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83-460: In addition to the officially designated neighborhoods, many other named areas exist. Several larger areas, consisting of multiple neighborhoods, are not formally defined but commonly used. Most notable are Buckhead , Midtown , and Downtown . Other smaller examples exist, such as Little Five Points , which encompasses parts of three neighborhoods. Some of these regions may overlap, such as West Midtown , an area which includes several neighborhoods on

166-508: A 7% total sales tax , including 4% state, 1% SPLOST , 1% homestead exemption , and 1% MARTA . Sales taxes apply through the entire county and its cities, except for Atlanta's additional 1% Municipal Option Sales Tax to fund capital improvements to its combined wastewater sewer systems (laying new pipes to separate storm sewers from sanitary sewers ), and to its drinking water system. Fulton County has lowered its general fund millage rate by 26% over an eight-year period. In early 2017,

249-669: A city. Such a result would essentially eliminate the county's home rule powers (granted statewide by a constitutional amendment to the Georgia State Constitution in the 1960s) to act as a municipality in unincorporated areas, and return it to being entirely the local extension of state government. In 2006, the General Assembly approved creation of two new cities, Milton and Johns Creek , which completed municipalization of North Fulton. The charters of these two new cities were ratified overwhelmingly in

332-578: A concentration of "big-box" retailers. The "Buckhead Atlanta" mixed-use development brought even more exclusive boutiques, restaurants, hotels, condos and office space to the heart of Buckhead in 2014. The name of the project was rebranded as 'Buckhead Atlanta'. Buckhead is also a center for healthcare, and is home both to Piedmont Hospital and the private, catastrophic care hospital Shepherd Center which specializes in spinal cord injury and acquired brain injury . The two hospitals are located adjacent to one another along Peachtree Road. (This location

415-521: A direct result of possibly being permanently landlocked , many of the existing cities proposed annexations , while some communities drew-up incorporation plans. Voters in the area defined as the proposed city of South Fulton overwhelmingly rejected cityhood in September 2007. It was the only remaining unincorporated section of the county until the residents voted in November 2016 to incorporate as

498-530: A long-running battle to incorporate their community as a city, which would make it independent of county council control. They were repeatedly blocked in the state legislature by Atlanta Democrats, but when control of state government switched to suburban Republicans after the 2002 and 2004 elections, the movement to charter the city picked up steam. The General Assembly approved creation of the city in 2005, and for this case, it suspended an existing state law that prohibited new cities (the only type of municipality in

581-516: A political firestorm broke out in Atlanta when State Senator Sam Zamarripa (Democrat from Atlanta) suggested that the cities in North Fulton be allowed to secede and form Milton County in exchange for Atlanta and Fulton County consolidating their governments into a new "Atlanta County". South Fulton residents were strongly opposed to Fulton County's possible future division. Fulton County has

664-534: A referendum held July 18, 2006. Voters in the Chattahoochee Hills community of southwest Fulton (west of Cascade-Palmetto Highway) voted overwhelmingly to incorporate in June 2007. The city became incorporated on December 1, 2007. The General Assembly approved a proposal to form a new city called South Fulton . Its proposed boundaries were to include those areas still unincorporated on July 1, 2007. As

747-493: A response from governor Brian Kemp on the legality and workability of incorporating Buckhead as a city, but was ultimately rejected 33-23. The against votes consists of all Democrats in the Senate, and ten Republicans who broke rank to join them. Republicans on the for side argued that the citizens of Buckhead were not being represented by their municipal government and that the decision to form their own municipality should be up to

830-672: A single county in Georgia. The demographic character of the Democratic Party has changed, as conservative whites, previously its chief members in the South, have mostly shifted to the Republican Party. In Fulton County, Democrats are composed primarily of liberal urbanites of various ethnicities and a growing contingent of suburban voters. Fulton is served by 4 Representatives in the U.S. House, with David Scott representing

