Clarkston, Georgia
| Clarkston, Georgia | |
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| City | |
Clarkston in 2016
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| Motto: “Where Possibilities Grow” | |
 Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°48′37″N 84°14′24″W / 33.81028°N 84.24000°WCoordinates: 33°48′37″N 84°14′24″W / 33.81028°N 84.24000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edward Terry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,554 |
| • Density | 6,900/sq mi (2,800/km2) |
| • Demonym | Clarkstonian |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30021 |
| Area code(s) | 404, 678 |
| FIPS code | 13-16544 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331411 |
Clarkston is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,554 as of the 2010 census. The city is home to a campus of Georgia State Universities Perimeter College.
The city is noted for its ethnic diversity, and is often referred to as "the most diverse square mile in America" and "the Ellis Island of the South." In the 1990s refugee resettlement programs identified Clarkston as a good fit for displaced persons of many backgrounds. The rental market was open, residents were moving farther out from the Atlanta urban core, and Clarkston was the last stop on a transit line into the city. By the 2000s the local high school had students from more than 50 countries; a local mosque had 800 worshipers; and by some estimates, half the population was from outside the U.S.
Clarkston is located at 33°48′37″N 84°14′24″W / 33.81028°N 84.24000°W (33.810304, −84.239877).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) is land and 0.94% is water.
Clarkston is on the Eastern Continental Divide.
As of 2010 Clarkston had a population of 7,554. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 13.6% white (13.1% non-Hispanic white), 58.4% black or African American (57.9% non-Hispanic black), 0.2% Native American, 4.8% Vietnamese, 16.8% other Asian, 2.1% from some other race and 4.1% from two or more races. 2.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,231 people, 2,469 households, and 1,587 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,856.3 people per square mile (2,659.0/km²). There were 2,622 housing units at an average density of 2,486.1 per square mile (964.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 19.44% White, 55.66% African American, 0.11% Native American, 12.57% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.56% from other races, and 9.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.61% of the population.
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