Union City, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 33°36′18″N84°29′37″W / 33.60500°N 84.49361°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Fulton |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vince Williams |
Area | |
• Total | 19.83 sq mi (51.37 km2) |
• Land | 19.68 sq mi (50.96 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,830 |
• Density | 1,363.66/sq mi (526.51/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30291 |
Area code | 770 |
FIPS code | 13-78324 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2405627 [1] |
Website | unioncityga.org |
Union City is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 26,830 at the 2020 census. [4]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Union City in 1908. [5] One source claims that the town was named for the union of rails at a railroad junction, [6] while another version states the name commemorates a "Farmer's Union" which once was headquartered here. [5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.3 square miles (50.0 km2), of which 19.1 square miles (49.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.83%, is water.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 534 | — | |
1920 | 620 | 16.1% | |
1930 | 776 | 25.2% | |
1940 | 884 | 13.9% | |
1950 | 1,490 | 68.6% | |
1960 | 2,118 | 42.1% | |
1970 | 3,031 | 43.1% | |
1980 | 4,780 | 57.7% | |
1990 | 8,375 | 75.2% | |
2000 | 11,621 | 38.8% | |
2010 | 19,456 | 67.4% | |
2020 | 26,830 | 37.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1850-1870 [8] 1880 [9] 1890-1910 [10] 1920-1930 [11] 1930-1940 [12] 1940-1950 [13] 1960-1980 [14] 1980-2000 [15] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,220 | 4.55% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 22,686 | 84.55% |
Native American | 51 | 0.19% |
Asian | 135 | 0.5% |
Pacific Islander | 12 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 733 | 2.73% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,993 | 7.43% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 26,830 people, 8,088 households, and 4,681 families residing in the city.
In 2000, the median household income was $35,322 and the median family income was $39,697. Males had a median income of $30,421 versus $28,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,208. About 9.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
Union City is in the Fulton County School District. [17]
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