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Do not fill this in! {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ---------------->| name = College Park | official_name = City of College Park | other_name = | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = [[City]] | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = File:Downtown College Park, Georgia - 2018.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Downtown College Park | image_flag = Flag of College Park, Georgia.png | flag_size = | image_seal = Seal of College Park, Georgia.png | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = Fulton County Georgia Municipalities Map College Park Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] and the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Metro Atlanta | pushpin_label = College Park | pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_map_caption = Location of College Park in [[Metro Atlanta]] | pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Georgia|Counties]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton]], [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = Mayor-council government | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = | established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> | established_date2 = | established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> | established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 29.03 | area_land_km2 = 28.91 | area_water_km2 = 0.12 | area_total_sq_mi = 11.21 | area_land_sq_mi = 11.16 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.05 | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 13930 | population_density_km2 = 481.91 | population_density_sq_mi = 1248.10 | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | coordinates = {{coord|33|37|03|N|84|28|03|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 1037 <!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s | postal_code = 30337, 30349 | area_code = [[Area code 404|404]]/[[Area codes 678 and 470|678/470]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 13-17776<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 = 2404098<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404098}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.collegeparkga.com}} | footnotes = | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = }} '''College Park''' is a city in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton]] and [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton]] counties, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]], adjacent to the southern boundary of the city of [[Atlanta]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 13,930. [[Georgia International Convention Center]] and part of [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]] are located in the city.<ref name="CPMap2">"[http://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=67 City Maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606072656/http://collegeparkga.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=67 |date=2009-06-06 }}." City of College Park. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.gicc.com/contact.asp Contact the GICC]." [[Georgia International Convention Center]]. Retrieved on May 25, 2009.</ref> The College Park Historic District is Georgia's fourth-largest urban historical district listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia|National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|title=City of College Park Comprehensive Plan 2016-2036|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024144/https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="nrhp">{{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/eafb4a73-0cff-4762-a07e-983aa74659f3/|title=National Register of Historic Places Form - College Park Historic District|website=npgallery.nps.gov|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> The [[Gateway Center Arena]] in College Park is the home stadium of the [[College Park Skyhawks]] and [[Atlanta Dream]]. == History == ===19th century=== [[File:CoxCollege-1900.jpg|right|thumb|Cox College and Conservatory, 1900]] The community that became College Park was founded as Atlantic City in 1890 as a depot on the [[Atlanta and West Point Railroad]]. The town was renamed Manchester when it was incorporated as a city in 1891. It was renamed again as the city of College Park in 1896. The city's name came from being the home of [[Cox College (Georgia)|Cox College]] (where the city hall and other buildings now stand) and Georgia Military Academy (now the [[Woodward Academy]]). The east–west avenues in College Park are named for [[Ivy League]] colleges, and the north–south streets are named for influential College Park residents.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA224 |title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States |publisher=Routledge |date=May 13, 2013 |access-date=30 November 2013 |author=Hellmann, Paul T. |pages=224|isbn=978-1135948597}}</ref> ===20th century=== During World War I, the name of Wilhelm Street was changed to Victoria Street in "solidarity with our British brethren." At the same time Berlin Avenue was changed to Cambridge Avenue and the name of German Lane was changed to English Lane.