Duluth, Georgia

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Image:Duluth Fall Festival.jpg Duluth is a city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia and portions of North Fulton County, Georgia and Forsyth County, Georgia, and is a suburb of Atlanta located in the Metro Atlanta area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 22,122.

Duluth is a popular and rapidly developing suburb of Atlanta, falling close to Interstate 85, which allows a quick commute to Atlanta. It has schools at all levels up through high school and is home to Gwinnett Place Mall, a central commercial center of the northeast Metro Atlanta area. Nearby attractions include Stone Mountain, Lake Lanier, and the Aurora Theatre. Its Peachtree Industrial Boulevard is the same road as Atlanta's Peachtree Road and Peachtree Street.

A professional sports franchise plays in Duluth—the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL, a hockey minor league. Both play in the Arena at Gwinnett Center, which opened in 2003. In the TPC at Sugarloaf golf course, the Bellsouth Classic tournament is played just before The Masters. Atlanta Athletic Club is also in Duluth, which hosted the 1976 U.S. Open Golf Tournament and the 1981 and 2001 PGA Championship Golf Tournaments, as well as being home to the trophies of golfer Bobby Jones.

Duluth is also home to some of the most expensive neighborhoods in the Metro Atlanta area, including Sugarloaf Country Club, St. Marlo, St. Ives, Sweet Bottom Plantation, and Ammersee Lakes.

Duluth has an annual Fall Festival celebrating the season of autumn, now held in their newly-built town center, where several buildings of traditional architecture are located, along with a pavilion, a fountain, and City Hall.

1 Geography
2 History
3 2005 National Headlines
4 Demographics
5 Schools
6 References
7 External links

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Geography

Image:GAMap-doton-Duluth.PNG Duluth is located at 34°0'11" North, 84°8'44" West (34.003100, -84.145498)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.1 km² (8.9 mi²). 22.8 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.12% water.

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History

Duluth is an old city, with its origins stretching back to the early 1800's, when it was primarily forest land. Initially only Cherokee Indians lived in the area, but with the creation of Gwinnett County, Georgia it was opened to white settlers.

The shared names between Duluth, Georgia and the more well-known Duluth, Minnesota are no coincidence. Originally called Howell's Crossing after one of its founders Evan Howell, grandfather of Atlanta mayor Evan P. Howell, the town was renamed in 1871 to match the name of Minnesota's Duluth (which in turn is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut) when it was named in a bill in the U.S. Congress to fund rail to that remote town.

Today Duluth is home to many famous people including the infamous LaHatte family, suspected perpetrators of the Great Kitty Caper of 1848.

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2005 National Headlines

The city made national headlines twice in 2005, In March, Fulton County Courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols was captured in a Duluth apartment after holding local resident Ashley Smith hostage. In April, local resident Jennifer Wilbanks was reported missing a few days before her planned wedding to John Mason. She was found a few days later in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she admitted lying about being kidnapped.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 22,122 people, 8,735 households, and 5,642 families residing in the city. The population density was 969.5/km² (2,512.3/mi²). There were 9,061 housing units at an average density of 397.1/km² (1,029.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.65% White, 11.86% African American, 0.33% Native American, 12.89% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.83% from other races, and 2.41% from two or more races. 9.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,735 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 41.8% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,088, and the median income for a family was $69,437. Males had a median income of $46,683 versus $34,334 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,185. 4.4% of the population and 3.0% of families were below the poverty line. 4.8% of those under the age of 18 and 3.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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