Druid Hills to discuss "Briarcliff" Cityhood / Annexation into Atlanta (Dunwoody: middle schools, rated)

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by Nast

In the map you posted on the first page it looks like it would be tucked into the northwest corner of what is listed as area 7.

I think you are right. I was looking at the google map which shows the boundary running along the creek south of the shopping center.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by jsvh

I would say it is even more about the direction things seem to be going. Having lived a few different areas in the metro including growing up in Uni DeKalb and now living in the City, I think neither did a bad job. But Atlanta historically had the stereotype of being less efficient (But I have not encountered that, and found my taxes to be lower), but Atlanta seems to be improving. And Dekalb seems to be going through some hard times that only look like they will get worse.

Good point. While the city of Atlanta hasn't been a model of urban efficiency in the past several decades, in terms of direction it's probably doing better than DeKalb these days.

[arjay57]

What are the demographics of the area in question?

I don't mean just race, but population, age, children, economic status, household size, etc.

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by arjay57

What are the demographics of the area in question?

I don't mean just race, but population, age, children, economic status, household size, etc.

Looks like wikipedia has a good page on Druid Hills: Druid Hills, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 12,742 people, 4,627 households, and 2,040 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,040.4 people per square mile (1,174.1/km²). There were 4,830 housing units at an average density of 1,152.6/sq mi (445.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.15% White, 6.0% 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.

Also relevant:

The Atlanta-city section of Druid Hills is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods with a median household income in excess of $238,500

The neighborhood organization, the Druid Hills Civic Association (DHCA), gives input to two authorities since the community is divided between the city of Atlanta and unincorporated territory in DeKalb County.
The Atlanta part is an official recognized neighborhood of Atlanta, which in turn is part of NPU N. Officially, DHCA exercises its input into planning and other city processes by giving input to the NPU.[12]
DeKalb County does not have an officially designated role for the community within the county government in the way the City of Atlanta does (though there are five large geographic districts for the election of county commissioners), so the DHCA gives input to the unitarian county government in Decatur.

[arjay57]

Thanks so much, jsvh. Just what I was looking for!

[Iconographer]

Until the county's CEO system is abolished, we're going to see further applications for cityhood in DeKalb.

[arjay57]

LD, who was the first DeKalb CEO, Manuel Maloof?

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by arjay57

LD, who was the first DeKalb CEO, Manuel Maloof?

Correct.

[lastminutemom]

Atlanta does a better job (not by much) with historic preservation than DeKalb. This is a real thorn in the side of Druid Hill residents who want to protect their neighborhood.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by aries4118

http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/www/docu...chools-map.pdf

^^^^
Forget to mention--Map of DeKalb County Elementary Schools and District boundaries. Relevant to Druid Hills Annexation discussion.