<ref>The Progressive Era and the Great War, 1896–1920 by Arthur Stanley, AHM Publishing Corporation, 1978</ref> The history of College Park has been closely linked with what is now known as [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]—airport development having spurred several radical changes to the landscape of the municipality over the course of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/ATL/Airport_History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301150527/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/ATL/Airport_History.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2011|title=Airport History|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> In 1966, a study funded by the [[Department of Housing and Urban Development]] suggested that the introduction and expansion of jet aircraft travel would place the airport and surrounding communities, including College Park, into conflict; ultimately, the study concluded that "the only effective way to control the use of land is to own it," suggesting that the airport would have to acquire the properties it would be in conflict with in order to expand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/planATLpubs/id/21762/rec/19|title=Atlanta metropolitan region comprehensive plan: airports|website=library.gsu.edu|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> In the 1970s and 1980s, large swaths of property in College Park were purchased using information detailed in The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Noise Land Reuse Plan, which allowed the airport to apply for federal funding to purchase property deemed to be in so-called "noise land."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stumptown.typepad.com/stumptown_ga/|website=stumptown.typepad.com|access-date=15 August 2018|title=Stumptown, GA}}</ref><ref name="bub">{{cite web|url=https://lithub.com/blowing-up-bungalows-to-make-way-for-airports/|title=BLOWING UP BUNGALOWS TO MAKE WAY FOR AIRPORTS, ON ANOTHER KIND OF URBAN DISPLACEMENT IN ATLANTA|website=lithub.com|access-date=15 August 2018|date=2017-04-19}}</ref> The 1985 [[Chuck Norris]] film [[Invasion U.S.A. (1985 film)|''Invasion U.S.A.'']] was notoriously filmed in these abandoned portions of College Park; houses owned by the City of Atlanta and the FAA were allowed to be blown up to simulate bazooka attacks, a decision that has faced modern day criticism due to the fact that nearby properties were still in the process of being purchased.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Zita, Josef (Director) |date=May 15, 2003 |title=The Making of Invasion USA. |medium=Motion picture |location=United States |publisher=Cannon Films}}</ref><ref name="bub" /> This site would eventually, in 2003, in part be home to the [[Georgia International Convention Center]]; the center officially opened in 1985 at a separate location, but was relocated to the area in response to planned airport runway expansions.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kemp|first=Kathryn |date=2009 |title=Historic Clayton County: The Sesquicentennial History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5cY0cZj6XJsC&q=georgia+international+convention+center+runway+expansion&pg=PA80|pages=80–81 |publisher=HPN Books |isbn=978-1-935377-05-4}}</ref> Today, the GICC is the second largest convention center in Georgia, featuring a carpeted ballroom and multiple spaces for meetings, conferences and conventions. It is the only convention center in the country that also houses a SkyTrain with direct rail access to an international airport.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} Directly next to the Georgia International Convention Center is the [[Gateway Center Arena]], which opened in November 2019, home to the NBA's G-League [[College Park Skyhawks]] and where the WNBA's [[Atlanta Dream]] will play their 2020 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arenagatewaycenter.com/|title=Gateway Center Arena @ College Park|website=Gateway Center Arena @ College Park|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> In 1978, the College Park Historical Society was founded in order to combat proposed northward expansion of the airport; the society succeeded in lobbying against proposed flight paths over the neighborhood colloquially known as Historic College Park, as well as registered swaths of homes and the Main Street commercial district with the [[National Register of Historic Places]], eventually resulting in the establishment of the College Park Historic District.<ref name="bub" /> Between the 1980s and the early 2000s, as part of continued execution of the FAA noise abatement program, the City of Atlanta and the FAA purchased roughly 320 acres of property (containing residential structures, churches, and some small commercial buildings) immediately adjacent to the west side of downtown College Park, resulting in a multitude of properties sitting abandoned for decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/04/06/320-acre-development-set-to-take-off-by-airport.html|title=Exclusive: 320-acre development set to take off by airport |website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> The totality of these eventually abandoned properties purchased from the 1970s through the 2000s have been described as a major player in shaping a negative public image of the city, second only to the perception of crime in the area.