City of South Fulton, Georgia
Renaissance, Georgia | |
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 Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia | |
  South Fulton Location of South Fulton in Metro Atlanta | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′33″N 84°40′23″W / 33.5925899°N 84.6729381°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Khalid Kamau (D)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 86.25 sq mi (223.40 km2) |
| • Land | 85.22 sq mi (220.71 km2) |
| • Water | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 107,436 |
| • Rank | 293rd in the United States 8th in Georgia |
| • Density | 1,260.75/sq mi (486.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 13-72122 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2786574[3] |
| Website | cityofsouthfultonga.gov |
South Fulton is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States in the Atlanta metropolitan area. It was incorporated in 2017 from parts of southwest Fulton County and includes the communities of Red Oak, Cooks Crossing, Stonewall, Fife, Ben Hill, Sandtown, Cliftondale, Ono, Cedar Grove, Boat Rock/Dry Pond, Maude, Lester, Enon, Welcome All, Peters Woods, and part of Campbellton.[4] As of 2020, it had a population of 107,436, making it the state's eighth-largest city in population.[5] As of 2020, South Fulton has the highest African American percentage of any U.S. city over 100,000, surpassing highly African American cities such as Detroit and Jackson.[6]
- ^ Profile of South Fulton mayor Khalid Kamau, governing.com. Accessed June 30, 2023.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fulton, Georgia
- ^ VICE News (September 7, 2018), Eight Black Women Run This City's Entire Justice System (HBO), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved September 7, 2018
- ^ "QuickFacts: South Fulton city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "What Will Become of 'America's Blackest City'?". POLITICO. September 16, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2023.