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Atlanta is the largest city in Fulton County, occupying the county's narrow center section and thus geographically dividing the county's northern and southern portions. Atlanta's last major annexation in 1952 brought over 118 square miles (310 km 2 ) into the city, including the affluent suburb of Buckhead .
Atlanta (/ æ t ˈ l æ n t ə / ⓘ at-LAN-tə) [14] is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.It is the seat of Fulton County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring DeKalb County.
Fulton County: 121: Atlanta: 1853: DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton counties and a portion of Cobb County: Robert Fulton (1765–1815), the inventor who built the Clermont, the first commercially successful steamboat. 2,039.90/sq mi (787.61/km 2) 1,079,105: 529 sq mi (1,370 km 2) Gilmer County: 123: Ellijay: 1832: Cherokee County
Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, and is a core county of the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north-central portion of the state. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. It is the state's third most populous county, after Fulton and Gwinnett counties. [1]
Gwinnett County (/ ɡ w ɪ ˈ n ɛ t / gwih-NEHT) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. [2] It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, being located about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Atlanta city limits.
Pages in category "Counties in the Atlanta metropolitan area" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
DeKalb County (/ d ə ˈ k æ b /, / ˌ d iː ˈ k æ b / də-KAB, DEE-KAB) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, [1] making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur. [2] DeKalb County is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs ...
Atlanta was chosen to host the 1996 Summer Olympics, celebrating the centennial of the modern Olympic Games. Since 1945, Georgia has experienced significant population and economic expansion, aligning with the larger Sun Belt trend. Between 2007 and 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties were listed among the 100 fastest-growing in the United States. [11]