<ref name="comp_plan">{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|title=City of College Park Comprehensive Plan 2016–2036|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024144/https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Recent history=== ====Hip hop==== Although the [[Atlanta hip hop]] music scene in the 1980s and 1990s was largely credited to artists from nearby suburban [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]], College Park and the adjacent city of East Point have been strongly associated with [[rap musician|artists]] and [[record producer]]s from "[[SWATS]]" ("Southwest Atlanta, Too Strong"), who have substantially contributed to the evolution of the [[southern hip hop]] genre over the course of the 2000s.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kysEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA106 "Revolution Rock: Atlanta's Goodie Mob fight for truth, justice, but not necessarily the American Way", ''Vibe'', June-July 1998]</ref> ====Gentrification==== While the controversial process of [[gentrification]] started in the larger [[Atlanta Metropolitan Area]] in the 1970s, it was only in the latter 2010s that redevelopment substantially spread to College Park proper.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/us/gentrification-changing-face-of-new-atlanta.html|title=Gentrification Changing Face of New Atlanta|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=15 August 2018|date=2006-03-11|last1=Dewan|first1=Shaila}}</ref> In 2016, the College Park government embarked on a 20-year development plan which included goals "to expand its economic base while keeping its small town historic characteristics," and to "make use of its available land to attract new employers and residential opportunities."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|title=City of College Park Comprehensive Plan 2016-2036|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024144/https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2017 saw the construction of a [[mixed-use]] project which contained the first mid-rise apartments to be constructed in the city since 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/5-things-know-pad-harvard-college-parks-first-new-mid-rise-40-years/|title=5 things to know about the Pad on Harvard, College Park's first new mid-rise in 40 years|website=www.atlantamagazine.com|date=26 October 2016|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> From the 1990s and into the 2010s, the City of College Park succeeded in repurchasing the entirety of the 320 acres adjacent to downtown; in 2018, concurrent with substantial commercial and residential development in the area, the City of College Park announced major redevelopment of this abandoned area, now referred to as "Airport City," as part of a larger transit-oriented revitalization plan referred to as "Aerotropolis."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aeroatl.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/aerotropolis-atlanta-blueprint-final.pdf|title=The Aerotropolis Atlanta Blueprint|website=aeroatl.org|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> ==Geography== College Park is located on the border of Fulton and Clayton counties. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|26.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.19%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), College Park city, Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 28, 2011 }}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1900= 517 |1910= 2173 |1920= 3622 |1930= 6604 |1940= 8213 |1950= 14535 |1960= 23469 |1970= 18203 |1980= 24632 |1990= 20457 |2000= 20382 |2010= 13942 |2020= 13930 |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 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+College Park racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1317776&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !Race !Num. !Perc. |- |[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) |1,528 |10.97% |- |[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) |11,017 |79.09% |- |[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] |31 |0.22% |- |[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] |116 |0.83% |- |[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] |2 |0.01% |- |[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] |449 |3.22% |- |[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] |787 |5.65% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 13,930 people, 5,861 households, and 2,911 families residing in the city. ===2010 census=== At the time of the 2010 [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/decennial-publications.2010.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> there were 13,942 people, 5,595 households, and 3,208 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,099.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,159 housing units at an average density of {{convert|860.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.1% [[black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 14.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 4.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 6.9% of the population. ===Population decline, 2000–2010=== Between 2000 and 2010, College Park saw a 31.6% reduction in their population. The city government has suggested that this was due to the combined effects of airport expansion and the difficult nature of having housing constructed in areas previously considered to be "high noise."