913-468: A story that Irby killed a large buck deer and placed the head in a prominent location. Prior to this, the settlement was called Irbyville. By the late 1800s, Buckhead had become a rural vacation spot for wealthy Atlantans. In the 1890s, Buckhead was rechristened Atlanta Heights but by the 1920s it was again "Buckhead". Buckhead remained dominated by country estates until after World War I , when many of Atlanta's wealthy began building mansions among

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996-555: A total area of 534 square miles (1,380 km ), of which 527 square miles (1,360 km ) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km ) (1.4%) is water. The county is located in the Piedmont region of the state in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north. The shape of the county resembles a sword with its handle at the northeastern part, and the tip at the southwestern portion. Going from north to south,

1079-497: A year. In addition, Buckhead contains the highest concentration of upscale boutiques in the United States . The majority are located at Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza , sister regional malls located diagonally across from each other at the intersection of Peachtree and Lenox Roads. The malls are home to designer boutiques, mainstream national retailers, as well as six major department stores. This commercial core also has

1162-478: Is Peachtree Road, which extends south into the heart of the city as Peachtree Street , Atlanta's main street . This name change is significant in that it defines a border between Buckhead and Midtown . The main east–west street is Paces Ferry Road, named for a former ferry that used to cross the Chattahoochee River . Hardy Pace, one of Atlanta's founders, operated the ferry and owned much of what

1245-678: Is also hosted at their Buckhead Center. The University of Georgia 's Terry College of Business Executive Education Center is located in Buckhead. This facility houses the university's executive MBA program and Terry Third Thursday, a lecture series featuring business leaders. There are two branches of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System in Buckhead: Northside Branch and Buckhead Branch. The main north–south street of Buckhead

1328-447: Is historically most commonly used to refer to any neighborhoods close to the central part of the city. Sometimes Bolton and Hills Park are also included (see below: Northwestern Atlanta )       The Little Five Points district is located where Inman Park and Candler Park meet. [REDACTED] Media related to Neighborhoods in Atlanta at Wikimedia Commons Buckhead Buckhead

1411-634: Is known as "Cardiac Hill" by runners of the annual Peachtree Road Race . ) Buckhead is also the location of a large share of Atlanta's diplomatic missions . Consulates in Buckhead include the Consulate-General of Australia and the Australian Trade Commission , the Consulate-General of France and the French Trade Commission , the Consulate-General of Brazil , the Consulate-General of Japan , and

1494-734: Is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River - Lake Harding sub-basin of the larger ACF River Basin, with just the eastern edges of south Fulton, from Palmetto northeast through Union Hill to Hapeville , in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin. There are 15 cities within Fulton County. Four cities include land outside of the county (Atlanta, College Park, Palmetto, and Mountain Park) but still have their center of government and

1577-414: Is now Buckhead. In addition to Peachtree and West Paces Ferry Roads, other arterial roads include Piedmont Road (Georgia 237), Roswell Road ( Georgia State Route 9 ), and Northside Parkway. In the early 1990s, after a bitter fight against GDOT by residents, Buckhead was split in two by Georgia 400 , a tolled extension of a freeway connecting I-285 to I-85 . However, MARTA 's Red Line extension

1660-521: Is the uptown commercial and residential district of the city of Atlanta , Georgia , comprising approximately the northernmost fifth of the city. Buckhead is the third largest business district within the Atlanta city limits, behind Downtown and Midtown , and a major commercial and financial center of the Southern U.S. Buckhead is anchored by a core of high-rise office buildings, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants and condominiums centered around

1743-453: Is the major highway through north Fulton, and Interstate 85 to the southwest. MARTA serves most of the county, and along with Clayton and Dekalb County, Fulton pays a 1% sales tax to fund it. MARTA train service in Fulton is currently limited to the cities of Atlanta, Sandy Springs, East Point, and College Park, as well as the airport . Bus service covers most of the remainder, except

