Atlanta, Texas
| Atlanta, Texas | |
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 Location of Atlanta, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 33°7′6″N 94°10′0″W / 33.11833°N 94.16667°WCoordinates: 33°7′6″N 94°10′0″W / 33.11833°N 94.16667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Cass City Type: Rural/City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.7 sq mi (32.8 km2) |
| • Land | 12.5 sq mi (32.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,675 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 5,632 |
| • Density | 450/sq mi (173.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75551 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-04516 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1372354 |
| Website | atlantatexas |
Atlanta is a city in Cass County, northeastern Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,675.
Atlanta was established in 1871 with the building of the Texas and Pacific Railway and was named for Atlanta, Georgia, former home of many early settlers. This area of Texas had been settled by planters who brought enslaved African Americans with them to work the land. A post office was opened in 1871.
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. Lumbering was the chief industry. The lumber boom reached its peak around 1890, when the population was 1,764. When the community was incorporated in 1929, it had 1,900 residents and 105 businesses.
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.
Atlanta 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). 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.
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