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|title=City of College Park Comprehensive Plan 2016-2036|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024144/https://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/2597|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Crime=== For much of the 2000s, College Park – along with the other so-called Tri-Cities, [[East Point, Georgia|East Point]] and [[Hapeville]] – has been popularly associated with crime;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/college-park-has-battle-image-and-crime/2y01UvO7kzwMBlh2lnDRiK/|title=College Park has to battle image and crime|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> for example, a comedy/travel book originally published in 2005 describes College Park as "a nightmarish southern ghetto."<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N16zBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT57 | title=The Absolutely Worst Places to Live in America | publisher=St. Martin's Press | date=April 7, 2015 | access-date=14 August 2015 | author=Gilmartin, Dave| isbn=9781466893337 }}</ref> Over the course of the 2010s, this reputation has been publicly challenged in the media, by Tri-Cities residents, and by the College Park Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2018/1/23/16924252/historic-college-park-atlanta-photos|title=Wandering Atlanta's charming Historic College Park in 15 photos|website=atlanta.curbed.com|date=23 January 2018 |access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tropicsofmeta.com/2014/06/24/i-live-in-americas-most-dangerous-suburb/|title=I Live in America's Most Dangerous Suburb|website=tropicsofmeta.com|date=24 June 2014 |access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="VERIFY">{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/verify/verify-is-this-metro-atlanta-city-among-the-most-dangerous-in-the-us/85-550020477|title=VERIFY: Is this metro Atlanta city among the most dangerous in the U.S.?|website=www.11alive.com|date=8 May 2018 |access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]'s annual Uniform Crime Report reveals that the College Park Police Department has historically reported a high crime rate per 100,000 persons as compared to other US jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucrdatatool.gov/Search/Crime/Crime.cfm|title=Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics|website=www.ucrdatatool.gov|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> In 2008, College Park had one of the highest crime rates in Georgia, with reports including 13 homicides. However, 2008 was an outlier with respect to the rest of that decade and homicide; for the rest of the years between 2000 and 2010, between 1 and 3 homicides were reported annually. Further, it has been suggested that crime rate per 100,000 persons misrepresents the prevalence of crime, as College Park's daytime population is thought to swell to 50,000 persons (substantially more than the ~15,000 permanent residents considered in crime statistics).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/metro-atlanta-cities-push-back-after-being-named-worst-cities/8grTxIOfSK5Ji7arnRdr6K/|title=Metro Atlanta cities push back after being named worst cities in U.S.|website=www.ajc.com|access-date=10 April 2019}}</ref> The Uniform Crime Report and data released by the College Park Police Department suggests that the 2010s have brought a substantial decline in total crime, particularly in the latter half; in 2018, a total of 1,225 crimes were reported (compared to 2,695 in 2001, 2,530 in 2010, and 1,387 in 2017), 85% of which were property crimes.<ref name="VERIFY"/> In 2018, there was a 13 percent decrease in Part I crimes and zero homicides as compared to 2017, following a 15 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017. As of the 2016 [[American Community Survey]], 35.7% of College Park residents are estimated to live in poverty which partly contributed to the crime problem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/1317776|title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)|website=Census.gov|access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> ==Economy== [[File:Chick-fil-A Corporate HQ - Entrance.JPG|thumb|[[Chick-fil-A]] headquarters]] [[File:Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, GA.jpg|thumb|[[Georgia International Convention Center]]]] [[Chick-fil-A]], a fast-food chicken chain, is headquartered in College Park.<ref name="CPMap2"/><ref>[http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Company/Highlights-Fact-Sheets Chick-fil-A: Company Fact Sheet] Retrieved July 30, 2012</ref> [[Atlantic Southeast Airlines]] had its headquarters in College Park until December 31, 2011 when it merged with [[ExpressJet]]. ExpressJet took over the headquarters facility in College Park from 2012 until its [[bankruptcy]] in 2022. .<ref name="TobinRamosSams">Tobin Ramos, Rachel and Douglas Sams. