Atlanta ( or ) is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia as well as the urban core of one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States.
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Atlanta ( or ) is the capital and most populous city in the state of Georgia as well as the urban core of one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States.
With a population of 519,145, Atlanta is the thirty-third largest city in the United States, and the 28-county Atlanta Metropolitan Area is the 8th largest region in the United States, with more than 5,376,285 residents. The Atlanta Combined Statistical Area, an area home to 5,729,304 people, is the most populous in the Southeastern United States, and the city is considered the central metropolis and the unofficial capital of the region.
Internationally known as a top business city and transportation hub, Atlanta is a beta world city and contains the world headquarters of businesses such as The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T Mobility, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot, and UPS. Atlanta has the nation's third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies have a presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is located seven miles south of downtown Atlanta, is the busiest airport in the world.
Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, although a small portion of the city limits extends into DeKalb County. Residents of the city are known as Atlantans.
History
The land comprising the city of Atlanta was once a Native American village called Standing Peachtree. The land that became the Atlanta area was sold by the Cherokee and Creeks to white settlers in 1822, with the first area settlement being Decatur.
On December 21, 1836, the Georgia General Assembly voted to build the Western and Atlantic Railroad to provide a trade route to the Midwestern United States. Following the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation between 1838 and 1839 the newly depopulated area was opened for the construction of a railroad. The area around the eastern terminus to the line began to develop first, and so the settlement was named "Terminus" in 1837. It was nicknamed Thrasherville after John Thrasher, who built homes and a general store there. By 1842, the settlement had six buildings and 30 residents and the town was renamed "Marthasville". However, some felt the name to be too quaint. The Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad, J. Edgar Thomson, suggested that the area be renamed "Atlantica-Pacifica", which was quickly shortened to "Atlanta". The residents approved, and the town was incorporated as Atlanta on December 29, 1847. By 1854, another railroad connected Atlanta to LaGrange, and the town grew to 9,554 by 1860.
