0% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 16.2% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 43.6% of the population were male and 56.4% were female.

73.5% of the population identified themselves as whites , 20.2% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 2.9% as Asian Americans . 0.6% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.4% to several ethnic groups. 3.2% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 92,263 USD , while 15.6% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Town twinning

Attractions

22 structures and sites in Decatur are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of July 17, 2019), including:

traffic

Decatur is traversed by US Highways 23 , 29 , 78 and 278 and Georgia State Route 155 . The city is also connected to the metro network of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority via one station. The nearest airport is Atlanta Airport (around 20 km southwest).

education

The Decatur City School District stretches across the city and maintains educational facilities from preschool through twelfth grade, which consists of four elementary schools , fourth and fifth grade academies, one middle school and one high school .

The DeKalb County School District covers the unincorporated areas, serves in DeKalb County around Decatur and operates the prestigious William Bradley Bryant Center (WBBC) in a partnership.

Schools in Decatur:

  • Decatur High School
  • Carl G. Renfroe Middle School
  • The 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue
  • Glenwood Elementary
  • Clairemont Elementary
  • Oakhurst Elementary
  • Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy
  • Winona Park Elementary

The district has 224 full-time teachers and over 2,519 students.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 218 points (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There was one murder, two rapes, 21 robberies, 11 assaults, 100 break-ins, 431 thefts and 46 car thefts.

sons and daughters of the town

Dwight Phillips
Keri Hilson

The rapper group Travis Porter also comes from Decatur.

Web links

Commons : Decatur, Georgia  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joe Earle: Decatur. Arcadia Pub., 2010, ISBN 9780738586243 , p. 7.
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 17, 2019.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ Georgia Board of Education  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 8, 2010.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.doe.k12.ga.us  
  5. ↑ Schools and Centers ( Memento of the original of September 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . DeKalb County School District. Retrieved September 18, 2012. "2652 Lawrenceville Highway Decatur, GA 30033"  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dekalb.k12.ga.us
  6. ^ Schools. City Schools of Decatur. 2011 ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.csdecatur.net
  7. ^ School Stats , accessed June 8, 2010.
  8. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Decatur-Georgia.html