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 Union
City is located in Fulton County and was incorporated on August
17, 1908 when the city was in Campbell County. Campbell County
went bankrupt during the Great Depression and merged with Fulton
County.
Prior
to the incorporation of Union City, District Attorney Carmichael
was instrumental in convincing the Farmer's Union to locate its
national headquarters to the city. It was from this organization
that the city received its name.
Union
City was named when the area became the meeting place of two
railroads, the Atlanta and West Point and the Atlanta Birmingham
and Atlantic Railroads.
Population (year 2000): 11,621. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,382 (+32.4% change)
Males: 5,131 (44.2%), Females: 6,490 (55.8%)
Fulton County
Zip code:
30291
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $35,322 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,200 (year 2000)
Races in Union City:
- Black (69.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (23.1%)
- Hispanic (5.2%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (4.6%), English
(3.7%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), Irish (2.4%), West Indian
(1.0%), German (1.0%).
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 8.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Union City
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Union City city
- Never married: 33.0%
- Now married: 35.9%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 16.4%
5.9% Foreign born (4.5% Latin America, 0.9%
Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,622 (+29.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Union City:
- ANCHOR HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; COLLEGE PARK, GA)
- FAYETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, GA)
- SOUTH FULTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; EAST
POINT, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Union City:
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 10
miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 23 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 68 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Union City:
- SOUTH FULTON (about 7 miles; PALMETTO, GA; ID: 8A9)
- FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT-BROWN FIELD (about 14 miles;
ATLANTA, GA; ID: FTY)
- PEACHTREE CITY-FALCON FIELD (about 16 miles;
ATLANTA, GA; ID: FFC)
Amtrak station near Union City:
- 19 miles: ATLANTA (1688 PEACHTREE ST. NW). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Union City:
- ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15
miles; MORROW, GA; FT enrollment: 2,953)
- CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
- MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,867)
- MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE (about 15 miles; Atlanta, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,708)
- GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 17,302)
- GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about
17 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 13,841)
Public primary/middle schools in Union City:
- LIBERTY POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
645; Location: 9000 HIGH POINT ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GULLATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 527;
Location: 6110 DODSON DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Union City:
- SOUTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: 5011 JONESBORO ROAD; Grades: 3 - 11)
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