Avondale Estates, Georgia
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| Coordinates: 33°46′15″N 84°15′54″W / 33.77083°N 84.265°WCoordinates: 33°46′15″N 84°15′54″W / 33.77083°N 84.265°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,960 |
| • Density | 2,643.6/sq mi (1,020.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30002 |
| Area code(s) | 404 |
| FIPS code | 13-04644[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331075[2] |
Avondale Estates is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2010 census.[3].
Avondale Estates was founded in 1924 by George Francis Willis, who purchased the entire village of Ingleside to create a planned community. The city was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England, birthplace of Shakespeare. Downtown buildings were designed in a Tudor style to reinforce this image, as were many of the houses in the city.[4] Community amenities such as a lake, tennis courts,a clubhouse, parks, and a swimming pool were built for residents.
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[edit] Geography
Avondale Estates is located at 33°46′15″N 84°15′54″W / 33.77083°N 84.265°W (33.770905, -84.264894)[5]. The city is entirely underlain by granite, and clay-rich soil developed on it. Some of this granite can be seen outcropped along the shore of Lake Avondale.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which 0.88% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2010 census, Avondale Estates had a population of 2,960. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 85.56% white, 8.62% black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% NPacific Islander, 0.5% reporting some other race and 2.0% reporting two or more races. 2.2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.[6]
[edit] Business and entertainment
The mostly Tudor-style downtown area of Avondale Estates, known as the commercial district, is home to a variety of businesses including antique and consignment stores. Multiple pizzerias and sports bars, and restaurants serving other fare from Mexican cuisine to hot dogs are also within the city limits. The city is the location of the first Waffle House, which opened its doors Labor Day weekend of 1955. Waffle House operates a museum at the original location today, and a separate restaurant elsewhere in the city.[7]
A selection of art galleries and studios make their home in an area of the city known as the Rail Arts District.[8] The longest running professional theater in Georgia, founded in 1956, is located in Avondale Estates.[9]
[edit] Government and infrastructure
The city is governed by a mayor and a board of commissioners.[10] Avondale Estates also has a city manager and other administrative positions.[11]
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice has its headquarters in Avondale Estates.[12][13]
The United States Postal Service operates the Avondale Estates Post Office.[14]
[edit] Education
Avondale Estates is served by the DeKalb County School System.
Avondale High School closed at the end of May, 2011, and the students were distributed to neighboring schools.[15] The campus is now used exclusively by the magnet school DeKalb School of the Arts.
The elementary school is in the city limits, while the middle school and high school are adjacent to the city limits.
In 2008, local parents began organizing formal efforts through the Avondale Education Association, a local grass-roots non-profit organization, to create a charter school that would achieve the standards required by law, while establishing an elementary school that reflected the values of the community. Their proposal was initially rejected by the Dekalb County School Board, but it was subsequently selected by the Georgia Charter Schools Commission as one of a small number of schools to be chartered directly by the State of Georgia. The school, Museum School of Avondale Estates, opened in 2010, and Avondale Estates therefore lies within its attendance zone.[16][17]
[edit] References
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_GCTP2.ST13&prodType=table
- ^ http://www.avondaleestates.org/fastfacts.html
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ 2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics of Avondale Estates from the US Census
- ^ http://www.wafflehouse.com/our-story/waffle-house-museum
- ^ http://www.railartsdistrict.com/
- ^ http://www.academytheatre.org/history.html
- ^ http://www.avondaleestates.org/mayor_commissioners.html
- ^ http://www.avondaleestates.org/city_hall.html
- ^ "Contact." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.
- ^ "Official Zoning Map." City of Avondale Estates. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.
- ^ "Post Office Location - AVONDALE ESTATES." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.
- ^ http://decatur.patch.com/articles/end-of-an-era-nears-at-avondale-high-school
- ^ http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2011/10/10/museum-school-of-avondale-new-lease-on-life-and-on-empty-forrest-hills-elementary/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog
- ^ http://aisforatlanta.com/2010/03/the-museum-school-of-avondale-estates/
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