Interesting facts about Atlanta
Metropolitan Atlanta
2002 population = 4,262,584
Includes 28-county area, covering 6,207.9 square miles.
Home to more than 120,000 businesses
Median Age = 33
2002 Average Household Effective Buying Income = $58,568
Consists of 28 counties and 110 municipalities.
City of Atlanta
2002 population = 423,400
2002 Average Household Effective Buying Income = $51,328
Atlanta's city limits are primarily within Fulton County.
Atlanta's main airport is Hartsfield-Jackson International
Airport.
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia.
The Capitol Dome is layered in 43 ounces of pure gold that
was mined in Dahlonega, Georgia - the site of America's first Gold Rush.
The State of Georgia is led by Republican Governor Sonny
Perdue and a General Assembly.
The City of Atlanta is governed by a mayor and a 15-member
City Council.
Mayor - Shirley Franklin
Common Council President - Cathy Woolard
Atlanta's symbol is the Phoenix, a legendary bird of
Egyptian mythology that rose from its own ashes with renewed strength
and beauty.
Atlanta's seal bears the Phoenix and the Latin term,
Resurgens - which means rising again.
Atlanta content reprinted with permission from
Chamber of Commerce
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