Scottdale, Georgia | |
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 Steel LLC fabrication facility in Scottdale | |
 Location inDeKalb County and the state ofGeorgia | |
  Scottdale Location inMetro Atlanta | |
| Coordinates:33°47′40″N84°15′44″W / 33.79444°N 84.26222°W /33.79444; -84.26222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.34 sq mi (8.64 km2) |
| • Land | 3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,698 |
| • Density | 3,215.5/sq mi (1,241.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30079 |
| Area code | 404 |
| FIPS code | 13-69392[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332993[3] |
Scottdale is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inDeKalb County,Georgia, United States. The population was 10,698 in 2020.
Scottdale is named for ColonelGeorge Washington Scott, who founded the Scottdale Cotton Mill in the late 1800s.[4] Colonel Scott arrived inDeKalb County from Florida, where he had previously owned a plantation, served in theConfederate Army, and unsuccessfully run for governor. Col. Scott was also a benefactor of the female seminary that becameAgnes Scott College.[5]
The Scottdale Cotton Mill development included the mill and nearby housing for workers. From the 1920s through the 1940s, Scottdale Manufacturing Company even supported a baseball team.[6] The mill shut down in 1982, and workers found jobs elsewhere in metro Atlanta. PhilanthropistTobie Grant donated several acres of property to disenfranchised, unemployed African-Americans and created a community known as Tobie Grant. Oak Forest Apartments was also opened under this theme in 1968.[citation needed]
The commercial district in Scottdale is focused onEast Ponce de Leon Avenue, which bisects the community from the southwest to the northeast. Your DeKalb Farmers Market and antique shops are located on this road, along with several auto body shops and industrial buildings. Steel LLC maintains a large steel fabrication and distribution facility in Scottdale, near the intersection of North Clarendon Avenue and East Ponce de Leon Avenue.[7] Efforts to rehabilitate East Ponce de Leon Avenue commenced in 2007.
Scottdale is located at33°47′40″N84°15′44″W / 33.79444°N 84.26222°W /33.79444; -84.26222 (33.794337, -84.262110).[8] The unincorporated community is centered on East Ponce de Leon Avenue, betweenDecatur andClarkston. The northern boundary isStone Mountain Freeway; the eastern boundary isInterstate 285; the western boundary is roughly DeKalb Industrial Way; and the southern boundary is roughly the city limits ofAvondale Estates. TheZIP code for Scottdale is 30079.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8,770 | — | |
| 1990 | 8,636 | −1.5% | |
| 2000 | 9,803 | 13.5% | |
| 2010 | 10,631 | 8.4% | |
| 2020 | 10,698 | 0.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] 1850-1870[10] 1870-1880[11] 1890-1910[12] 1920-1930[13] 1940[14] 1950[15] 1960[16] 1970[17] 1980[18] 1990[19] 2000[20] 2010[21] 2020[22] | |||
Scottdale was first listed as acensus designated place in the1980 U.S. census.[18]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[23] | Pop 2010[24] | Pop 2020[22] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 3,427 | 3,178 | 3,552 | 34.96% | 29.89% | 33.20% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 4,731 | 4,009 | 3,908 | 48.26% | 37.71% | 36.53% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 17 | 21 | 37 | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.35% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 933 | 2,448 | 1,902 | 9.52% | 23.03% | 17.78% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 32 | 53 | 60 | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.56% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 207 | 357 | 459 | 2.11% | 3.36% | 4.29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 444 | 564 | 780 | 4.53% | 5.31% | 7.29% |
| Total | 9,803 | 10,631 | 10,698 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 10,698 people, 4,321 households, and 2,277 families residing in the CDP.
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DeKalb County School District is the area school district.[25]
Zoned elementary schools: McLendon Elementary School and Avondale Elementary School[26] The zoned middle school is Druid Hills Middle School,[27] and the zoned high school isDruid Hills High School near Decatur.[28]
Magnet schools:
Former schools:
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Tobie Grant Park, Pool & Recreation Center
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |