Alpharetta is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of 2006 census estimates, the city
had a total population of 43,424[1].
Selected for its location next to a spring, it began as a campground, and was originally known as New Prospect Camp Ground until late 1858. Officially chartered on December
11 of that year, Alpharetta ( Greek for "first town") became the county seat of Milton County until the end of
1931, when Milton was merged with
Fulton County to avoid bankruptcy during the
Great Depression. [2] Alpharetta was a beautiful little southern town until the mass migration of
northern implantees in the mid 90's. Since then Alpharetta has become a hot bed for self centered "Me-First" suburbanites. The
area is noted for its pretentiousness.
Alpharetta is located 14 miles north of Atlanta’s central business district and 28 expressway-miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest
airport.
Georgia 400 (U.S. 19) is the
freeway connecting suburban Alpharetta with Atlanta to the south. It parallels surface highway S.R. 9, which was originally multiplexed with U.S. 19 and was the only paved road through town
prior to the county merger. The town also had no railroad, a rarity for the area. Despite
its poor start, and being one of the farthest-out large suburbs in metro
Atlanta, it now features numerous mid-rise buildings,
which are home to many high-tech companies including Hewlett-Packard, UPS Supply Chain
Solutions, Radiant Systems, NetBank, Lucent,
Nortel, IBM, Sun
Microsystems, AT&T, Siemens, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, E*Trade, Hansgrohe, and
ChoicePoint.
Government
Alpharetta is governed by a city council composed of six members and a mayor. The mayor and council members serve staggered
four-year terms.
Mayors:
- Arthur Letchas 2001 - Present
- Chuck Martin 1995 - 2002
- Jimmy Phillips 1979 - 1994
Geography
Alpharetta is located at 34°4′24″N, 84°16′52″W (34.073318,
-84.281086) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 55.4 km² (21.4 mi²). 55.3 km² (21.4 mi²) of it
is land and 0.05% is water.
Demographics
As of the census 2 of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families
residing in the city. The population density was 630.0/km² (1,631.6/mi²). There were
14,670 housing units at an average density of 265.2/km² (686.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.9% White, 6.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 6.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.53% of the population. 2.4% of the population
is Mixed-Race/Multiracial. The population has been gradually increasing over the last five years.
There were 13,911 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were
non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The
average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.13.
The average median home price in Alpharetta is $305,447. That is almost double the National Average of $173,585. Alpharetta
consists of 31,852 housing units, which accounts for half of Fulton County's homes. Of those housing units, over 74% are owner
occupied. The median rental price is $817 per month, which also doubles the National average of $471 per month.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the , 7.2% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64,
and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $71,207, and the median income for a family was $97,718. Males had a median
income of $69,275 versus $49,935 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$51,432. About 2.9% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The city is served by Fulton County Schools.
Public elementary schools located in Alpharetta include:
- Alpharetta Elementary School
- Barnwell Elementary School
- Crabapple Crossing Elementary School
- Cogburn Woods Elementary School
- Creek View Elementary School
- Dolvin Elementary School
- Fulton Science Academy School
- Lake Windward Elementary School
- Manning Oaks Elementary School
- Medlock Bridge Elementary School
- New Prospect Elementary School
- Ocee Elementary School
- State Bridge Crossing Elementary School
- Summit Hill Elementary School
- Findley Oaks Elementary School
Hembree Springs Elementary School, Mimosa Elementary School, and Sweet Apple Elementary School, all in Roswell, serve portions of Alpharetta.
Public middle schools located in Alpharetta include:
In addition, Crabapple Middle School and Elkins Pointe Middle School, two middle schools in Roswell, serve portions of Alpharetta.
A public high school is located in Alpharetta: Alpharetta High School
In addition Centennial High School in Roswell, Northview High School and
Chattahoochee High School both in Johns
Creek, Milton High School in Milton all serve parts of Alpharetta.
External links
Coordinates:
34.073318° N 84.281086°
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Notable Residents
Kevin Basham founder of the Rainbow Coalition
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