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2007/12/10/story11.html?page=all ASA lands headquarters at Hartsfield hangar]." ''[[Atlanta Business Chronicle]]''. Monday December 10, 2007. Retrieved on July 28, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/expressjet-airlines-files-for-bankruptcy-after-loss-of-united-contract-11661273840 | title=ExpressJet Airlines Files for Bankruptcy After Loss of United Contract | newspaper=WSJ | last1=Matsuda | first1=Akiko }}</ref> The [[Georgia International Convention Center]] in College Park is Georgia's second-largest convention center.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exploregeorgia.org/city/college-park | title=College Park }}</ref> Due to its proximity between the airport and [[downtown Atlanta]], College Park is home to more than 5,000 hotel rooms.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exploregeorgia.org/city/college-park | title=College Park }}</ref> In November 2019, [[Gateway Center Arena|The Gateway Center Arena at College Park]] opened to the public, home to the [[College Park Skyhawks]] (the NBA G-League affiliate of the [[Atlanta Hawks]]) and the WNBA's [[Atlanta Dream]]. In addition, the arena has an exclusive partnership with the [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|Fox Theater]] to host shows.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/music/new-gateway-center-arena-college-park-partnering-with-fox-theatre/FP2G3n1ruqeGnLfn0mnFyN/ | title=New Gateway Center Arena in College Park partnering with Fox Theatre }}</ref> ===Top employers=== According to College Park's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/3774|title=City of College Park CAFR|website=Collegeparkga.com|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> the top employers in the city are: {| class="wikitable" |- ! # ! Employer ! Employees |- |1 | [[Chick-fil-A]] |1,599 |- |2 | [[Federal Aviation Administration]] |1,300 |- |3 | [[Sysco]] |768 |- |4 | [[Southwest Airlines]] |664 |- |5 | [[Woodward Academy]] |630 |- |6 | [[ExpressJet|Express Jet Airlines]] |532 |- |7 | Logisticare Solutions |403 |- |8 | VXI global |360 |- |9 | [[Marriott Hotels]], Hotel #481 |238 |- |10 | [[Marriott Hotels]], Hotel #11005 |206 |} ==Arts and culture== ===Historic district=== [[File:Historic College Park, Georgia Housing.png|thumb|Historic homes in the College Park Historic District]] The city center is part of the College Park Historic District, a 606-acre [[historic district]] listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nrhp"/> The district contains 853 recognized historical resources constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} The majority of the historic structures are homes of the [[Queen Anne style in the United States|Queen Anne style]], various [[National Register of Historic Places#Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals|Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals]], and bungalows of the [[American Craftsman]] style, all dating from 1882 to 1946.<ref name="nrhp"/> Other major historical structures include:<ref name="nrhp"/> The College Park Woman's Clubhouse at Camellia Hall (1927);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkwomansclub.org/history|title=cpwc - HISTORY|website=www.collegeparkwomansclub.org|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> the College Park First United Methodist Church (1904);<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cpfirstumc.org/telling-the-stories/|title=Our Stained Glass Windows|website=cpfirstumc.org|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> a [[United States Postal Service]] Office (1937); four schools (constructed between 1914 and 1942); and the College Park Depot (pre-1900), part of the [[Atlanta & West Point Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://railga.com/Depots/collegepark.html|title=College Park Depot|website=cpfirstumc.org|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> ===Public libraries=== [[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System]] operates the College Park Branch.<ref>"[http://www.afpls.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94 College Park Branch]." [[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System]]. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.</ref> ==Parks and recreation == [[File:Barrett Park, College Park, GA.jpg|thumb|Barrett Park]] [[File:College Park ATL SkyTrain Gateway Center in College Park, GA.jpg|thumb|Gateway Center Arena]] College Park has four public recreation facilities: the Wayman & Bessie Brady Recreation Center, named in honor of its first Coordinators;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atldistrict.com/listings/wayman-%26-bessie-brady-recreation-center/170/|title=WAYMAN & BESSIE BRADY RECREATION CENTER|website=www.atldistrict.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> the Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center, named in honor of a former Mayor Pro-Tem;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkga.com/index.aspx?NID=305|title=Hugh C. Conley Recreation Center|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> the Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex, named in honor of the previous Ward III Councilperson, Tracey Wyatt;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkga.com/index.aspx?NID=350|title=Tracey Wyatt Recreation Complex|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> and the College Park City Auditorium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkga.com/recreation|title=Recreation and Cultural Arts|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> The city has four parks: Barrett Park, which is located along Rugby Avenue; Brenningham Park, which surrounds the Brady Center; Jamestown Park; and Richard D. Zupp Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkga.com/FAQ.aspx?QID=188|title=Recreation and Cultural Arts FAQ|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> College Park is home to the College Park Municipal Golf Course, a nine-hole course established in 1929.