Atlanta, Texas
Atlanta, Texas | ||
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FIPS code 48-04516[2] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1372354[3] | |
Website | atlantatexas |
Atlanta is a city in
History
Atlanta was established in 1872 with the building of the Texas and Pacific Railway and was named for Atlanta, Georgia, former home of many early settlers; a post office was opened that same year. Atlanta, Texas is now the second largest Atlanta in the nation. Other "Atlantas" exist in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and elsewhere. Atlanta, Texas is known as "Hometown, USA".
By 1885 the community had 1,500 residents, who had founded three white and two black churches, two schools, a bank, several sawmills, a number of general stores, and a weekly newspaper, the Citizens' Journal.
The onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s forced many businesses to close, and in 1936 Atlanta had 85 rated businesses. The opening of the Rodessa oilfield in 1935, however, helped mitigate the worst effects of the Depression. By 1940 the town had modern canneries, lumber mills, wholesale houses, a brick plant, a hospital, and a population of 2,453. Subsequently, Atlanta grew steadily, topping the 4,000 mark for the first time in the early 1960s. In 1990 the population was 6,118. By 2000 the population had dropped to 5,745. Principal industries include farming, forestry, oil, and tourism.
Geography
Atlanta is the largest city in Cass County and is located in eastern Cass County at 33°7′6″N 94°10′0″W / 33.11833°N 94.16667°W (33.118228, –94.166537).[6] It is bordered to the north by Queen City.
U.S. Route 59 bypasses the city to the west, leading north 25 miles (40 km) to Texarkana and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Linden. Texas State Highway 77 passes through the southern side of the city, leading southeast 10 miles (16 km) to the Louisiana border and northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Douglassville. Texas State Highway 43 passes through the center of Atlanta and leads south 47 miles (76 km) to Marshall.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Atlanta has a total area of 12.7 square miles (32.8 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 1.19%, is water.[7]
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Climate data for Atlanta, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1874–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
105 (41) |
108 (42) |
110 (43) |
109 (43) |
99 (37) |
88 (31) |
84 (29) |
110 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 76.4 (24.7) |
79.1 (26.2) |
84.6 (29.2) |
87.5 (30.8) |
92.4 (33.6) |
96.3 (35.7) |
100.2 (37.9) |
101.4 (38.6) |
98.0 (36.7) |
91.3 (32.9) |
82.8 (28.2) |
77.4 (25.2) |
102.6 (39.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.2 (13.4) |
60.1 (15.6) |
68.7 (20.4) |
76.1 (24.5) |
83.2 (28.4) |
90.6 (32.6) |
94.4 (34.7) |
94.7 (34.8) |
88.4 (31.3) |
78.0 (25.6) |
66.2 (19.0) |
58.3 (14.6) |
76.2 (24.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 44.6 (7.0) |
48.3 (9.1) |
56.0 (13.3) |
63.4 (17.4) |
71.8 (22.1) |
79.6 (26.4) |
83.1 (28.4) |
82.9 (28.3) |
76.2 (24.6) |
65.0 (18.3) |
54.2 (12.3) |
47.0 (8.3) |
64.3 (18.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) |
36.5 (2.5) |
43.4 (6.3) |
50.6 (10.3) |
60.4 (15.8) |
68.6 (20.3) |
71.7 (22.1) |
71.0 (21.7) |
64.0 (17.8) |
52.0 (11.1) |
42.2 (5.7) |
35.7 (2.1) |
52.4 (11.4) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 21.2 (−6.0) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
38.3 (3.5) |
49.6 (9.8) |
62.3 (16.8) |
68.0 (20.0) |
65.9 (18.8) |
54.3 (12.4) |
39.0 (3.9) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
19.5 (−6.9) |
Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) |
−5 (−21) |
15 (−9) |
31 (−1) |
39 (4) |
52 (11) |
58 (14) |
53 (12) |
42 (6) |
28 (−2) |
16 (−9) |
5 (−15) |
−5 (−21) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.12 (105) |
4.67 (119) |
4.51 (115) |
4.46 (113) |
5.17 (131) |
3.86 (98) |
3.29 (84) |
3.10 (79) |
3.86 (98) |
4.42 (112) |
4.06 (103) |
4.76 (121) |
50.28 (1,278) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.2 (0.51) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.26) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 90.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Source 1: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[10] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 396 | — | |
1890 | 1,764 | 345.5% | |
1900 | 1,301 | −26.2% | |
1910 | 1,604 | 23.3% | |
1920 | 1,469 | −8.4% | |
1930 | 1,685 | 14.7% | |
1940 | 2,453 | 45.6% | |
1950 | 3,782 | 54.2% | |
1960 | 4,076 | 7.8% | |
1970 | 5,007 | 22.8% | |
1980 | 6,272 | 25.3% | |
1990 | 6,118 | −2.5% | |
2000 | 5,745 | −6.1% | |
2010 | 5,675 | −1.2% | |
2020 | 5,433 | −4.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (NH)
|
3,277 | 60.32% |
Black or African American (NH)
|
1,602 | 29.49% |
Alaska Native (NH)
|
17 | 0.31% |
Asian (NH) | 33 | 0.61% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 3 | 0.06% |
Some Other Race (NH) | 26 | 0.48% |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 187 | 3.44% |
Hispanic or Latino | 288 | 5.3% |
Total | 5,433 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,433 people, 2,118 households, and 1,466 families residing in the city.
As of the
There were 2,254 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $32,679. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $19,715 for females. The
Education
Most of Atlanta is served by the Atlanta Independent School District, which operates Atlanta High School. A portion is instead zoned to Queen City Independent School District,[14] which operates Queen City High School.
Atlanta is also served by Texarkana College (the majority of Cass County, including Atlanta ISD and Queen City ISD, is in the college's service area).[15]
Notable people
- Washington Redskinsafter college
- Tony Buzbee notable Texas attorney
- Susanna Clark, artist and country/folk songwriter, was born in Atlanta
- African-Americanand Native American descent to hold a pilot's license in the US, and the first person of African-American descent to hold an international pilot license
- Ellen DeGeneres, talk show host and comedian. In January 1974, she and her mother moved to Atlanta from New Orleans. She graduated from Atlanta High School in 1976
- Phil Epps, former American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers (1982–1988) and the New York Jets (1989). He attended Texas Christian University
- Tracy Lawrence, country musician; born in Atlanta and raised in Foreman, Arkansas
- Andrea Lee, Andrea "KGB" Lee (born February 11, 1989) is an American kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with UFC
- Gordon McLendon, pioneer of American commercial broadcasting, he lived with his parents in Atlanta during his years of high school. He developed a love for commentary which he featured on the Liberty Broadcasting System and KLIF in Dallas
- Slim Richey (1938–2015), musician, was born in Atlanta
- Max Sandlin is a former Democratic Congressman who served eight years (1997–2005) in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas District 1
- Joseph Strickland, former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler
- Drew Stubbs, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles. Stubbs graduated from Atlanta High School in 2003. He was a three-time All-American in baseball and two-time academic All-American at the University of Texas at Austin
- Nat Stuckey, American country singer
- NFL for 25 years, including 10 years as a player for the Houston Oilers
References
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "State and County Quick Facts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ^ "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Atlanta city, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ Climate Summary for Atlanta, Texas
- ^ "NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". NOAA. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Shreveport". National Weather Service. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2023. - 2010 map
- ^ Texas Education Code, "Sec. 130.203. TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA."
External links
- AtlantaTexas.org - City website by the Atlanta City Development Corporation..
- Texas State Historical Association - Atlanta, TX information