In northern Georgia, about 16 miles of the capitol city of Atlanta, is the community of Doraville. Located in DeKalb County, Doraville is a suburb of approximately 9,800 people.
Numerous townhouses and condominiums are available in Doraville. A typical 2 bedroom, 2-bathroom condo/townhouse starts in the area of $60,000. Single-family homes with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom starts around $97,000. A larger family could find a 3-bedroom home with 2.5 bathrooms with a little more elbowroom around $174,000.
Northern Georgia offers a mild year round climate. The temperatures dip into the teens during the winter months and well into the 80's during the summer months, outdoor recreation abounds in Doraville. There are many golf courses available in the Doraville area. Within a 20 mile radios of Doraville there are several larger parks which include a host of unique landmarks and activities.
History
The early 1800s brought settlers to the interior of the state of Georgia as land became available through treaties with the Indians. Doraville is a direct result of the movement of early settlers into the area from the Carolinas, Virginia and other parts of Georgia.
An area along Peachtree Ridge near the headwaters of Nancy Creek offered the water and timber to start an agricultural settlement. Early transportation routes were made available by way of existing Indian trails.
From its inception until the 1940s, Doraville was a small agricultural community that served the welfare of a larger surrounding farming area. External forces and events of the 1930s and 1940s were to determine a larger role in history for Doraville.
Religion in the form of organized churches arrived in the 1820s and 1830s. The Civil War disrupted the area in the 1860s.
Two events in the late 1930s and early 1940s changed the nature of Doraville forever. Dekalb County built a main water supply system into the area and Plantation Pipeline built a pumping system and storage facility in Doraville right before the beginning of World War II. During the war, the pipeline was valuable in delivering oil products across the country without the danger of German submarines sinking tankers. The pipeline went from Baton Rouge, La., through Doraville to Greensboro, N.C. Today's tank farms grew out of the pipeline development.
At the end of World War II, Doraville was on the major rail line, and had the new water system available. General Motors selected Doraville as the site for its new assembly plant. The growth of Doraville blew up in the late 1940s and the 1950s as a result of these developments.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,862 people, 2,998 households, and 1,981 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 46.35% White, 14.77% African American, 1.28% Native American, 12.67% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 20.62% from other races, and 4.14% from multiple races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.44% of the population.
In the 2,998 households, 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. Individuals made up 21.8% of all households and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.62.
The population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 14.9% from 18 to 24, 38.7% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a family was $41,903 and the median income for a household in the city was $40,641, and. Males had a median income of $23,681 versus $22,165 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,048. Approximately 9.6% of families and 15.3% of the population were under the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
