Editing Conley, Georgia

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'''Conley''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]] and [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]], Georgia United States. It is at Atlanta's southeast corner, 7.98 miles from downtown. The population was 6,680 at the 2020 census.<ref name=CensusX2020>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1319280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is part of the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]].

==History==
Originally known as Moccasin Gap, the unincorporated community was officially named "Conley" in 1867 after the family who owned the land. The community was home to many farms, however now it is known for its manufacturing industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=topschoolsintheusa |title=Conley, Georgia History, Economy and Politics – Top Schools in the USA |url=https://www.topschoolsintheusa.com/conley-georgia-history-economy-and-politics/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==

Conley is located along the northern border of Clayton County at {{coord|33|38|25|N|84|20|32|W|type:city}} (33.640142, -84.342255).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered by the city of [[Forest Park, Georgia|Forest Park]] to the south and west, the city of [[Atlanta]] to the northwest, and by unincorporated land in [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]] to the north. The eastern edge of the CDP is formed by [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|U.S. Route 23]] (Moreland Avenue). [[Fort Gillem]] is to the south in Forest Park.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Conley CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.98%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1319280| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183125/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1319280| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Conley CDP, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 6033
|1990= 5528
|2000= 6188
|2010= 6228
|2020= 6680
|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/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Conley, 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 – Conley CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1319280|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</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) – Conley CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1319280&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</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) – Conley CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1319280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,926
|888
|style='background: #ffffe6; |583
|31.12%
|14.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,251
|3,556
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,067
|52.54%
|57.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60.88%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.13%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|289
|200
|style='background: #ffffe6; |162
|4.67%
|3.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.43%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.05%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|2
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |35
|0.03%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|62
|83
|style='background: #ffffe6; |146
|1.00%
|1.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|647
|1,481
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,665
|10.46%
|23.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.93%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,188'''
|'''6,228'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''6,680'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

Conley was first listed as a [[census-designated place]] in the [[1980 United States census|1980 U.S. census]].<ref name="1980CensusGA" /> At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,680 people, 2,016 households, and 1,266 families residing in the CDP.

==Economy==
A large number of trucking companies operate facilities in Conley, including less-than-truckload carriers, parts suppliers, and mechanics. Companies with terminals or other facilities in or near Conley include [[Old Dominion Freight Line]], [[R+L Carriers]], [[FedEx Freight]], [[Saia]], [[ABF Freight System]], [[List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway#Operating subsidiaries|XTRA Lease]], [[Estes Express Lines]], [[Schneider National]], [[Southeastern Freight Lines]], [[Roehl Transport]], Star Leasing, B.A.H. Express, [[C.R. England]], [[CRST|CRST International]], Tennessee Commercial Warehouse, Salson Logistics, Arka Express, and [[Central Freight Lines]]. The majority of these trucking companies are located along [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|US 23]]/[[Georgia State Route 42|GA 42]].

Global shipping and logistics company [[Crowley Maritime]] operates an [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal]] container shipping and storage yard in Conley.<ref>{{cite web |title=CONLEY (ATLANTA AREA) 4252 Transport City Drive, Conley, GA 30288 |url=https://www.crowley.com/locations/#georgia |website=crowley.com |publisher=[[Crowley Maritime]] |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>

The [[Hickory Ridge Landfill]] is located in Conley. The capped landfill is now a solar energy project.

==References==
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{{Clayton County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Clayton County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]