Dekalb County

eKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 686,712. According to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the county's population had risen to 723,602. The county seat is Decatur, Georgia. DeKalb County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is also one of the most affluent majority black counties in the country.DeKalb County has the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DeKalb County was created in 1822 from Henry, Gwinnett and Fayette Counties. It was named for Baron Johann de Kalb, a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the American Revolutionary War. In 1853, Fulton County was formed from part of DeKalb. Until this time, the growing city of Atlanta had been inside DeKalb. During the American Civil War, much of the Battle of Atlanta was fought in DeKalb. Until the 1960s, DeKalb was a mainly agricultural county, but as Atlanta and its suburbs grew, DeKalb became more urban.

Incorporated Cities:East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Lithonia, Pine Lake, and Stone Mountain
Unincorporated Cities:Belvedere Park,Candler-McAfee, Druid Hills, Dunwoody, North Atlanta, North Decatur, North Druid Hills, Panthersville, Redan, Scottdale, and Tucker
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Fulton County

Fulton County was created from the western half of DeKalb County in 1853. This occurred when, during the 1840s, that county's seat of Decatur would not allow a railroad terminal to be built due to noise concerns. A new point was selected a few miles west, and was later incorporated as Terminus. The town was renamed twice, first as Marthasville, and finally as Atlanta.

Incorporated Cities:Alpharetta, Atlanta, Chattahoochee Hill Country, College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Palmetto, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Union City
Unincorporated Cities:Birmingham, Campbellton, Red Oak, Rico, Sandtown, Shakerag, South Fulton, Warsaw

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Clayton County

Clayton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 236,517. The 2006 Census estimate placed the population at 271,240. The county seat is Jonesboro. The county was established in 1858 and named in honor of Augustin Smith Clayton (1783-1839), who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1832 until 1835.

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Cobb County

Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created December 3, 1832 by the State of Georgia from land it confiscated from the Cherokee Nation and redistributed to settlers via lottery following the passage of the federal Indian Removal Act. As of the 2000 census, the population is 607,751.

The county's population continues to grow. The 2006 estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau put the population at 679,325. Its county seat is Marietta6, located in the center of the county. The county was named for Judge Thomas Willis Cobb, who in the early 19th century was a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. He also served as a judge of the Superior Court of Georgia.

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Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 15, 1818. As of the 2000 census, the population is 588,448. The 2006 Census Estimate placed the population at 757,104. It is estimated to be the 9th fastest growing county in the country in terms of numeral increase. The county seat is Lawrenceville. The county was named for Button Gwinnett, one of the delegates to have signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence on behalf of Georgia.

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