DeKalb County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census,the population was 764,382,making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur.
Chamblee is a city in northern DeKalb County,Georgia,United States,northeast of Atlanta. The population was 30,164 as of the 2020 census.
Decatur is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County,Georgia,United States,part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census,the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address.
Doraville is a city in DeKalb County,Georgia,United States northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census,the city had a population of 10,623.
Druid Hills is a community which includes both a census-designated place (CDP) in unincorporated DeKalb County,Georgia,United States,as well as a neighborhood of the city of Atlanta. The CDP's population was 14,568 at the 2010 census. The CDP formerly contained the main campus of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);however,they were annexed by Atlanta in 2018. The Atlanta-city section of Druid Hills is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods with a mean household income in excess of $238,500.
North Decatur is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County,Georgia,United States. The population was 18,511 in 2020.
North Druid Hills,also known as Briarcliff or Toco Hills,is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in DeKalb County,Georgia,United States. The population was 20,385 in 2020. The commercial center of the area is the Toco Hill Shopping Center,located near the intersection of North Druid Hills Road and LaVista Road.
Tucker is a city located in DeKalb County,Georgia,United States,located near Atlanta and was originally settled in the 1820s,and later developed as a railroad community in 1892. According to the 2016 United States Census Bureau annual estimate of resident population,it has a population of 35,322. In a November 2015 referendum,by a 3:1 margin (73.94%),voters approved incorporating Tucker into a city. In March 2016,Tucker residents elected the city's first mayor and city council.
Five Points is a district of Atlanta,Georgia,United States,the primary reference for the downtown area.
William E. Ezzard was a Southern United States politician who served as the 11th,13th and 19th Mayor of Atlanta,Georgia,in the 19th century.
Benjamin Franklin Bomar was the second mayor of Atlanta,Georgia.
From its incorporation in 1847,the municipal boundaries of Atlanta,Georgia,United States,were extended repeatedly from a small area around its railroad station to today's city covering 131.7 square miles (341 km2).
Derwin Brown was an American police captain and the sheriff-elect of DeKalb County,Georgia,who was assassinated on the evening of December 15,2000 on the orders of defeated rival Sidney Dorsey.
Dr. Joseph Thompson was an early settler of Atlanta,Georgia,doctor,hotelier,and real-estate investor.
Georgia's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district was represented by Democrat John Lewis from January 3,1987,until his death on July 17,2020. Kwanza Hall was elected to replace Lewis on December 1,2020,and served until January 3,2021,when Nikema Williams took his place. Hall was elected in a special election for the balance of Lewis' 17th term. He chose not to run in the general election for a full two-year term,which was won by Williams.
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the metro Atlanta,Georgia,USA region,defined as the 10-county area of Cherokee,Clayton,Cobb,DeKalb,Douglas,Fayette,Fulton,Gwinnett,Henry and Rockdale counties. The city of Atlanta is contained within this region. Forsyth County is also sometimes included but is not considered by the Georgia Department of Economic Development to be part of the area. It also serves as the metropolitan planning organization for those and nine more counties in the region:Barrow,Bartow,Carroll,Coweta,Hall,Newton,Paulding,Spalding,and Walton counties.
Vernon Angus Jones is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001 and from 2017 to 2021.
A municipal election in the City of Atlanta was held on Tuesday,November 3,2009. Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia and is the largest city in Georgia and is the center of the Atlanta metropolitan area,the largest metropolitan area in the South.
Sidney Dorsey is an American former law enforcement officer who served as sheriff of DeKalb County,Georgia from 1996 to 2000. Dorsey was the first African American to serve as sheriff of DeKalb County. When Dorsey lost a 2000 runoff election to challenger Derwin Brown,he arranged Brown's murder.
The Swanton House is a historic building in downtown Decatur,Georgia and is one of a very few pre-Civil War buildings in the area which are still standing. It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on August 30,1978.
