Editing Union City, Georgia

{{distinguish|Unionville, Georgia}}
{{For|other places with this name|Union City (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Union City, GA Gateway Signage.jpg|thumb|Union City Gateway sign located on Flat Shoals Road]]

'''Union City''' is a city in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 26,830 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Union_City_city,_Georgia?g=160XX00US1378324 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Union City, GA - City Hall.jpg|thumb|Union City Hall]]
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Union City in 1908.<ref name="GeorgiaGov">{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/union-city | title=Union City | publisher=GeorgiaGov | access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref> One source claims that the town was named for the union of rails at a [[Junction (rail)|railroad junction]],<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/u.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=237 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> while another version states the name commemorates a "Farmer's Union" which once was headquartered here.<ref name="GeorgiaGov" />

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|19.3|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|19.1|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|1}}, or 0.83%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right|1910= 534
|1920= 620
|1930= 776
|1940= 884
|1950= 1490
|1960= 2118
|1970= 3031
|1980= 4780
|1990= 8375
|2000= 11621
|2010= 19456
|2020= 26830
|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> 
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Union City racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1378324&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,220
|4.55%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|22,686
|84.55%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|51
|0.19%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|135
|0.5%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|12
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|733
|2.73%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,993
|7.43%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 26,830 people, 8,088 households, and 4,681 families residing in the city.

In 2000, the median household income was $35,322 and the median family income was $39,697. Males had a median income of $30,421 versus $28,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,208. About 9.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
===K-12 schools===
Union City is in the [[Fulton County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13121_fulton/DC20SD_C13121.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fulton County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>

;Elementary schools
* C.H. Gullatt Elementary 
* Liberty Point Elementary
* Oakley Elementary School

;Middle schools
* Bear Creek Middle (serves students in Palmetto and Fairburn) 
* Camp Creek Middle School

;High school
*[[Creekside High School (Georgia)|Creekside High School]] (serves students in Palmetto and Fairburn)
*[[Langston Hughes High School]]
*[[Banneker High School (Georgia)|Benjamin E. Banneker High School]]

;Charter schools
* Hapeville Charter Career Academy

===Colleges and universities===

* Georgia Military College

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.unioncityga.org/ Official website]

{{Fulton County, Georgia}}
{{Atlanta Metro}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Fulton County, Georgia]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1908]]