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1826-730: The Atlanta Speech School , Christ the King School, the Atlanta Girls School , The Galloway School , Holy Spirit Preparatory School , Trinity School, The Lovett School , Pace Academy , and The Westminster Schools . Georgia State University 's J. Mack Robinson College of Business ' Buckhead Center is located in the heart of Buckhead. This facility houses Georgia State's Executive MBA program. Its "Leadership Speaker Series", which showcases an agenda of executive officers from prestigious, well-known companies

1909-790: The Consulate of Greece . In 1982 the Buckhead Business Association created an official boundary map for Buckhead. The Georgia House of Representatives adopted that boundary, as did the Atlanta Regional Commission . While much of west and north Buckhead is preserved as single-family homes in forested settings, the Peachtree Road corridor has become a major focus of high-rise construction. The first 400-foot (121 m) office tower, Tower Place , opened in 1974. Park Place , built in 1986,

1992-497: The Great Depression , Fulton County annexed Milton County to the north and Campbell County to the southwest, to centralize administration. That resulted in the current long shape of the county along 80 miles (130 km) of the Chattahoochee River . On May 9 of that year, neighboring Cobb County ceded the city of Roswell and lands lying east of Willeo Creek to Fulton County so that it would be more contiguous with

2075-429: The Great Depression . In 1930, Henry Aaron Alexander built one of the largest homes on Peachtree Road, a 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m ) house with 33 rooms and 13 bathrooms. During the mid-1940s, Fulton County decided to acquire the land comprising Macedonia Park to build what is now Frankie Allen Park. This process, which entailed both eminent domain and "outright coercion" displaced over 400 families. During

2158-563: The Southeastern United States ". Due to its wealth, Buckhead is sometimes promoted as the "Beverly Hills of the East" or "Beverly Hills of the South" in reference to Beverly Hills, California , an area to which it is often compared. At the heart of Buckhead around the intersections of Lenox, Peachtree and Piedmont Roads, is a shopping district with more than 1,500 retail units where shoppers spend more than $ 3 billion

2241-580: The U.S. state of Georgia . As of the 2020 United States census , the population was 1,066,710, making it the state's most populous county. Its county seat and most populous city is Atlanta , the state capital. About 90% of the city of Atlanta is within Fulton County; the remaining portion is in DeKalb County . Fulton County is the principal county of the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area . Fulton County

2324-615: The Washington D.C. suburb of Great Falls , and east of the Phoenix suburb of Paradise Valley to be among the 50 wealthiest communities in the country. However, according to Forbes magazine, (30327) is the ninth- wealthiest zip code in the nation, with a household income in excess of $ 341,000. The Robb Report magazine has consistently ranked Buckhead one of the nation's "10 Top Affluent Communities" due to "the most beautiful mansions , best shopping, and finest restaurants in

2407-645: The secession of Buckhead into its own city after more than 50 years as part of Atlanta. This came on the heels of neighboring Sandy Springs , which finally became a city in late 2005 after a 30-year struggle to incorporate, and which triggered other such incorporations in metro Atlanta 's northern suburbs . Like those cities, the argument to create a city of Buckhead is based on the desire for more local control and lower taxes . Discussions revolving around potential secession from Atlanta were revived in late 2021, with proponents of secession arguing that splitting from Atlanta would enable Buckhead to better tackle crime in

2490-514: The 26-story Post Alexander High Rise in 2014 and the 26-story SkyHouse Buckhead in 2014. Today, Buckhead has over 50 high-rise buildings, almost one-third of the city's total. Public schools in Buckhead are administered by Atlanta Public Schools . The following public elementary schools serve Buckhead: The area is served by Sutton Middle School and North Atlanta High School . By 2012, due to overall population increases in Buckhead, many schools became increasingly crowded. Brandon Elementary

2573-663: The Atlanta City Council to pass a local ordinance to close bars at 2:30 AM rather than 4 AM, and liquor licenses were made more difficult to obtain. Eventually, most of the Buckhead Village nightlife district was acquired for the "Buckhead Atlanta" multi-use project, and many of the former bars and clubs were razed in 2007. In 2008, a newsletter by the Fulton County Taxpayers Foundation began circulating that proposed

