Editing Forest Park, Georgia

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'''Forest Park''' is a city in [[Clayton County, Georgia]], United States. It is located approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} south of [[Atlanta]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://forestparkga.org/location.aspx | title = Location | publisher = City of Forest Park, Georgia | date = 2009-07-01 | access-date = 2010-03-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100304112109/http://forestparkga.org/location.aspx | archive-date = 2010-03-04 | url-status = dead }}</ref> and is part of the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 19,932.

In the 1800s, Forest Park was named Stump Town, due to the large number of stumps left behind from trees being cut for fuel for the trains passing to and from Atlanta. After being charted and incorporated in 1908, it became known as several names, such as Quick Station, Aster, and Forrest Station. Until the 1950s, Forest Park was spelled with two "R's" instead of just one.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2007-11-26 |title=Forest Park celebrates 100 years of history |url=https://www.news-daily.com/news/forest-park-celebrates-100-years-of-history/article_244c7148-6b49-538c-8fe0-850b46999d91.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Clayton News |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Named after Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest,
Forest Park has its origins as a "wood and water stop" for the nation's burgeoning railroad system in the early to mid-1800s. Originally the third stop from [[Atlanta]] on the [[Macon and Western Railroad]], the city was incorporated in 1908. The community was named for the parklike setting of the original town site.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/f.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=80 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The {{convert|1465|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Fort Gillem]] was founded nearby in 1941 and was annexed into the city in 1973.

==Geography==
Forest Park is located at {{Coord|33.619659|-84.365782|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|9.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.43%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 173
|1920= 308
|1930= 388
|1940= 577
|1950= 2653
|1960= 14201
|1970= 19994
|1980= 18782
|1990= 16925
|2000= 21447
|2010= 18468
|2020= 19932
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Forest Park city, 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 – Forest Park city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US1330536&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[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) – Forest Park city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1330536&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[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) – Forest Park city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1330536&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,557
|3,555
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,467
|35.24%
|19.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.38%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,883
|6,808
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,268
|36.76%
|36.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.50%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|56
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47
|0.26%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,268
|1,448
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,375
|5.91%
|7.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.90%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.01%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some other race]] alone (NH)
|26
|34
|style='background: #ffffe6; |102
|0.12%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multi-racial]] (NH)
|332
|250
|style='background: #ffffe6; |467
|1.55%
|1.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4,322
|6,343
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,197
|20.15%
|34.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.09%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''21,447'''
|'''18,468'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''19,932'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 19,932 people, 6,618 households, and 4,038 families residing in the city.2010 census

==Education==
Public education in the city of Forest Park is provided by [[Clayton County Public Schools]]. Schools in the Forest Park area include four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.

===Elementary schools===
* Hendrix Drive Elementary
* Fountain Elementary
* Edmonds Elementary 
* Huie Elementary

===Middle schools===
* Babb Middle School
* Forest Park Middle School

===High school===
* [[Forest Park High School (Georgia)|Forest Park High School]]

==Transportation==
===Air===
* [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport]]

===Highways===
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* [[File:I-75.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 75 in Georgia|Interstate 75]]
* [[File:I-285.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 285 in Georgia|Interstate 285]]
* [[File:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 in Georgia|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[File:US 41.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]]
* [[File:Georgia 3.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 3|State Route 3]]
* [[File:Georgia 54.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 54|State Route 54]]
* [[File:Georgia 331.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 331|State Route 331]]
* [[File:Georgia 401.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 401|State Route 401]] (unsigned designation for I-75)
* [[File:Georgia 407.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 407|State Route 407]] (unsigned designation for I-285)
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===Transit systems===
[[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] serves the city.

There is commuter rail service in the planning stages along the Norfolk Southern line, with proposed stations in Forest Park, Morrow, Jonesboro, and initially ending at Lovejoy.

==Notable people==
* General [[Philip M. Breedlove]], Commander, U.S. European Command
* [[Russel L. Honoré]], retired Lieutenant General and former Commander of [[Joint Task Force Katrina]]
* [[Lil Gotit]], rapper
* [[Lil Keed]], rapper
* [[Cindy Schreyer]], professional golfer and NCAA women's champion
* [[Tanya Snyder]], co-owner and Co-CEO of the [[Washington Commanders]]
* [[Terrell Starr]], [[Georgia State Senate]]
* [[Roscoe Thompson]], retired NASCAR Cup Series driver
* [[Hines Ward]], NFL wide receiver of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]

==See also==
* [[Fort Gillem]]
* [[Morris Army Airfield]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://forestparkga.org/ City of Forest Park, Georgia] - official site
*[http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/voter_registration/documentdirect%20ssvrz229.pdf "Municipality Statistics by Race and Gender," Georgia Secretary of State]

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Clayton County, Georgia]]