Alpharetta, Georgia
Alpharetta is a
city in
Fulton County,
Georgia,
United States. As of the
2000 census, the city had a total
population of 34,855.
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. [
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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
Lucent,
Nortel,
IBM,
Sun Microsystems,
AT&T,
Siemens,
Verizon,
Alltel,
E*Trade, and the
headquarters of
ChoicePoint.
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
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Location of Alpharetta, Georgia |
Alpharetta is located at (34.073318, -84.281086).
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.
As of the
census 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.
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 age of 18 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 age of 18, 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.
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
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:
*Taylor Road Middle School
*Haynes Bridge Middle School
*Hopewell Middle School
*Fulton Science Academy
*Webb Bridge Middle School
*Northwestern Middle School
*Autrey Mill Middle School
In addition, Crabapple Middle School and Elkins Pointe Middle School, two middle schools in
Roswell, serve portions of Alpharetta.
Three public high schools are located in Alpharetta:
Alpharetta High School,
Chattahoochee High School, and
Milton High School.
In addition
Centennial High School in
Roswell and
Northview High School in
Duluth serve parts of Alpharetta.
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