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2656-470: The Board of Commissioners is elected at-large for the county-wide position. The vice chairman is elected by peers on a yearly basis. Atlanta is the largest city in Fulton County, occupying the county's narrow center section and thus geographically dividing the county's northern and southern portions. Atlanta's last major annexation in 1952 brought over 118 square miles (310 km ) into the city, including

2739-609: The Brookwood and Ardmore neighborhoods is sometimes regarded as a separate neighborhood of "South Buckhead". Since at least the 1950s, Buckhead has been known as a district of extreme wealth, with the western and northern neighborhoods being virtually unrivaled in the Southeast . In 2011, The Gadberry Group compiled the list of the 50 wealthiest zip codes in the United States, ranking Buckhead's western zip code (30327) as

2822-708: The Fulton County Sheriff's Office include process serving , providing security at county buildings, courtrooms, jail and other public areas, and administration of the Fulton County Jail . In 1992 Jacquelyn Harrison Barrett was elected Sheriff, making her the first African-American woman to serve as Sheriff in the United States. However, Barrett was suspended from office in 2004 by governor Sonny Perdue . Almost every major highway, and every major Interstate highway , in metro Atlanta passes through Fulton County. Outside Atlanta proper, Georgia 400

2905-544: The Georgia Lynching Project, 24 were killed in 1906. This was the highest total in the state. With a total of 589, Georgia was second to Mississippi in its total number of lynchings in this period. In addition to individual lynchings, during the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906, whites killed at least 25 African Americans; the number may have been considerably higher. Two white persons died during

2988-563: The Library System, a new Central library was opened to the public in May 1988. The building was designed by Marcel Breuer, a participant in the innovative Bauhaus movement, working side by side with his associate Hamilton Smith. The Central Library was dedicated on May 25, 1980, and Breuer would die a year later in July 1981 at the age of 81. In 2002 after a hundred years of library service to

3071-552: The affluent areas of North Fulton have increasingly complained that the Fulton County Board of Commissioners has ignored their needs, taking taxes collected in North Fulton, and spending them on programs and services in less wealthy South Fulton. In 2005, responding to pressure from North Fulton, the Georgia General Assembly directed Fulton County, alone among all the counties in the state, to limit

3154-509: The affluent suburb of Buckhead . The movement to create a city of Sandy Springs , launched in the early 1970s and reaching fruition in 2005, was largely an effort to prevent additional annexations by the city of Atlanta, and later to wrest local control from the county commission . Fulton County is one of the most reliably Democratic counties in the entire nation. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1876 except those of 1928 and in 1972, when George McGovern could not win

3237-531: The area's rolling hills. Simultaneously, a number of Black enclaves began popping up in Buckhead, following events like the 1906 Atlanta race riot and the Great Atlanta fire of 1917 , which drove black residents from the city center. Predominantly black neighborhoods within Buckhead included Johnsontown , Piney Grove, Savagetown, and Macedonia Park . Despite the stock market crash of 1929 , lavish mansions were still constructed in Buckhead throughout

3320-415: The area. In Atlanta's Police Zone 2, which includes Buckhead, Lenox Park , Piedmont Heights , and West Midtown , murder was up 63% in 2021 compared to the previous year, going from 8 cases to 13. However, in the same period crime overall was down by 6%, and according to police chief Rodney Bryant , Zone 2 had only a fraction of the violent crimes seen in other neighborhoods of Atlanta. Buckhead, one of

3403-455: The black community in the Atlanta area, including Otto's, Cobalt, 112, BAR, World Bar, Lulu's Bait Shack, Mako's, Tongue & Groove, Chaos, John Harvard's Brew House, Paradox, Frequency & Havana Club. The area became renowned as a party spot for Atlanta area rappers and singers, including Outkast , Jazze Pha , Jagged Edge , Usher and Jermaine Dupri , who mentioned the neighborhood's clubs on his song " Welcome to Atlanta ." Following

