Druid Hills, Georgia

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Druid Hills is a census-designated place and a mostly unincorporated neighborhood in DeKalb County, Georgia (part of the greater Atlanta metropolitan area). A portion of Druid Hills is within Atlanta's city limits. The population was 12,741 at the 2000 census.

There is also a Druid Hills, Kentucky.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Druid Hills is located at 33°47′14″N, 84°19′34″W (33.787205, -84.325974)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²). 10.9 km² (4.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.48%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 12,741 people, 4,627 households, and 2,040 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,174.1/km² (3,040.4/mi²). There were 4,830 housing units at an average density of 445.1/km² (1,152.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.15% White, 6.00% African-American, 0.16% Native American, 7.34% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.

There were 4,627 households out of which 18.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.9% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 13.0% under the age of 18, 30.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,953, and the median income for a family was $106,196. Males had a median income of $57,017 versus $45,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,829. About 2.3% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Druid Hills was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and was one of his last commissions. A showpiece of the design was the string of parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue, designated as Druid Hills Parks and Parkways and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1975. The remainder of the development was listed on the Register as the Druid Hills Historic District on October 25, 1979.