Atlanta, Texas

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Atlanta, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = One City Under God
| image_skyline            = Atlanta July 2018 03 (E Main Street).jpg
| image_caption            = E Main Street in Atlanta
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Atlanta.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Atlanta, Texas
| image_map1               = Cass County Atlanta.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Cass County, Texas|Cass]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Strong City Manager form of Government, Home Rule Charter
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = James Brooks
| leader_title1            = 
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 32.77
| area_land_km2            = 32.37
| area_water_km2           = 0.39
| area_total_sq_mi         = 12.65
| area_land_sq_mi          = 12.50
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.15

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 5433
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
| population_est           = 
| pop_est_as_of            = 
| population_density_km2   = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 79
| elevation_ft             = 259
| coordinates              = {{coord|33|7|6|N|94|10|0|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75551
| area_code                = [[Area codes 430 and 903|430, 903]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-04516<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1372354<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|atlantatexas.org}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Atlanta''' is a city in [[Cass County, Texas|Cass County]], northeastern [[Texas]], United States. According to the [[2010 United States Census|2010 U.S. census]], the city had a population of 5,675,<ref name=CensusQF>{{cite web|title=State and County Quick Facts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4804516.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903035431/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4804516.html|archive-date=September 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> which decreased to 5,433 as of [[2020 United States census|2020]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4804516&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Atlanta was established in 1872 with the building of the [[Texas and Pacific Railway]] and was named for [[Atlanta]], Georgia, former home of many early settlers; a post office was opened that same year. Atlanta, Texas is now the second largest Atlanta in the nation. Other "Atlantas" exist in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and elsewhere. Atlanta, Texas is known as "Hometown, USA".

By 1885 the community had 1,500 residents, who had founded three white and two black churches, two schools, a bank, several sawmills, a number of general stores, and a weekly newspaper, the ''Citizens' Journal.'' [[Lumbering]] was the chief industry. The lumber boom reached its peak around 1890, when the population was 1,764. When the community was incorporated in 1929, it had 1,900 residents and 105 businesses.

The onset of the [[Great Depression]] in the 1930s forced many businesses to close, and in 1936 Atlanta had 85 rated businesses. The opening of the Rodessa oilfield in 1935, however, helped mitigate the worst effects of the Depression. By 1940 the town had modern canneries, lumber mills, wholesale houses, a brick plant, a hospital, and a population of 2,453. Subsequently, Atlanta grew steadily, topping the 4,000 mark for the first time in the early 1960s. In 1990 the population was 6,118. By 2000 the population had dropped to 5,745. Principal industries include farming, forestry, oil, and tourism.

==Geography==
Atlanta is the largest city in Cass County and is located in eastern Cass County at {{coord|33|7|6|N|94|10|0|W|type:city(5745)_region:US-TX}} (33.118228, –94.166537).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the north by [[Queen City, Texas|Queen City]].

[[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|U.S. Route 59]] bypasses the city to the west, leading north {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana]] and southwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Linden, Texas|Linden]]. [[Texas State Highway 77]] passes through the southern side of the city, leading southeast {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the [[Louisiana]] border and northwest {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Douglassville, Texas|Douglassville]]. [[Texas State Highway 43]] passes through the center of Atlanta and leads south {{convert|47|mi}} to [[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Atlanta has a total area of {{convert|32.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|32.4|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 1.19%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4804516| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Atlanta city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 23, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062504/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4804516| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Atlanta has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=804014&cityname=Atlanta%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Atlanta, Texas]</ref>

{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Atlanta, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1874–present)

|Jan record high F = 85
|Feb record high F = 89
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 84

|Jan avg record high F = 76.4
|Feb avg record high F = 79.1
|Mar avg record high F = 84.6
|Apr avg record high F = 87.5
|May avg record high F = 92.4
|Jun avg record high F = 96.3
|Jul avg record high F = 100.2
|Aug avg record high F = 101.4
|Sep avg record high F = 98.0
|Oct avg record high F = 91.3
|Nov avg record high F = 82.8
|Dec avg record high F = 77.4
|year avg record high F = 102.6

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =56.2
| Feb high F  =60.1
| Mar high F  =68.7
| Apr high F  =76.1
| May high F  =83.2
| Jun high F  =90.6
| Jul high F  =94.4
| Aug high F  =94.7
| Sep high F  =88.4
| Oct high F  =78.0
| Nov high F  =66.2
| Dec high F  =58.3
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =44.6
| Feb mean F  =48.3
| Mar mean F  =56.0
| Apr mean F  =63.4
| May mean F  =71.8
| Jun mean F  =79.6
| Jul mean F  =83.1
| Aug mean F  =82.9
| Sep mean F  =76.2
| Oct mean F  =65.0
| Nov mean F  =54.2
| Dec mean F  =47.0
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =33.1
| Feb low F  =36.5
| Mar low F  =43.4
| Apr low F  =50.6
| May low F  =60.4
| Jun low F  =68.6
| Jul low F  =71.7
| Aug low F  =71.0
| Sep low F  =64.0
| Oct low F  =52.0
| Nov low F  =42.2
| Dec low F  =35.7

|Jan avg record low F = 21.2
|Feb avg record low F = 26.3
|Mar avg record low F = 30.4
|Apr avg record low F = 38.3
|May avg record low F = 49.6
|Jun avg record low F = 62.3
|Jul avg record low F = 68.0
|Aug avg record low F = 65.9
|Sep avg record low F = 54.3
|Oct avg record low F = 39.0
|Nov avg record low F = 28.8
|Dec avg record low F = 24.3
|year avg record low F = 19.5

|Jan record low F = -2
|Feb record low F = -5
|Mar record low F = 15
|Apr record low F = 31
|May record low F = 39
|Jun record low F = 52
|Jul record low F = 58
|Aug record low F = 53
|Sep record low F = 42
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 16
|Dec record low F = 5