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3486-418: The citizens themselves. Additionally, it was noted by the media that there was no Senator from Buckhead in the Senate at the time of the vote. If the bill succeeded, it would have begun the referendum process to secede from Atlanta. Buckhead was originally the central area now called "Buckhead Village". The current usage of the term Buckhead roughly covers the interior of the "V" formed by Interstate 85 on

3569-560: The city limits of Atlanta are served by the Fulton County School System . All portions within Atlanta are served by Atlanta Public Schools . The Atlanta-Fulton County Library system began in 1902 as the Carnegie Library of Atlanta, one of the first public libraries in the United States. In 1935, the city of Atlanta and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners signed a contract under which library service

3652-406: The city of Sandy Springs stimulated the founding of two additional cities, resulting in no unincorporated areas remaining in north Fulton. In a domino effect , the residents of southwest Fulton voted in referendums to create additional cities. In 2007, one of these two referendums passed and the other was defeated, but later passed in 2016. Since the 1970s, residents of Sandy Springs had waged

3735-433: The city of South Fulton, Georgia . Prior to that vote North Fulton, which is overwhelmingly Republican, and members of the state legislature, had discussed forcing South Fulton residents to incorporate as a city in order to force Fulton County out of the municipal services business. Some residents of suburban north Fulton have advocated since the early 2000's that they be allowed to secede and re-form Milton County , after

3818-565: The county comes from the residents of south Fulton County, who say that the proposed separation is racially motivated. State Senator Vincent Fort , an Atlanta Democrat and a member of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, very strongly opposes the plan to split the county. "If it gets to the floor, there will be blood on the walls", Fort stated. "As much as you would like to think it's not racial, it's difficult to draw any other conclusion", he later added. In 2006

3901-728: The county lived at or below the poverty line. Companies headquartered in Fulton County include AFC Enterprises (Popeyes Chicken/Cinnabon), AT&T Mobility , Chick-fil-A , Children's Healthcare of Atlanta , Church's Texas Chicken , The Coca-Cola Company , Cox Enterprises , Delta Air Lines , Earthlink , Equifax , First Data , Georgia-Pacific , Global Payments, Inc. , InterContinental Hotels Group , IBM Internet Security Systems, Mirant Corp., Newell Rubbermaid , Northside Hospital, Piedmont Healthcare, Porsche Cars North America, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Southern Company , United Parcel Service , are based in various cities throughout Fulton County. All portions of Fulton County outside of

3984-422: The county that was absorbed into Fulton County in 1932 during the Great Depression . Fulton County, in comparison to the state's other counties, is physically large. Its population is greater than that of each of the six smallest U.S. states . The demographic make-up of Fulton County has changed considerably in recent decades. The northern portion of the county, a suburban area, is among the most affluent areas in

4067-427: The county was $ 37,211. About 12.0% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. At the 2022 American Community Survey , its median household income grew to $ 90,346 with a per capita income of $ 59,689. Among its population, 53% earned from $ 50,000 to $ 200,000 annually, and 28% earned less than $ 50,000. Approximately 12.7% of

4150-469: The county, reflecting the county's historically positive population growth with exception to the 1980 U.S. census . In 2020, the county had a racial and ethnic makeup of 42.07% Black or African Americans, 37.95% non-Hispanic whites, 0.15% American Indians and Alaska Natives, 7.56% Asian Americans, 0.04% Pacific Islander Americans, 0.60% some other race, 3.54% multiracial Americans, and 8.09% Hispanic or Latinos of any race. In 2010, its racial and ethnic makeup

4233-481: The east and Interstate 75 on the west. Buckhead is bordered by Cumberland and Vinings in Cobb County to the northwest, the city of Sandy Springs to the north, Brookhaven and North Druid Hills in DeKalb County to the east, Midtown Atlanta to the south, and West Midtown to the west. Buckhead comprises most of the neighborhoods of Atlanta 's north side, 43 in total. The southernmost area around

