Chamblee, Georgia
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| Chamblee, Georgia | |
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| Coordinates: 33°53′15″N 84°18′19″W / 33.8875°N 84.30528°WCoordinates: 33°53′15″N 84°18′19″W / 33.8875°N 84.30528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| - Land | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 9,552 |
| - Density | 3,081.3/sq mi (1,179.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 30341, 30366 |
| Area code(s) | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-15172[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331371[2] |
Chamblee is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,552 at the 2000 census. When the town petitioned for a post office, it was to originally be called Roswell Junction. Because Roswell was already nearby, Chamblee was picked from the list of petitioners [3].
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[edit] Geography
Chamblee is located at 33°53′15″N 84°18′19″W / 33.8875°N 84.30528°W (33.887552, -84.305326)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 6,635 |
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| 1970 | 9,127 | 37.6% | |
| 1980 | 7,137 | −21.8% | |
| 1990 | 7,668 | 7.4% | |
| 2000 | 9,552 | 24.6% | |
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 9,552 people, 2,673 households, and 1,849 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,043.3 people per square mile (1,174.5/km²). There were 2,730 housing units at an average density of 869.8/sq mi (335.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 45.36% White, 3.71% African American, 0.91% Native American, 13.98% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 31.45% from other races, and 4.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56.37% of the population.
There were 2,673 households out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.65.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 17.9% from 18 to 24, 41.0% from 25 to 44, 12.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 161.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 176.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,992. Males had a median income of $22,024 versus $22,368 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,492. About 15.8% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. In addition, 16.7% of families reported a household income higher than $100,000.
[edit] Districts/Neighborhoods
[edit] Sexton Woods
Partially in Chamblee and partially in unincoporated Dekalb County, Sexton Woods is mixed neighborhood of 1950's ranch style homes and more recently new tear downs. Sexton Woods is bordered by Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd, Harts Mill Rd, and Ashford Dunwoody Rd.
[edit] Keswick Village
Adjacent to Sexton Woods, Keswick Village is next to Keswick Park in Chamblee.
[edit] Huntley Hills
Huntley Hills is a neighborhood established in the early 1960s, though the first house was built on Plantation Lane in 1950. Huntley Hills Elementary School is located in the middle of the neighborhood and was opened on August 21, 1964.
[edit] Mid-City District
[edit] Points of Interest
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport is the second busiest airport in the State of Georgia. Located on the site of the WWI installation, Camp Gordon, and the WWII Naval Air Station, the airport now serves the corporate community of metro Atlanta as a general aviation reliever airport.
[edit] Schools
[edit] Primary and secondary schools
[edit] Public schools
DeKalb County School System serves Chamblee.
Elementary
- Ashford Park Elementary School
- Dresden Elementary School
- Montgomery Elementary School
- Huntley Hills Elementary School, a public Montessori school
- Kittredge Magnet School for High Achievers
All of the elementary schools are in unincorporated areas.
Middle schools
- Chamblee Middle School
- Sequoyah Middle School (Doraville, serves a section of southern Chamblee)
High schools
- Chamblee Charter High School
- Cross Keys High School (Unincorporated, serves a section of southern Chamblee)
[edit] Private schools
Cross and Crown School
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Watson, Stephanie; Lisa Wojna (2008). Weird, Wacky, and Wild Georgia Trivia. Blue Bike Books. pp. 60. ISBN 978-1-897278-44-4.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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