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atldistrict.com/listings/historic-college-park-golf-course/139/|title=Historic College Park Golf Course|website=www.atldistrict.com|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref> The [[Gateway Center Arena]], a 5,000 seat multipurpose arena, is intended for public use, as well as to host the [[Atlanta Hawks]] [[NBA G League]] team, the [[College Park Skyhawks]] and the WNBA's [[Atlanta Dream]]. <ref>https://gatewaycenterarena.com/ {{bare URL inline|date=February 2024}}</ref> ==Government== The city of College Park is governed by a [[mayor]] and four council members. The current mayor is Bianca Motley Broom, the first female, African American mayor for the City, and the council members are: Ward 1, Ambrose Clay; Ward 2, Joe Carn; Ward 3, Ken Allen; and Ward 4, Roderick Gay.<ref name="College Park Government">{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkga.com/index.aspx?nid=131|title=College Park, GA - Official Website - Mayor & Council|website=Collegeparkga.com|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> The mayor is elected [[at-large]], on a [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]] basis, for 4 year terms.<ref name="Sec5-8">{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/college_park/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTVEL_S5-8SALEWATEOF|title=Sec. 5-8. - Same—Election by ward; terms of office.|website=library.municode.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> The [[incumbent]] mayor, Bianca Motley Broom, has held the office since 2020.<ref name="JL_bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.collegeparkga.com/DocumentCenter/View/529|title=Mayor Longino Senior Living Residences|website=www.collegeparkga.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> Four council members are elected on a nonpartisan basis for 4 year terms, and each represents one of the four wards that make up the city.<ref name="Sec5-8"/> Legislative authority is placed in the city council, wherein each member is afforded one vote; the mayor oversees the deliberations of the council and is only entitled to a vote in the case of a tie.<ref name="Sec1-8">{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/college_park/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTIINGE_S1-8MACOCHEXEXCOPROFCO|title=Sec. 1-8. - Mayor; constituted chief executive, exceptions; constituted presiding officer of council.|website=library.municode.com|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> ==Education== ===Primary and secondary schools=== ====Fulton County==== Residential areas within College Park are served by the [[Fulton County School System]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collegeparkga.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_11492833/File/Departments/Planning%20and%20Growth/CP%20Zoning%20Map_10.25.18.pdf|title=Zoning Map|publisher=City of College Park|access-date=2020-12-24|date=2018-10-25}} - Compare residentially-zoned areas to school zone attendance maps. From Fulton County schools: [https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/Domain/2947/hs/LargeMap_SF_HS_2021.pdf South Fulton High Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028033941/https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/Domain/2947/hs/LargeMap_SF_HS_2021.pdf |date=October 28, 2020 }}, [https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/ms/LargeMap_SF_MS_2021.pdf South Fulton Middle Schools], [https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/Domain/2947/es/LargeMap_SF_ES_2021.pdf South Fulton Elementary Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028030952/https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/Domain/2947/es/LargeMap_SF_ES_2021.pdf |date=October 28, 2020 }}</ref> College Park Elementary School is in the city limits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/es/CollegePark.pdf|title=COLLEGE PARK ES 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County Schools]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> Other schools serving sections of College Park with residences include the following: Heritage,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/es/Heritage.pdf|title=HERITAGE ES 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County Schools]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> Asa G. Hilliard in East Point,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/es/AsaGHilliard.pdf|title=ASA G HILLIARD ES 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County Schools]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> and Parklane Elementary School in East Point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/es/Parklane.pdf|title=PARKLANE ES 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County Schools]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> Zoned middle schools serving College Park include and Paul D. West Middle School and Woodland Middle School, both in East Point.