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4316-671: The events of the Ray Lewis murder case in Buckhead on the night of the 2000 Super Bowl (held in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome ), as well as a series of murders involving the Black Mafia Family , residents sought to ameliorate crime by taking measures to reduce the community's nightlife and re-establish a more residential character. The Buckhead Coalition's president and former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell , along with councilwoman Mary Norwood were instrumental in persuading

4399-480: The existing subway -type MARTA train service for the area. Bike Share In 2017, the Relay Bike Share program expanded into Buckhead. Three new stations were installed with plans to add more in the future. Fulton County, Georgia 33°47′N 84°28′W  /  33.79°N 84.47°W  / 33.79; -84.47 Fulton County is a county in the north-central portion of

4482-590: The expenditure of funds to the geographic region of the county where they were collected. The Fulton County Commission contested this law, known as the "Shafer Amendment" after Sen. David Shafer ( Republican from Duluth ), in a lawsuit that went to the Georgia Supreme Court . On June 19, 2006, the Court upheld the law, ruling that the Shafer Amendment was constitutional. The creation of

4565-504: The intersection of Peachtree Road and Piedmont Road near Georgia State Route 400 , the Buckhead MARTA station , and Lenox Square . In 1838, Henry Irby purchased 202 1/2 acres surrounding the present intersection of Peachtree, Roswell, and West Paces Ferry roads from Daniel Johnson for $ 650. Irby subsequently established a general store and tavern at the northwest corner of the intersection. The name "Buckhead" comes from

4648-432: The lands ceded from Milton County. In the second half of the 20th century, Atlanta and Fulton county became the location of numerous national and international headquarters for leading companies, attracting highly skilled employees from around the country. This led to the city and county becoming more cosmopolitan and diverse. In 1992, Fulton County elected the first African-American woman, Jacquelyn Harrison Barrett , to

4731-502: The majority of their land within Fulton County. After the formation of South Fulton in 2017, the only unincorporated part of the county is Fulton Industrial Boulevard, from roughly Fulton Brown Airport (Brown's Field) down to Fairburn Rd. (concurrent with GA-158 and GA-166) This led to Fulton County becoming the first county in Georgia to suspend all city services. According to the 2020 United States census , there were 1,066,710 people, 439,578 households, and 238,444 families residing in

4814-624: The malls where Peachtree crosses 400. A free circulator bus called "the buc" (Buckhead Uptown Connection) stops at all three stations. The proposed extension of the Atlanta Streetcar to Buckhead (nicknamed the " Peachtree Streetcar " because it would run along Peachtree Street in Downtown Atlanta and Peachtree Road in Buckhead) would provide street-level service with frequent stops all the way to downtown Atlanta, complementing

4897-436: The mid-1940s, Atlanta Mayor William B. Hartsfield sought to annex Buckhead, and a number of other predominantly White suburbs of Atlanta. Fearing that the city's "Negro population is growing by leaps and bounds", and was "taking more white territory inside Atlanta", Hartsfield sought to annex these communities to counteract the threat of increasing political power for the city's Black residents. The annexation of Buckhead

4980-503: The move, and due to pro-secession organizations raising nearly $ 1,000,000 to promote the split. A referendum did not occur in 2022 or early 2023, as the Georgia General Assembly tabled the bills that would have provided for this referendum during the 2022 legislative session. During the 2023 session, on April 27, the issue of incorporation was brought to the Georgia State Senate in the form of SB114. The bill prompted

5063-449: The nation and is majority white. It was formerly a Republican stronghold, but has seen a shift toward the Democratic Party since the early 2010s. In 2018, Lucy McBath won the 6th Congressional District, the majority of which is in North Fulton. The central and southern portion of the county, which includes the city of Atlanta and its core satellite cities to the south, is overwhelmingly Democratic and majority black. It contains some of

