Avondale Estates
| Avondale Estates, Georgia | |
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Tudor Revival architecture in downtown Avondale Estates
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 Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia |
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 Avondale Estates
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| Coordinates: 33°46′15″N 84°15′54″W / 33.77083°N 84.26500°WCoordinates: 33°46′15″N 84°15′54″W / 33.77083°N 84.26500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,027 ft (313 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,960 |
| • Density | 2,700/sq mi (1,000/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30002 |
| Area code(s) | 404 |
| FIPS code | 13-04644 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331075 |
Avondale Estates is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area and is near Decatur.
In the 1890s, lots were sold in the area which was known as Ingleside.
Avondale Estates was founded in 1924 by George Francis Willis, a patent medicine magnate, who purchased the entire village of Ingleside to create a planned community. The city was named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England, birthplace of Shakespeare. Downtown buildings were designed in a Tudor style to reinforce this image, as were many of the houses in the city. Community amenities such as a lake, tennis courts, a clubhouse, parks, and a swimming pool were built for residents.
Avondale Estates is located at 33°46′15″N 84°15′54″W / 33.77083°N 84.26500°W (33.770905, -84.264894). The city is entirely underlain by granite, and clay-rich soil developed on it. Some of this granite can be seen outcropped along the shore of Lake Avondale.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which 0.88% is water.
As of the 2010 census, Avondale Estates had a population of 2,960. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 80.9% white, 14.5% black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% reporting some other race and 2.0% reporting two or more races. 2.2% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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