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/ms/PaulDWest.pdf|title=PAUL D WEST MS 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County School System]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/ms/WoodlandMS.pdf|title=WOODLAND MS 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County School System]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> There is also Main Street Academy, an unzoned [[charter school|charter]] [[K–8 school]], located in College Park.<ref name="The Main Street Academy">{{cite web|url=http://tmsa.org/|title=The Main Street Academy - A Fulton County Charter School|website=tmsa.org|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> Since 2016 it has occupied the former Harriet Tubman Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web|last=French|first=Rise|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/metro-atlanta-students-return-classrooms-for-first-day-school/nm6Wrpg9jcmo3ay2HxFEhO/|title=Metro Atlanta students return to classrooms for first day of school|newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=2016-09-23|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> [[Banneker High School (Georgia)|Benjamin Banneker High School]], in an unincorporated area, and [[Tri-Cities High School]] in East Point, both serve sections of College Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/hs/Banneker.pdf|title=BANNEKER HS 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County School System]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fultonschools.org/cms/lib/GA50000114/Centricity/domain/2947/hs/TriCities.pdf|title=TRI CITIES HS 2020-2021 Attendance Zone|publisher=[[Fulton County School System]]|access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> Frank S. McClarin Alternative High School<ref>[http://www.fultonschools.org/school/mcclarinhs Frank S. McClarin Alternative High School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719194127/http://www.fultonschools.org/school/mcclarinhs |date=2008-07-19}}</ref> is located in College Park.<ref name="CPMap2" /> ====Clayton County==== The section in Clayton County is served by [[Clayton County Public Schools]].<ref name="CPMap2"/> G.W. Northcutt Elementary School and North Clayton Middle School are nearby for Clayton County residents. ====Private schools==== [[Woodward Academy]] is located in College Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodward.edu/|title=Private School Near Atlanta - Day School - Woodward Academy, GA|website=Woodward.edu|access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> ==Infrastructure== [[File:College Park MARTA Station.jpg|thumb|[[College Park (MARTA station)|College Park MARTA station]]]] The western part of Hartsfield–Jackson Airport, including its domestic terminal, is within the eastern side of the city. ===Highways=== *[[Interstate 85 in Georgia|Interstate 85]]. ===Public transit=== The [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority]] (MARTA) provides rail and bus service in College Park. [[College Park (MARTA station)|College Park Station]]—serviced by the [[Gold Line (MARTA)|Gold Line]] and [[Red Line (MARTA)|Red Line]]—is the third busiest station in the [[MARTA rail#Stations|MARTA rail]] system, with a weekday average of 9,023 entries.<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Transportation Fact Book|url=http://documents.atlantaregional.com/transportation/TFB_2014_v17.pdf|publisher=Atlanta Regional Commission|access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=College Park|url=http://www.itsmarta.com/ns-col-overview.aspx|website=itsmarta|publisher=Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref> ==Notable people== * [[Fletcher Thompson]], politician * [[Creflo Dollar]], teacher, pastor, and founder of World Changers Church International * [[Ralph Presley]], airline pilot, politician, and mayor of College Park ;Sports * [[Morgan Burnett]], safety for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] * [[Bill Curry]], football coach and analyst, former head coach for [[Georgia State University]] * [[Keyaron Fox]], [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] * [[Dwight Howard]], NBA all-star, 3× Defensive Player of the Year * [[Jonas Jennings]], director of Player Development for the [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia Bulldogs]] * [[Margaret Martin (bodybuilder)|Margaret Martin]], [[professional bodybuilder]] * [[Cam Newton]], [[Professional football (gridiron)|professional football]] player, 2015 NFL MVP [[Carolina Panthers]] * [[Josh Smith]], professional basketball player ===Music=== * [[Jermaine Dupri]], rapper, songwriter, record producer * [[Kandi Burruss]], member of the singing quartet [[Xscape (group)|Xscape]] * [[Tameka Cottle]], member of singing quartet Xscape and wife of rapper [[T.I.]] * [[LaTocha Scott]], member of singing quartet Xscape * [[Tamika Scott]], member of singing quartet Xscape * [[Mr. Collipark]], record producer * [[Turbo (producer)|Turbo]], record producer * [[Kap G]], rapper * [[Gunna (rapper)|Gunna]], rapper * [[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]], [[R&B]] singer * [[OG Maco]], rapper * [[Playaz Circle]], rap group * [[Rich the Kid]], rapper * [[2 Chainz]], rapper * [[V.I.C. 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