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Union City, Georgia

Union City, Georgia
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Union City Gateway sign located on Flat Shoals Road

Union City is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 26,830 at the 2020 census.

History

Union City Hall

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Union City in 1908. One source claims that the town was named for the union of rails at a railroad junction, while another version states the name commemorates a "Farmer's Union" which once was headquartered here.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.3 sqmi, of which 19.1 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi, or 0.83%, is water.

Demographics

1850-1870 1870-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2020 census

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Union City city, Georgiaurl=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1378324&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004website=United States Census Bureauaccess-date= }}title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Union City city, Georgiaurl=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1378324&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2website=United States Census Bureauaccess-date= }}Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)2,6901,6671,22023.15%8.57%4.55%
Black or African American alone (NH)7,99815,85222,68668.82%81.48%84.55%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)2643510.22%0.22%0.19%
Asian alone (NH)1471481351.26%0.76%0.50%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)31120.03%0.01%0.04%
Other race alone (NH)19591470.16%0.30%0.55%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1313185861.13%1.63%2.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6071,3681,9935.22%7.03%7.43%
Total11,62119,45626,830 100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 26,830 people, 8,088 households, and 4,681 families residing in the city.

In 2000, the median household income was $35,322 and the median family income was $39,697. Males had a median income of $30,421 versus $28,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,208. About 9.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

K-12 schools

Union City is in the Fulton County School District.

;Elementary schools

  • C.H. Gullatt Elementary
  • Liberty Point Elementary
  • Oakley Elementary School

;Middle schools

  • Bear Creek Middle (serves students in Palmetto and Fairburn)
  • Camp Creek Middle School

;High school

  • Creekside High School (serves students in Palmetto and Fairburn)
  • Langston Hughes High School
  • Benjamin E. Banneker High School

;Charter schools

  • Hapeville Charter Career Academy

Colleges and universities

  • Georgia Military College

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  3. {{GNIS. 2405627
  4. "Explore Census Data".
  5. "Union City". GeorgiaGov.
  6. Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  8. (1870). "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  9. (1880). "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  10. (1910). "1910 Census of Population - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  11. (1930). "1930 Census of Population - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  12. (1940). "1940 Census of Population - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  13. (1950). "1950 Census of Population - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  14. (1960). "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  15. (1970). "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  16. (1980). "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  17. (1990). "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  18. (2000). "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  19. (2010). "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  20. "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Union City city, Georgia".
  21. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Union City city, Georgia".
  22. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Union City city, Georgia".
  23. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fulton County, GA". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
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