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5146-717: The northernmost portion of Fulton County, encompassing Milton and northern Alpharetta , is located in the Etowah River sub-basin of the ACT River Basin (Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin). The rest of north and central Fulton, to downtown Atlanta , is located in the Upper Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The bulk of south Fulton County, from Atlanta to Palmetto ,

5229-469: The poorest sections in the metropolitan area, but also has wealthy sections, particularly in Midtown Atlanta, many east Atlanta neighborhoods, and in the suburban neighborhoods along Cascade Road beyond I-285. Cascade Heights and Sandtown , located in the southwest region of Fulton County, are predominantly affluent African American in population. The chief opponents to the proposed division of

5312-458: The position of Sheriff in the history of the United States. In 2023, Fulton County received news for the arrest of rapper and Fulton County native Playboi Carti and for the indictment of former President Donald Trump by Fani Willis in the Georgia election interference case , along with other Trump associates such as Rudy Giuliani . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has

5395-465: The public, a major renovation of the Central Library was completed. Fulton County is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners , whose members are elected from single-member districts . They serve staggered four-year terms. The county has a county manager system of government, in which day-to-day operation of the county is handled by a manager appointed by the board. The chairman of

5478-438: The riot; one a woman who died of a heart attack. The violence affected black residential and business development in the city afterward. The Georgia legislature effectively completed disenfranchisement of African Americans in 1908, with constitutional amendments that raised barriers to voter registration and voting, excluding them from the political system . At the beginning of 1932, as an austerity measure to save money during

5561-521: The rural areas in the far southwest and Johns Creek. North Fulton residents have been asking for service, to extend the North Line ten miles (16 km) up the Georgia 400 corridor , from Perimeter Center to the fellow edge city of Alpharetta. However, as the only major transit system in the country that its state government will not fund, there is no money to expand the system. Sales taxes now go entirely to operating, maintaining , and refurbishing

5644-476: The second wealthiest zip code in the South (behind Palm Beach 's 33480) and the second wealthiest zip code east of California and south of Virginia . The same group reported the average household income at $ 280,631, with an average household net worth of $ 1,353,189. These 2011 figures are up from a similar 2005 study that pegged Buckhead as the wealthiest community in the South and the only settlement south of

5727-445: The southern suburbs, Lucy McBath representing Johns Creek , and John Lewis representing the core of Atlanta until his death on July 17, 2020. Lewis was succeeded by Nikema Williams . Republican Rich McCormick represents most of North Fulton. Geographically remote from each other, the northern and southern sections of the county have grown increasingly at odds over issues related to taxes and distribution of services. Residents of

5810-420: The state's first (and so far only) fractional-percent sales taxes took effect in Fulton. Atlanta added an additional 0.5% for MARTA and 0.4% T SPLOST for other transportation projects, while anti- transit Republican legislators from north Fulton blocked a countywide referendum on improving and extending MARTA, and instead allowed only a vote on a 0.75% TSPLOST for more roads in the areas outside Atlanta. This puts

5893-435: The state) from being within three miles (4.8 km) of an existing one. The citizens of Sandy Springs voted 94% in favor of ratifying the city charter in a referendum held on June 21, 2005. The new city was officially incorporated later that year at midnight on December 1. Creation of Sandy Springs was a catalyst for municipalization of the entire county, in which local groups would attempt to incorporate every area into

5976-409: The system. Xpress GA / RTA provides commuter bus service from the outer suburbs of Fulton County, the city of Sandy Springs to Midtown and Downtown Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport straddles the border with Clayton County to the south and is the busiest airport in the world. The Fulton County Airport , often called Charlie Brown Field after politician Charles M. Brown ,

6059-560: The total sales tax at 8.9% in Atlanta and 7.75% in the rest of the county, with 4% less on groceries . Fulton County's budget of $ 1.2 billion funds an array of resident services. With 34 branches, the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System is one of the largest library systems in Georgia. Human services programs include one of the strongest senior center networks in metro Atlanta, including four multi-purpose senior facilities. The county also provides funding to nonprofits with FRESH and Human Services grants . The responsibilities of

