North Decatur, Georgia | |
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![]() North Decatur Road | |
![]() Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia | |
location within central Metro Atlanta | |
Coordinates: 33°48′11″N84°17′24″W / 33.80306°N 84.29000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | DeKalb |
Area | |
• Total | 4.91 sq mi (12.72 km2) |
• Land | 4.91 sq mi (12.72 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 994 ft (303 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,511 |
• Density | 3,769.29/sq mi (1,455.25/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30033 |
Area code | 404 770 |
FIPS code | 13-56112 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0332514 [3] |
North Decatur is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,511 in 2020.
An early settler in this part of DeKalb County was Chapman Powell, whose "Medicine House" cabin was built near 1218 Clairmont Road. (It has been preserved and relocated to Stone Mountain Park.) Dr. Powell (1798-1870) owned most of the land in the Candler Lake and South Fork Peachtree Creek area during his lifetime. His land was later purchased by Walter Candler. [4]
Ezekiel Mason built a mill on the east side of Clairmont Road on Burnt Fork Creek. DeKalb County's Mason Mill Park, as well as local eatery Mason Tavern, are named after Ezekiel Mason.[ citation needed ]
North Decatur is located at 33°48′11″N84°17′24″W / 33.80306°N 84.29000°W (33.803054, -84.290123). [5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2), all land. The North Decatur CDP's boundaries are:
There is no true center to North Decatur; there are three commercial clusters at corners of the CDP:
Toco Hills, a de facto commercial center for several CDPs north of the city of Decatur, has grown from a country store in 1950, with a single gas pump and a pot-bellied stove, to multiple shopping centers, coffee houses, houses of worship and townhouses.
North Decatur primarily consists of 1950s and 1960s-era ranch homes, although condominiums are increasingly being developed in this community. Its proximity to Atlanta's Midtown and Buckhead districts, as well as Emory University and Decatur, makes it a desirable "in-town" location for what was originally developed as a suburban community.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1980 | 11,830 | — | |
1990 | 12,830 | 8.5% | |
2000 | 15,270 | 19.0% | |
2010 | 16,698 | 9.4% | |
2020 | 18,511 | 10.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 1850-1870 [7] 1870-1880 [8] 1890-1910 [9] 1920-1930 [10] 1940 [11] 1950 [12] 1960 [13] 1970 [14] 1980 [15] 1990 [16] 2000 [17] 2010 [18] 2020 [19] |
Race / ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 [20] | Pop 2010 [18] | Pop 2020 [19] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 12,499 | 11,375 | 11,615 | 81.85% | 70.28% | 62.75% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,212 | 1,999 | 2,383 | 7.94% | 11.97% | 12.87% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 37 | 34 | 24 | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.13% |
Asian alone (NH) | 875 | 1,845 | 2,437 | 5.73% | 11.05% | 13.17% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Some other race alone (NH) | 17 | 52 | 135 | 0.11% | 0.31% | 0.73% |
Mixed race or multi-racial (NH) | 192 | 366 | 838 | 1.26% | 2.19% | 4.53% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 429 | 663 | 1,075 | 2.81% | 3.97% | 5.81% |
Total | 15,270 | 16,698 | 18,511 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
North Decatur was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census. [15] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,511 people, 8,169 households, and 3,518 families residing in the CDP.
DeKalb County Schools serves the CDP. Some residents are zoned to Laurel Ridge Elementary School, while other residents are zoned to Medlock Elementary School; both are in the North Decatur CDP. [21] Residents zoned to Laurel Ridge and Medlock are also zoned to Druid Hills Middle School (in the North Decatur CDP [21] ) and Druid Hills High School (in the Druid Hills CDP [22] ). [23]
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