Alpharetta, Georgia
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| Alpharetta, Georgia | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton County, Georgia |
| Incorporated | December 11, 1858 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Arthur Letchas |
| Area | |
| - City | 21.4 sq mi (55.4 km²) |
| - Land | 21.4 sq mi (55.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 34,854 |
| - Density | 1,631.6/sq mi (630.0/km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: Alpharetta, Georgia | |
Alpharetta is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 57,000 .
Selected for its location next to a spring, it began as a campground, and was originally known as New Prospect Camp Ground until late 1858. Officially chartered on December 11 of that year, Alpharetta ( Greek for "first town") became the county seat of Milton County until the end of 1931, when Milton was merged with Fulton County to avoid bankruptcy during the Great Depression. [1]
Georgia 400 (U.S. 19) is the freeway connecting suburban Alpharetta with Atlanta to the south. It parallels surface highway S.R. 9, which was originally multiplexed with U.S. 19 and was the only paved road through town prior to the county merger. The town also had no railroad, a rarity for the area. Despite its poor start then, and being one of the furthest-out large suburbs in metro Atlanta, it is now home to numerous mid-rise buildings of 10 or more floors each, which are home to many high-tech companies including UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Lucent, Nortel, IBM, Sun Microsystems, AT&T, Siemens, Verizon, Alltel, E*Trade, and ChoicePoint.
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[edit] Government
Alpharetta is governed by a city council comprised of six members and a mayor. The mayor and council members serve staggered four-year terms.
Mayors:
- Arthur Letchas 2001 - Present
- Chuck Martin 1995 - 2002
- Jimmy Phillips 1979 - 1994
[edit] Geography
Alpharetta is located at (34.073318, -84.281086)GR 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.4 km² (21.4 mi²). 55.3 km² (21.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR 2 of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 630.0/km² (1,631.6/mi²). There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 265.2/km² (686.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.9% White, 6.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 6.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.53% of the population. 2.4% of the population is Mixed-Race/Multiracial.
In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The numbers for race may add to more than the total population and the percentages for race may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
There were 13,911 households out of which 36.2% had children under the living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the , 7.2% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $71,207, and the median income for a family was $97,718. Males had a median income of $69,275 versus $49,935 for females. The per capita income for the city was $51,432. About 2.9% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The city is served by Fulton County Schools.
Public elementary schools located in Alpharetta include:
- Alpharetta Elementary School
- Barnwell Elementary School
- Crabapple Crossing Elementary School
- Cogburn Woods Elementary School
- Creek View Elementary School
- Dolvin Elementary School
- Lake Windward Elementary School
- Manning Oaks Elementary School
- Medlock Bridge Elementary School
- New Prospect Elementary School
- Ocee Elementary School
- State Bridge Crossing Elementary School
- Summit Hill Elementary School
- Findley Oaks Elementary School
Hembree Springs Elementary School, Mimosa Elementary School, and Sweet Apple Elementary School, all in Roswell, serve portions of Alpharetta.
Public middle schools located in Alpharetta include:
- Autrey Mill Middle School
- Fulton Science Academy
- Haynes Bridge Middle School
- Hopewell Middle School
- Holcomb Bridge Middle School
- Northwestern Middle School
- River Trail Middle School
- Taylor Road Middle School
- Webb Bridge Middle School
In addition, Crabapple Middle School and Elkins Pointe Middle School, two middle schools in Roswell, serve portions of Alpharetta.
Two public high schools are located in Alpharetta: Alpharetta High School and Milton High School.
In addition Centennial High School in Roswell, Northview High School and Chattahoochee High School both in Johns Creek all serve parts of Alpharetta.
[edit] External links
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Incorporated places: Atlanta (County seat) • Alpharetta • College Park • East Point • Fairburn • Hapeville • Johns Creek • Milton • Mountain Park • Palmetto • Roswell • Sandy Springs • Union City
Census-designated places: Campbellton • Red Oak • Rico • Birmingham • Shakerag • Crabapple • Sandtown • Chattahoochee Hill Country • South Fulton
