Scottdale, Georgia
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Scottdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,698 in 2020.
History
[edit]Scottdale is named for Colonel George Washington Scott, who founded the Scottdale Cotton Mill in the late 1800s.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Colonel Scott arrived in DeKalb County from Florida, where he had previously owned a plantation, served in the Confederate Army, and unsuccessfully run for governor. Col. Scott was also a benefactor of the female seminary that became Agnes Scott College.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Scottdale Cotton Mill development included the mill and nearby housing for workers. From the 1920s through the 1940s, Scottdale Manufacturing Company even supported a baseball team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The mill shut down in 1982, and workers found jobs elsewhere in metro Atlanta. Philanthropist Tobie Grant donated several acres of property to disenfranchised, unemployed African-Americans and created a community known as Tobie Grant. This community continues to house low-income African Americans. Oak Forest Apartments was also opened under this theme in 1968.Template:Citation needed
The commercial district in Scottdale is focused on East Ponce de Leon Avenue, which bisects the community from the southwest to the northeast. Your DeKalb Farmers Market and antique shops are located on this road, along with several auto body shops and industrial buildings. Steel LLC maintains a large steel fabrication and distribution facility in Scottdale, near the intersection of North Clarendon Avenue and East Ponce de Leon Avenue.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Efforts to rehabilitate East Ponce de Leon Avenue commenced in 2007.
Geography
[edit]Scottdale is located at Template:Coord (33.794337, -84.262110).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> The unincorporated community is centered on East Ponce de Leon Avenue, between Decatur and Clarkston. The northern boundary is Stone Mountain Freeway; the eastern boundary is Interstate 285; the western boundary is roughly DeKalb Industrial Way; and the southern boundary is roughly the city limits of Avondale Estates. The ZIP code for Scottdale is 30079.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.
Demographics
[edit]Scottdale was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.<ref name=1980CensusGA/>
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 3,427 | 3,178 | 3,552 | 34.96% | 29.89% | 33.20% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 4,731 | 4,009 | 3,908 | 48.26% | 37.71% | 36.53% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 17 | 21 | 37 | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.35% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 933 | 2,448 | 1,902 | 9.52% | 23.03% | 17.78% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.12% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 32 | 53 | 60 | 0.33% | 0.50% | 0.56% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 207 | 357 | 459 | 2.11% | 3.36% | 4.29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 444 | 564 | 780 | 4.53% | 5.31% | 7.29% |
| Total | 9,803 | 10,631 | 10,698 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,698 people, 4,321 households, and 2,277 families residing in the CDP.
Education
[edit]Template:More citations needed section DeKalb County School District is the area school district.<ref name="CDPMap">"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Druid Hills CDP, GA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>
Zoned elementary schools: McLendon Elementary School and Avondale Elementary School<ref>"Elementary School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on September 15, 2024.</ref> The zoned middle school is Druid Hills Middle School,<ref>"Middle School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref> and the zoned high school is Druid Hills High School near Decatur.<ref>"High School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on September 15, 2024.</ref>
Magnet schools:
- Robert Shaw Theme Elementary School, 385 Glendale Rd. DeKalb County Elementary School.
Former schools:
- Hamilton High School (Scottdale, Georgia) and Robert Shaw Elementary School, DeKalb County, closed 1969
- Avondale High School at 1192 Clarendon Avenue, closed in 2011 and was converted to a Performance Arts only campus: DeKalb School of the Arts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Avondale Middle School, 3131 Old Rockbridge Rd. - Closed in 2011<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Parks & recreation
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- Cedar Park, 3165 Cedar St. Three acre DeKalb County park with a multi-use field, basketball court, multi-use court, playground and picnic area.
- Hamilton Recreation Center & Park, 3262 Chapel St. Eight acre DeKalb County park with a softball field, football field, a multi-use field, recreation center and playground.
- Needham Park, McLendon Dr. & East Ponce de Leon Ave. Greenspace park.
Tobie Grant Park, Pool & Recreation Center