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ARTICLES RELATED TO Fulton County Georgia - Politics | | | |  Fulton County Georgia - Politics: Encyclopedia II - Fulton County Georgia - PoliticsResidents, in part still reacting to Atlanta annexing 118 square miles in 1952, have commonly identified with being not Atlanta more than being associated with Atlanta. This has caused a desire in unincorporated areas to incorporate to block the future annexation growth of Atlanta. Over time the arguments have become economic in nature. In recent years residents of upscale, higher-income areas of northern Fulton County have become at odds with the less affluent areas of its central and south, over taxes and distribution of services. Many of ...
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| | | | Fulton County Georgia - Politics: Encyclopedia II - Fulton County Georgia - Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 816,006 people, 321,242 households, and 185,677 families residing in the county. The population density is 596/km² (1,544/mi²). There are 348,632 housing units at an average density of 255/km² (660/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 48.11% White, 44.57% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 3.04% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.60% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. 5.89% ...
See also:Fulton County Georgia, Fulton County Georgia - History, Fulton County Georgia - Politics, Fulton County Georgia - Secession, Fulton County Georgia - Municipalization, Fulton County Georgia - Other options, Fulton County Georgia - Reorganization issues, Fulton County Georgia - Taxes, Fulton County Georgia - Transportation, Fulton County Georgia - Geography, Fulton County Georgia - Demographics, Fulton County Georgia - Incorporated Cities and towns, Fulton County Georgia - Unincorporated Communities Read more here: » Fulton County Georgia: Encyclopedia II - Fulton County Georgia - Demographics |
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| | | | Fulton County Georgia - Politics: Encyclopedia II - Fulton County Georgia - Transportation Almost every major highway (and every major Interstate highway) in metro Atlanta passes through Fulton County at some point, as it contains the bulk of Atlanta and all of its downtown. Outside Atlanta proper, Georgia 400 is the major highway through north Fulton, and Interstate 85 to the southwest.
MARTA serves most of the county, and along with Dekalb County pays a 1% sales tax to fund it. MARTA train service in Fulton is currently limited to the cities of Atlanta and Sandy Springs, including the airport. Bus service covers most ...
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| | | | Fulton County Georgia - Politics: Encyclopedia II - Fulton County Georgia - History Fulton County was created from the western half of Dekalb County in 1853. This occurred when, during the 1840s, that county's seat of Decatur refused to allow a railroad terminal to be built due to noise concerns. A new point was selected a few miles west, and was later incorporated as Terminus, then Marthasville, and finally as Atlanta.
The name is often assumed to be in honor of inventor Robert Fulton, who (among may other inventions) built a steamboat in 1807. This assumption is likely because this steam engine was the predecessor ...
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