Atlanta, Texas Atlanta, Texas Location of Atlanta, Texas Location of Atlanta, Texas Atlanta is a town/city in Cass County, northeastern Texas, United States.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a populace of 5,675. Atlanta was established in 1871 with the building of the Texas and Pacific Railway and was titled for Atlanta, Georgia, former home of many early settlers.
Atlanta is positioned in easterly Cass County at 33 7 6 N 94 10 0 W (33.118228, -94.166537). It is bordered to the north by Queen City.
Route 59 bypasses the town/city to the west, dominant north 25 miles (40 km) to Texarkana and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Linden.
Texas State Highway 77 passes through the southern side of the city, dominant southeast 10 miles (16 km) to the Louisiana border and northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Douglassville.
Texas State Highway 43 passes through the center of Atlanta and leads south 47 miles (76 km) to Marshall.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Atlanta has a total region of 12.7 square miles (32.8 km2), of which 12.5 square miles (32.4 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 1.19%, is water. In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
Atlanta is served by the Atlanta Independent School District and is home to the Atlanta Rabbits.
She was born in Atlanta and raised in Waxahachie, Texas.
She graduated from Atlanta High School in 1976.
Scott Joplin, black composer from the Atlanta area, was born in Linden, Texas; he later had a band in the Queen City region named the Queen City Troupe, before moving to New York.
Tracy Lawrence, nation musician; born in Atlanta; raised in Foreman, Arkansas.
Gordon Mc - Lendon, pioneer of American commercial broadcasting, he lived with his parents in Atlanta amid his years of high school.
Kevin Rahm, actor, graduated from Atlanta High School in 1989.
Slim Richey (1938-2015), musician, born in Atlanta Stubbs graduated from Atlanta High School in 2003.
Ted Thompson, general manager of the Green Bay Packers, born and raised here, graduating from Atlanta High School in 1971.
Kelley Arnold (1910-2003), born in Atlanta, TX, longterm position US Army officer.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Atlanta has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Atlanta city, Texas".
Climate Summary for Atlanta, Texas Atlanta - Texas.org - City website by the Atlanta City Development Corporation.
Amen900.com - KPYN Radio - Atlanta, Texas Texas State Historical Association - Handbook of Texas Municipalities and communities of Cass County, Texas, United States Atlanta Hughes Springs Linden Queen City
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