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Midtown (Atlanta)

Midtown Atlanta
Neighborhoods of Atlanta
Midtown skyline viewed from Piedmont Park
Midtown skyline viewed from Piedmont Park
Midtown Atlanta is located in Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta
Midtown location in Central Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°47′12″N 84°22′46″W / 33.7868014°N 84.3795169°W / 33.7868014; -84.3795169Coordinates: 33°47′12″N 84°22′46″W / 33.7868014°N 84.3795169°W / 33.7868014; -84.3795169
Country United States
State Georgia
County Fulton County
City City of Atlanta
Council District 2 (most)
NPU E
Neighborhoods
Area
 • Total 3.8 sq mi (10 km2)
 • Midtown Core 0.9 sq mi (2.9 km2)
 • Midtown Core and Historic Midtown 1.4 sq mi (4.9 km2)
  Source: Midtown Alliance
Population (2011 est.)(Greater Midtown)
 • Total 41,681
 • Density 11,000/sq mi (4,200/km2)
 • Midtown Core 12,916
  Source: Midtown Alliance
Daytime workforce
 • Midtown Core 43,347
 • Greater Midtown 81,418
Student population (college/university)
 • Midtown Core 43,347
 • Greater Midtown 81,418
ZIP Code 30308, 30309
Website Midtown Alliance

Midtown is the second largest business district in the city of Atlanta, situated between the commercial and financial districts of Downtown to the south and Buckhead to the north. In 2011, Greater Midtown (see below) has a 2011 resident population of 41,681, a workplace population of 81,418, and a student population of 26,500. The district attracts about six million visitors annually.

Midtown is marked by its cultural attractions, institutions of higher education, noteworthy architecture, and urban layout. The district is the center of the city's arts scene that includes the Ferst Center for the Arts, Fox Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, the High Museum of Art, the Museum of Design Atlanta, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Center for Puppetry Arts, and the 14th Street Playhouse. Midtown is also home to three well known institutions of higher education: Georgia Institute of Technology, John Marshall Law School, and the Atlanta division of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Midtown contains about one-third of the city's high-rises and some of Atlanta's most iconic buildings, such as the Bank of America Plaza, AT&T Midtown Center, One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlantic Center, and 1180 Peachtree. Midtown has also been a primary area for high-density development in the city in the first decade of the 2000s due to the district's mass transit options and urban street grid.


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