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =4.12
| Feb precipitation inch  =4.67
| Mar precipitation inch  =4.51
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.46
| May precipitation inch  =5.17
| Jun precipitation inch  =3.86
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.29
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.10
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.86
| Oct precipitation inch  =4.42
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.06
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.76

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.8
|Feb precipitation days = 8.7
|Mar precipitation days = 9.1
|Apr precipitation days = 8.6
|May precipitation days = 7.9
|Jun precipitation days = 7.0
|Jul precipitation days = 6.6
|Aug precipitation days = 6.1
|Sep precipitation days = 5.7
|Oct precipitation days = 6.9
|Nov precipitation days = 7.6
|Dec precipitation days = 8.2

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =0.2
| Feb snow inch  =0.6
| Mar snow inch  =0.1
| Apr snow inch  =0.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.0
| Nov snow inch  =0.0
| Dec snow inch  =0.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.1
|Feb snow days = 0.3
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0

<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00410408 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2023-06-09 }}</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=shv
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Shreveport
|access-date = June 16, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 396
|1890= 1764
|1900= 1301
|1910= 1604
|1920= 1469
|1930= 1685
|1940= 2453
|1950= 3782
|1960= 4076
|1970= 5007
|1980= 6272
|1990= 6118
|2000= 5745
|2010= 5675
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
|2020=5433}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Atlanta racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4804516&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,277
|60.32%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,602
|29.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|17
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|33
|0.61%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|3
|0.06%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|26
|0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|187
|3.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|288
|5.3%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,433'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,433 people, 2,118 households, and 1,466 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 5,745 people, 2,254 households, and 1,571 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|525.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|233.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 68.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.25% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.72% of the population.

There were 2,254 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $32,679. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $19,715 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,013. About 19.0% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.4% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Most of Atlanta is served by the [[Atlanta Independent School District]], which operates [[Atlanta High School (Texas)|Atlanta High School]]. A portion is instead zoned to [[Queen City Independent School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48067_cass/DC20SD_C48067.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cass County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-08-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48067_cass/DC10SD_C48067_001.pdf 2010 map]</ref> which operates [[Queen City High School]].

Atlanta is also served by [[Texarkana College]] (the majority of Cass County, including Atlanta ISD and Queen City ISD, is in the college's service area).<ref name=servicearea>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, "Sec. 130.203.  TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA."]</ref>

[[Texas A&M-Texarkana]] is in the area.

==Notable people==

* [[Derrick Blaylock]], football player, drafted into the [[NFL]] in 2001 by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] as a running back. He was a running back for the [[Stephen F. Austin State University]] Lumberjacks from 1997 to 2000. He played for the [[New York Jets]] and [[Washington Redskins]] after college
* [[Tony Buzbee]] notable Texas attorney 
* [[Susanna Clark]], artist and country/folk songwriter, was born in Atlanta 
* [[Bessie Coleman]] (1892–1926), a civil aviator. She was born in Atlanta and raised in [[Waxahachie, Texas]]. She was the first female pilot of [[African-American]] and Native American descent to hold a pilot's license in the US, and the first person of African-American descent to hold an international pilot license
* [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[talk show]] [[television presenter|host]] and [[comedian]]. In January 1974, she and her mother moved to Atlanta from [[New Orleans]]. She graduated from Atlanta High School in 1976
* [[Phil Epps]], former American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers (1982–1988) and the New York Jets (1989). He attended [[Texas Christian University]]
* [[Tracy Lawrence]], country musician; born in Atlanta and raised in [[Foreman, Arkansas]]
* [[Andrea Lee (fighter)|Andrea Lee]], Andrea "KGB" Lee (born February 11, 1989) is an American kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with UFC
* [[Gordon McLendon]], pioneer of American commercial broadcasting, he lived with his parents in Atlanta during his years of high school. He developed a love for commentary which he featured on the [[Liberty Broadcasting System]] and [[KLIF (AM)|KLIF]] in [[Dallas]]
* [[Slim Richey]] (1938–2015), musician, was born in Atlanta
* [[Max Sandlin]] is a former Democratic Congressman who served eight years (1997–2005) in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas District 1
* [[Joseph Strickland]], former bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler]]
* [[Drew Stubbs]], outfielder for the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. Stubbs graduated from Atlanta High School in 2003. He was a three-time All-American in baseball and two-time academic All-American at the [[University of Texas at Austin]]
* [[Nat Stuckey]], American country singer
* [[Ted Thompson]], former [[general manager]] of the [[Green Bay Packers]], born and raised in Atlanta, he graduated from Atlanta High School in 1971. He was a part of the [[NFL]] for 25 years, including 10 years as a player for the [[Houston Oilers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Atlanta, Texas}}
* [http://www.atlantatexas.org AtlantaTexas.org] - City website by the Atlanta City Development Corporation..
* [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/atlanta-tx-cass-county Texas State Historical Association] - Atlanta, TX information

{{Cass County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Cass County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in the Ark-La-Tex]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Texas]]