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Population (year 2000): 5,745. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,677 (-1.2% change)
Males: 2,618 (45.6%), Females: 3,127 (54.4%)
Cass County
Zip code:
75551
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $27,188 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,600 (year 2000)
Races in Atlanta:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.1%)
- Black (29.2%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: Irish (11.3%), United States
(10.7%), English (6.5%), German (5.7%), Dutch (2.5%), French
(2.2%).
Land area: 10.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Atlanta
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Atlanta city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -489 (-7.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Atlanta:
- ATLANTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1007 SOUTH
WILLIAMS STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Atlanta:
- LINDEN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LINDEN,
TX)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TEXARKANA (about 22 miles;
TEXARKANA, TX)
- WADLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
TEXARKANA, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Atlanta:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 27 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 53 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 56 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atlanta:
- HALL-MILLER MUNI (about 2 miles; ATLANTA, TX; ID:
ATA)
- IDA'S (about 22 miles; IDA, LA; ID: L87)
- VIVIAN (about 22 miles; VIVIAN, LA; ID: 3F4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Atlanta:
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 65
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 68
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 71 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 96 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 96 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
Public high school in Atlanta:
- ATLANTA H S (Students: 567; Location: 705
RABBIT BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Atlanta:
- ATLANTA PRI (Students: 525; Location: 505
RABBIT BLVD; Grades: PK - 02)
- ATLANTA EL (Students: 428; Location: 902 ABC
LN; Grades: 03 - 05)
- ATLANTA MIDDLE (Students: 427; Location: 600
HIGH SCHOOL LN; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CORRECTIVE BEHAVIOR CTR (Location: 315
BUCKNER ST; Grades: 05 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Atlanta:
- FIRST BAP CH KINDERGARTEN N (Students: 53;
Location: P.O. BOX 1089; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Atlanta:
- ATLANTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$82,828; Location: 101 W HIRAM ST; 36,909 books; 1,311
audio materials; 977 video materials; 23 serial
subscriptions)
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