Union City, Georgia | |
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| Nickname: The Progressive City | |
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| Coordinates:33°36′18″N84°29′37″W / 33.60500°N 84.49361°W /33.60500; -84.49361[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.83 sq mi (51.37 km2) |
| • Land | 19.68 sq mi (50.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,830 |
| • Density | 1,363.66/sq mi (526.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30291 |
| Area code | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-78324[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405627[1] |
| Website | unioncityga.org |
Union City is a city inFulton County,Georgia, United States. The population was 26,830 at the2020 census.[4]
TheGeorgia General Assembly incorporated Union City in 1908.[5] One source claims that the town was named for the union of rails at arailroad junction,[6] while another version states the name commemorates a "Farmer's Union" which once was headquartered here.[5]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.3 square miles (50.0 km2), of which 19.1 square miles (49.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 0.83%, is water.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 534 | — | |
| 1920 | 620 | 16.1% | |
| 1930 | 776 | 25.2% | |
| 1940 | 884 | 13.9% | |
| 1950 | 1,490 | 68.6% | |
| 1960 | 2,118 | 42.1% | |
| 1970 | 3,031 | 43.1% | |
| 1980 | 4,780 | 57.7% | |
| 1990 | 8,375 | 75.2% | |
| 2000 | 11,621 | 38.8% | |
| 2010 | 19,456 | 67.4% | |
| 2020 | 26,830 | 37.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,220 | 4.55% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 22,686 | 84.55% |
| Native American | 51 | 0.19% |
| Asian | 135 | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 12 | 0.04% |
| Other/Mixed | 733 | 2.73% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 1,993 | 7.43% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 26,830 people, 8,088 households, and 4,681 families residing in the city.
In 2000, the median household income was $35,322 and the median family income was $39,697. Males had a median income of $30,421 versus $28,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,208. About 9.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
Union City is in theFulton County School District.[21]
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