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North Decatur is located in Georgia, United States, at approximate coordinates 33.8073°, -84.2889°.

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North Decatur

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North Decatur

Elevation303 m

Land area12.72 km²

Coordinates33.81°, -84.29°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Elevation

303 m

Area

12.72 km²

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Overview

North Decatur is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,511 in 2020.

History & geography

History

An early settler in this part of DeKalb County was Chapman Powell, whose "Medicine House" cabin was built near 1218 Clairmont Road. (It has been preserved and relocated to Stone Mountain Park.) Dr. Powell (1798–1870) owned most of the land in the Candler Lake and South Fork Peachtree Creek area during his lifetime. His land was later purchased by Walter Candler. Ezekiel Mason built a mill on the east side of Clairmont Road on Burnt Fork Creek. DeKalb County's Mason Mill Park, as well as local eatery Mason Tavern, are named after Ezekiel Mason.

Geography

North Decatur is located at (33.803054, -84.290123). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km), all land. The North Decatur CDP's boundaries are: * South: the city of Decatur * West: CSX railroad and Clairmont Road, across which are the North Druid Hills and Druid Hills CDPs * North: LaVista Road and Pangborn Road, across which are neighborhoods mostly inside the Tucker CCD * East: Lawrenceville Highway and DeKalb Industrial Way, across which is mostly the Scottdale CDP There is no true center to North Decatur; there are three commercial clusters at corners of the CDP: * The student-oriented commercial district at Clairmont Road and North Decatur Road at the southwest corner of the CDP * the Toco Hills retail cluster at North Druid Hills Road and Lavista Road at the northwest corner, and * North DeKalb Mall and adjacent shopping centers along Lawrenceville Highway at the northeast corner of the district Toco Hills, a de facto commercial center for several CDPs north of the city of Decatur, has grown from a country store in 1950, with a single gas pump and a pot-bellied stove, to multiple shopping centers, coffee houses, houses of worship and townhouses. North Decatur primarily consists of 1950s and 1960s-era ranch homes, although condominiums are increasingly being developed in this community. Its proximity to Atlanta's Midtown and Buckhead districts, as well as Emory University and Decatur, makes it a desirable "in-town" location for what was originally developed as a suburban community.

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