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Druid Hills | |
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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters | |
 Location inDeKalb County and the state ofGeorgia | |
 Druid Hills CDP, unincorporatedDeKalb County | |
| Coordinates:33°47′14″N84°19′34″W / 33.78722°N 84.32611°W /33.78722; -84.32611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | DeKalb |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2) |
| • Land | 2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,429 |
| • Density | 3,170.4/sq mi (1,224.08/km2) |
| (CDP only) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30333 |
| Area code | 404 |
| FIPS code | 13-24264[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331589[3] |
Druid Hills is a community which includes both acensus-designated place (CDP) in unincorporatedDeKalb County,Georgia, United States, as well as aneighborhood of the city of Atlanta. The CDP's population was 14,568 at the 2010 census.[4] The CDP formerly contained the main campus ofEmory University and theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); however, they were annexed by Atlanta in 2018. The Atlanta-city section of Druid Hills is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods with a mean household income in excess of $238,500 (making it the ninth most affluent, per that metric).[5]
Theplanned community was initially conceived by Joel Hurt, and developed with the effort of Atlanta's leading families, includingCoca-Cola founderAsa Candler. It contains some of Atlanta's historic mansions from the late 19th and early 20th century. Druid Hills includes the main campus ofEmory University, which relocated to Atlanta in 1914.[citation needed]
Druid Hills was designed byFrederick Law Olmsted and was one of his last commissions. A showpiece of the design was the string of parks alongPonce de Leon Avenue, which was designated as Druid Hills Parks and Parkways and listed on theNational Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1975. The remainder of the development was listed on the Register as theDruid Hills Historic District on October 25, 1979.[6][7] Later the Park and Parkways district was consolidated into the Druid Hills Historic District. The other historic districts in Druid Hills are:
By 2015 there was a bill in theGeorgia Legislature which called for annexing more of Druid Hills into Atlanta.[9]
In 2016 Emory University's administration stated that it intended to petition the university to be annexed into the City of Atlanta, along with the CDC area;[10] in 2017 the university leadership formally submitted its petition.[11] The City of Atlanta annexed Emory's campus effective January 1, 2018, a part of its largest annexation within a period of 65 years; theAtlanta City Council voted to do so the prior December.[12]
Druid Hills is located at33°47′14″N84°19′34″W / 33.78722°N 84.32611°W /33.78722; -84.32611 (33.787205, -84.325974).[13]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.48%, is water. The CDP's northern boundary is the South Fork ofPeachtree Creek; the CSX track and theDecatur city limits are the eastern boundary; the DeKalb County line is the western boundary; and the southern boundary is theAtlanta city limit.
The Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta is bounded by the Druid Hills CDP (i.e. unincorporated DeKalb County) on the north and east; theMorningside/Lenox Park,Virginia-Highland andPoncey-Highland neighborhoods of Atlanta on the west; and theCandler Park neighborhood of Atlanta on the south.[citation needed]
TheChelsea Heights neighborhood is located in the eastern part of the CDP at the Decatur border, and participates in the Druid Hills Civic Association.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12,700 | — | |
| 1990 | 12,174 | −4.1% | |
| 2000 | 12,741 | 4.7% | |
| 2010 | 14,568 | 14.3% | |
| 2020 | 9,429 | −35.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[14] 1850-1870[15] 1870-1880[16] 1890-1910[17] 1920-1930[18] 1940[19] 1950[20] 1960[21] 1970[22] 1980[23] 1990[24] 2000[25] 2010[26] 2020[27] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[28] | Pop 2010[29] | Pop 2020[27] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 10,511 | 11,103 | 7,112 | 82.50% | 76.21% | 75.43% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 748 | 1,097 | 554 | 5.87% | 7.53% | 5.88% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 16 | 19 | 9 | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.10% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 929 | 1,594 | 773 | 7.29% | 10.94% | 8.20% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 24 | 33 | 50 | 0.19% | 0.23% | 0.53% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 195 | 297 | 425 | 1.53% | 2.04% | 4.51% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 309 | 419 | 503 | 2.43% | 2.88% | 5.33% |
| Total | 12,741 | 14,568 | 9,429 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Druid Hills was first listed as acensus designated place in the1980 U.S. census.[23] As of the2020 United States census, there were 9,429 people, 3,579 households, and 1,977 families residing in the CDP.
Emory University, including its hospitals, is thethird largest employer in Metro Atlanta as of 2007/8.[30] The CDC is also an employer of note.
Commercial areas includeEmory Village, a small node first developed in the 1920s at the terminus of thestreetcar line to Emory. A revitalization of the area was completed in 2011 with new sidewalks, street furniture and two newroundabouts.[31][32]
The other, larger commercial areas fall just outside the community's boundaries, such as the Clairmont Road corridor inNorth Decatur, the Sage Hill shopping center in Atlanta'sMorningside/Lenox Park, and thePonce de Leon Avenue corridor just west of Druid Hills in Atlanta'sPoncey-Highland/Virginia-Highland.
Druid Hills is home to TheAtlanta Boy Choir on S. Ponce de Leon Ave. andCallanwolde Fine Arts Center, housed in the Gothic-Tudor style former estate of Charles Howard Candler, president of Coca-Cola and eldest son ofAsa Griggs Candler, Coca-Cola's co-founder.
The neighborhood organization, the Druid Hills Civic Association (DHCA)[3], gives input to two authorities since the community is divided between the city of Atlanta and unincorporated territory in DeKalb County.
The Atlanta part is an official recognized neighborhood of Atlanta, which in turn is part ofNPU N. Officially, DHCA exercises its input into planning and other city processes by giving input to the NPU.[36]
DeKalb County does not have an officially designated role for the community within the county government in the way the City of Atlanta does (though there are five large geographic districts for the election of county commissioners), so the DHCA gives input to the unitarian county government in Decatur.[37]
TheUnited States Postal Service operates the Druid Hills Post Office at 1799 Briarcliff Road NE in theNorth Druid Hills CDP inunincorporated DeKalb.[38][39]
TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's main offices were formerly located in the CDP.[40][41][42] The City of Atlanta annexed the CDC effective January 1, 2018.[12]
The non-Atlanta portions of Druid Hills are in theDeKalb County School District.[41] Most residents are zoned to Fernbank Elementary School (in the Druid Hills CDP) while some are zoned to Briar Vista Elementary School.[43] All residents are zoned to Druid Hills Middle School (in the North Decatur CDP[44]),[45] andDruid Hills High School (in the Druid Hills CDP[41]).[46]
The Atlanta sections (the Emory/CDC annexation) are inAtlanta Public Schools. The zoned schools are Springdale Park Elementary School,[47] D. T. Howard Middle School,[48] andMidtown High School (formerlyHenry W. Grady High School).[49] The Emory/CDC annexation was scheduled to be moved into APS from DeKalb Schools in 2024.[50]
The Paideia School[4] is a nearby preK–12 private school[5] in the city of Atlanta.
Emory University is a private university formerly located in the Druid Hills CDP.[41][51] The City of Atlanta annexed Emory effective January 1, 2018.[12]
Public bus transportation is provided by theMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, while Emory University runs an extensive fleet of shuttles, called the "Cliff".[52]
Emory University Hospital andChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Hospital are in the Druid Hills area.
The City of Atlanta annexed Egleston and Emory University effective January 1, 2018.[53] Prior to the annexation, Egleston was in Druid Hills CDP, as was Emory Hospital.[41][54][55]
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