Alpharetta, Georgia

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Alpharetta is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 53,919 .

Selected for its location next to a spring, it began as a campground, and was originally known as New Prospect Camp Ground until late 1858. Officially chartered on December 11 of that year, Alpharetta ( Greek for "first town") became the county seat of Milton County until the end of 1931, when Milton was merged with Fulton County to avoid bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

Alpharetta is located 14 miles north of Atlanta’s central business district and 28 expressway-miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport.

Georgia 400 (U.S. 19) is the freeway connecting suburban Alpharetta with Atlanta to the south. It parallels surface highway S.R. 9, which was originally multiplexed with U.S. 19 and was the only paved road through town prior to the county merger. The town also had no railroad, a rarity for the area. Despite its poor start, and being one of the farthest-out large suburbs in metro Atlanta, it now features numerous mid-rise buildings, which are home to many high-tech companies including Hewlett-Packard, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Radiant Systems, NetBank, Lucent, Nortel, IBM, Sun Microsystems, AT&T, Siemens, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, E*Trade, Hansgrohe, and ChoicePoint.

Government

Alpharetta is governed by a city council composed of six members and a mayor. The mayor and council members serve staggered four-year terms.

Mayors:

• Arthur Letchas 2001 - Present
• Chuck Martin 1995 - 2002
• Jimmy Phillips 1979 - 1994

Geography

Alpharetta is located at 34°4'24?N, 84°16'52?W (34.073318, -84.281086).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.4 km² (21.4 mi²). 55.3 km² (21.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 630.0/km² (1,631.6/mi²). There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 265.2/km² (686.7/mi²).

There were 13,911 households out of which 36.2% had children under the living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.13.

The average median home price in Alpharetta is $305,447. That is almost double the National Average of $173,585. Alpharetta consists of 31,852 housing units, which accounts for half of Fulton County's homes. Of those housing units, over 74% are owner occupied. The median rental price is $817 per month, which also doubles the National average of $471 per month.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the , 7.2% from 18 to 24, 40.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $71,207, and the median income for a family was $97,718. Males had a median income of $69,275 versus $49,935 for females. The per capita income for the city was $51,432. About 2.9% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is served by Fulton County Schools.

Public elementary schools located in Alpharetta include:

• Alpharetta Elementary School
• Barnwell Elementary School
• Crabapple Crossing Elementary School
• Cogburn Woods Elementary School
• Creek View Elementary School
• Dolvin Elementary School
• Fulton Science Academy School
• Lake Windward Elementary School
• Manning Oaks Elementary School
• Medlock Bridge Elementary School
• New Prospect Elementary School
• Ocee Elementary School
• State Bridge Crossing Elementary School
• Summit Hill Elementary School
• Findley Oaks Elementary School

Hembree Springs Elementary School, Mimosa Elementary School, and Sweet Apple Elementary School, all in Roswell, serve portions of Alpharetta.

Public middle schools located in Alpharetta include:

• Autrey Mill Middle School
• Fulton Science Academy
• Haynes Bridge Middle School
• Hopewell Middle School
• Holcomb Bridge Middle School
• Northwestern Middle School
• River Trail Middle School
• Taylor Road Middle School
• Webb Bridge Middle School

In addition, Crabapple Middle School and Elkins Pointe Middle School, two middle schools in Roswell, serve portions of Alpharetta.

Two public high schools are located in Alpharetta: Alpharetta High School and Milton High School.

In addition Centennial High School in Roswell, Northview High School and Chattahoochee High School both in Johns Creek all serve parts of Alpharetta.