FORECASTS BY CITY AND PLANNING AREA - 1990 to 2040
Location 1990 2000 2004 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040
Cities
City of Alpharetta 12,861 34,854 36,830 37,648 40,102 42,980 45,492 48,042 50,334 52,337 54,100
City of Atlanta (Fulton County) 357,704 386,699 424,305 425,499 457,436 494,259 526,938 560,075 589,948 616,910 640,751
City of Atlanta (DeKalb County) 36,313 29,775 37,745 42,801 45,589 48,376 51,163 53,950 56,738 59,525 62,312
Atlanta (Total) 394,017 416,474 462,050 468,300 503,025 542,635 578,101 614,025 646,686 676,435 703,063
Atlanta Total by ARC* 395,247 421,453 446,455 452,705 464,243 480,789 510,594 541,597 N/A N/A N/A
City of College Park (Fulton County) 17,337 18,810 18,648 19,813 20,894 22,193 23,299 24,425 25,419 26,268 27,000
City of College Park (Clayton County) 1,449 1,572 1,558 1,626 1,935 2,244 2,553 2,863 3,172 3,481 3,790
College Park (Total) 18,785 20,382 20,206 21,439 22,829 24,437 25,853 27,287 28,591 29,749 30,790
City of East Point 34,697 39,595 38,838 41,551 44,301 47,520 50,336 53,192 55,765 58,015 60,000
City of Fairburn 4,878 5,464 7,674 7,226 9,075 11,038 12,926 14,831 16,660 18,381 20,000
City of Hapeville 5,483 6,180 6,075 6,188 6,248 6,371 6,434 6,500 6,532 6,528 6,500
City of Mountain Park (Fulton County) 242 496 503 567 744 931 1,111 1,294 1,469 1,635 1,792
Mountain Park (Cherokee County) 5 10 10 11 15 19 23 27 30 34 38
Mountain Park (Total) 247 506 513 578 759 950 1,134 1,320 1,500 1,670 1,822
City of Palmetto (Fulton County) 2,652 3,073 3,754 7,095 11,268 15,611 19,873 24,168 28,340 32,319 36,100
City of Palmetto (Coweta County) 282 327 400 755 1,351 1,947 2,543 3,138 3,734 4,330 4,926
Palmetto (Total) 2,934 3,400 4,154 7,851 12,619 17,558 22,415 27,307 32,074 36,649 40,000
City of Roswell 53,743 79,334 82,518 85,021 91,684 99,331 106,148 113,059 119,367 124,977 130,000
City of Union City 10,210 11,621 13,650 14,058 16,306 18,745 21,043 23,365 25,563 27,604 29,500
Planning Areas
North Fulton (unincorporated) 34,152 91,400 93,726 94,995 100,300 106,553 111,850 117,211 121,972 125,978 129,488
Sandy Springs (unincorporated) 68,243 85,835 87,353 88,375 92,529 97,546 101,678 105,861 109,408 112,472 115,018
South Fulton (unincorporated) 36,538 41,345 50,733 53,453 66,639 80,611 94,000 107,489 120,328 132,547 143,997
Southwest Fulton (unincorporated) 10,210 11,300 12,666 13,100 15,152 17,368 19,446 21,541 23,506 25,356 27,067
Unincorporated Fulton County Total 149,143 229,880 244,477 249,923 274,620 302,078 326,975 352,103 375,214 396,354 415,570
Countywide
Fulton County Total 648,951 816,006 877,272 894,589 972,678 1,061,057 1,140,576 1,221,054 1,294,612 1,361,328 1,421,313
Fulton County Total by ARC* 648,951 816,006 840,834 847,041 873,068 901,040 942,276 986,898 1,031,520 1,076,142 1,120,764



Fulton County Total Area: 534.52 square miles, 342,092 acres
Fulton County Land Area: 528.57 square miles, 338,284 acres
Fulton County Water Area:   5.95 square miles,     3,808 acres
 
Geographic Data Sources: Fulton County Department of Environment and Community Development Geographic Information System overlaying planning areas and census tracts and applying census data for year 2000.
 
Population Data Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census data for 1990 and 2000 and Fulton County building permit data for 2000, 2001, and 2002. Atlanta Regional Commission forecasts and land use data have been used indirectly to calculate sub-area data. New ARC forecasts are currently under development.
 
The Department of Environment and Community Development prepared the forecasts to year 2040. These should be regarded as one possible outcome given existing trends and ratios. These are subject to revisions as new data is received.
 
Comments relating to this table should be directed to Alexander "Sandy" Speer at telephone number 404-730-8780 or email alexander.speer@co.fulton.ga.us.
 
Data was compiled for this table on April 2, 2004 and is subject to revision.
 
*Atlanta Regional Commission




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