6142-428: The wealthiest neighborhoods in Atlanta, would deprive the city of upwards of 40% of its tax revenue if it seceded. Political scientists and journalists have also highlighted that Buckhead is significantly more conservative and white than the rest of Atlanta. Commentators have also noted that this secession attempt is "more serious" than earlier efforts, due to polling data showing 54% to 70% of Buckhead's residents favor

6225-538: The west side of the larger Midtown area. Some of these areas are connected with community groups such as Midtown Alliance or Community improvement districts (CIDs) such as the Buckhead CID . While those organizations often have an associated definition of the areas they represent, those definitions may not be the same as the common usage. Less formally, some areas of the city are referred to by compass directions, such as Southwest Atlanta. The term "intown"

6308-436: Was 43.50% Black or African American, 40.85% non-Hispanic white, 0.17% American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% some other race, 1.71% multiracial, and 7.88% Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $ 56,709 and the median income for a family was $ 75,579. Males had a median income of $ 56,439 versus $ 42,697 for females. The per capita income for

6391-506: Was at 97% capacity, Garden Hills was at 102% capacity, E. Rivers was at 121% capacity, and Sutton was at 150% capacity. In the round of school zone change proposals in 2012, Ernie Suggs of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said that the zones of Buckhead "remained pretty much intact." There is an area charter school , Atlanta Classical Academy . Local private schools include the Atlanta International School ,

6474-622: Was created in 1853 from the western half of DeKalb County . It was named in honor of Robert Fulton , the man who created the first commercially successful steamboat in 1807. After the American Civil War , there was considerable violence against freedmen in the county. During the post-Reconstruction period, violence and the number of lynchings of blacks increased in the late 19th century, as whites exercised terrorism to re-establish and maintain white supremacy . Whites lynched 35 African Americans here from 1877 to 1950; according to

6557-572: Was extended to all of Fulton County. Then in 1982, Georgia voters passed a constitutional Amendment authorizing the transfer of responsibility for the Library system from the city of Atlanta to the county. On July 1, 1983, the transfer finally became official, and the system was renamed the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Under the leadership of Ella Gaines Yates , who was the first African American director of

6640-569: Was one of the first malls in the country, and the largest shopping center in the Southeastern U.S. Office development soon followed with the construction of Tower Place in 1974. To reverse a downturn in Buckhead Village during the 1980s, minimum parking spot requirements for bars were lifted, which quickly led to it becoming the most dense concentration of bars and clubs in the Atlanta area. Many bars and clubs catered mostly to

6723-625: Was put in the highway's median , providing additional mass transit to Buckhead and Sandy Springs . MARTA operates three stations in Buckhead, the southernmost being Lindbergh Center . Just north of there, the Red and Gold lines split, with the Gold Line 's Lenox station at the southwest corner of the Lenox Square parking lot , and the Red Line 's Buckhead station on the west side of

6806-473: Was put to a vote in 1947, but it was rejected by Buckhead voters. Atlanta annexed Buckhead and a number of other nearby communities in 1952, following legislation which expanded Atlanta's city boundaries. In 1956, an estate known as Joyeuse was chosen as the site for a major shopping center to be known as Lenox Square . The mall was designed by Joe Amisano , an architect who designed many of Atlanta's modernist buildings. When Lenox Square opened in 1959, it

6889-640: Was the first 400+ foot (121+ m) condominium building. 1986 also saw the completion of the 425-foot (129 m), 34-story Atlanta Plaza , then Buckhead's tallest and largest building. In 2000, Park Avenue Condominiums pushed the record to 486 feet (148 m). Since that time, a wave of development has followed. The 660-foot (201 m) Sovereign and 580-foot (177 m) Mandarin Oriental , now renamed the Waldorf-Astoria, were completed in 2008. Many luxury high-rise apartment buildings have been built recently, including

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