College Park, Georgia College Park City of College Park Downtown College Park Downtown College Park College Park is positioned in Metro Atlanta College Park - College Park Location of College Park in Metro Atlanta College Park is a town/city in the U.S.
As of the 2010 census, the populace was 13,942. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is partially positioned in the city's boundaries (including the domestic terminal, Concourse T, Concourse A, and about two-thirds of Concourse B), and the Georgia International Convention Center, owned and directed by the City of College Park, is inside the town/city limits. College Park is positioned on the border of Fulton and Clayton counties at 33 38 54 N 84 27 22 W (33.648209, -84.456007). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.1 square miles (26.1 km2), of which 0.019 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.19%, is water. College Park's City Hall is 8 miles (13 km) southwest of downtown Atlanta.
Interstate 85 passes through the town/city and merges with Interstate 285, the perimeter highway around Atlanta, for a short distance in the southern part of College Park.
I-85 exits 69 through 72 and I-285 exits 60 and 62 are positioned inside the College Park town/city limits.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority(MARTA) provides heavy rail and bus services in College Park.
The College Park Station is the major station for College Park, positioned just south of Downtown, and is the third busiest station in the MARTA Rail System, with a weekday average of 9,023 entries. It is serviced by both the Gold Line and the Red Line amid the day, and only the Gold Line after 9:00 PM. The improve that would turn into College Park was established as Atlantic City in 1890 as a depot on the Atlanta and West Point Railroad.
It was retitled again as the town/city of College Park in 1896. The city's name came from being the home of Cox College (where the town/city hall and other buildings now stand) and Georgia Military Academy (now the Woodward Academy).
The east-west avenues in College Park are titled for Ivy League colleges, and the north-south streets are titled for influential College Park residents.
The College Park Woman's Club, one of the earliest in Georgia, is positioned in Camellia Hall on Main Street.
College Park has three town/city recreation centers the Wayman & Bessie Brady Recreation Center, the Hugh C.
The town/city also has four parks: Barrett Park, which is positioned along Rugby Avenue; Brenningham Park, which surrounds the Brady Center; Jamestown Park; and Richard D.
Zupp Park, which was titled in honor of a well-respected College Park resident.
College Park is home to the College Park Municipal Golf Course, which was established in 1929.
The town/city of College Park is governed by a mayor and four council members.
The mayor is Jack Longino and the council members are Ward 1, Ambrose Clay, Ward 2, Joe Carn, Ward 3, Tracey Wyatt and Ward 4, Roderick Gay. College Park is presently undergoing expansion, annexing neighboring, unincorporated portions in both north Clayton and south Fulton counties.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report and the College Park police department, College Park had 13 homicides in 2008.
College Park's incident rate for violent crimes is much higher than most other American cities.
In 2008, College Park had the highest crime rate in Georgia.
Many areas associated with College Park are not in the town/city proper; these areas are under the jurisdiction of the Clayton and Fulton County Police Departments, in the order given.
Express - Jet Airlines is headquartered in College Park, near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Chick-fil-A, a fast food chicken chain, is headquartered in College Park. Atlantic Southeast Airlines had its command posts in College Park until December 31, 2011; its final command posts facility was a hangar at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. As of the 2014 American Community Survey, 39.9% of College Park inhabitants live in poverty. According to College Park's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: Residential areas inside College Park are served by the Fulton County School System.
College Park Elementary School, Love T.
Northcutt Elementary School and Harriet Tubman Elementary School are in College Park and serve College Park. Other schools serving sections of College Park with residences include Hapeville Elementary School in Hapeville, Heritage Elementary School in an unincorporated area, and Oak Knoll Elementary School in East Point. Middle schools serving College Park include Paul D.
Benjamin Banneker High School in an unincorporated region and Tri-Cities High School in East Point serve sections of College Park. Frank S.
Woodward Academy is positioned in College Park.
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System operates the College Park Branch. a b "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Enumeration Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), College Park city, Georgia".
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"Oak Knoll Elementary Attendance Zone 2009-2010 School Year." Fulton County School System.
Fulton County School System.
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