Editing Belvedere Park, Georgia

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'''Belvedere Park''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]], Georgia, United States. The population was 15,113 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==
Belvedere Park is located at {{coord|33|44|56|N|84|15|35|W|type:city}} (33.748855, -84.259617).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
It is bordered by:
* the Atlanta neighborhood of [[East Lake (Atlanta)|East Lake]] to the west
* the cities of [[Avondale Estates, Georgia|Avondale Estates]] and [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]] to the north
* the [[Candler-McAfee, Georgia|Candler-McAfee]] CDP to the south

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Belvedere Park has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==History==
Belvedere Park emerged beginning in 1952 as a planned community with schools, parks, and a shopping center. It continued to grow and expand throughout the decade.<ref name=todk>[http://dekalbhistory.org/documents/TheRanchHouseinDeKalbCounty.pdf '"The Ranch House in DeKalb County", ''Times of DeKalb'', DeKalb History Center]</ref>

===Housing tracts===
In 1958, the [[Atlanta Journal]] advertised houses in Belvedere Park for between $11,000 and $14,800. One ad proclaimed: <blockquote>“Buy a Home in Belvedere Park with a 100% GI Loan - A Complete Established Community of Distinction and Quality Convenient to Everything.”</blockquote> A majority of homes in Belvedere Park are one-story and while some are traditional red brick [[Ranch-style house|ranch homes]], contemporary style houses were also built. Homes were built by the Embry Brothers.  Adair Realty and Loan, a powerful real estate company in Atlanta during the early to mid 20th century, represented Belvedere Park.<ref name=todk/>

===Belvedere Motel===
The Belvedere Motel, operated by the renowned Dinkler Hotel Corporation, opened with telephones and large screen televisions in every room. The motel claimed to be “dedicated to your traveling comfort” — additional amenities included a playground and a shuffleboard court.<ref name=todk/>

===Opening of Rich's===
In 1959, the second branch of Rich's Department Store was opened in the Belvedere Shopping Center (the first branch was opened at [[Lenox Square]] Mall). Rich's added an air of metropolitan living to the  suburbs.<ref name=todk/>

In 1963, Towers High School was opened and is still in operation today. Midway Park on Midway Road is a popular recreational center. It has several fields for baseball and football and a public swimming pool.<ref name=todk/>

[[File:Wig and beeper store belvedere plaza.jpg|thumb|Former wig and beeper store in Belvedere Plaza]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 17766
|1990= 18089
|2000= 18945
|2010= 15152
|2020= 15113
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Belvedere Park first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 U.S. census]].<ref name=1980CensusGA/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Belvedere Park, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Belvedere Park CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1306884|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belvedere Park CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1306884&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belvedere Park CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1306884&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,286
|2,744
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,072
|12.07%
|18.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.94%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|15,542
|11,454
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,309
|82.04%
|75.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.60%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|25
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|0.13%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|173
|120
|style='background: #ffffe6; |217
|0.91%
|0.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.44%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|28
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85
|0.15%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|227
|240
|style='background: #ffffe6; |619
|1.20%
|1.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.10%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|660
|523
|style='background: #ffffe6; |780
|3.48%
|3.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.16%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''18,945'''
|'''15,152'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''15,113'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 15,113 people, 6,086 households, and 3,251 families residing in the CDP.

==Education==
It is within the [[DeKalb County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1306884_belvedere_park/DC10BLK_P1306884_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Belvedere Park CDP, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-05-07}} - Compare with school boundary maps.</ref>
* Elementary schools: Peachcrest (in the CDP) and Snapfinger (outside of the CDP)<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/es-attendance-areas.pdf Elementary School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." [[DeKalb County School System]]. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>
* Middle schools: [[Mary McLeod Bethune]] and Columbia (both outside of the CDP)<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/ms-attendance-areas.pdf Middle School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." [[DeKalb County School System]]. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>
* High schools: [[Towers High School]] (in the CDP) and [[Columbia High School (Georgia)|Columbia High School]] (outside of the CDP).<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/hs-attendance-areas.pdf High School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." [[DeKalb County School System]]. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Wig-only store Belvedere Park.jpg|thumb|Wig store at Belvedere Plaza, circa 2011]]
The community's economy contains Belvedere Plaza, which had the second suburban [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]] department store (after [[Lenox Square]] in Atlanta), currently a market for Afro-centric sales products.

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