Candler-McAfee neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States a approximately east of

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and to the south of Decatur, Georgia The population was 22,468 in 2020.

Geography

Candler-McAfee is located to the eastside of Atlanta, Georgia and is bounded by: * Glenwood Avenue * 2nd Avenue * East Lake * East Atlanta * South: I-20 * East: I-285 The Belvedere Park CDP is to the north and Panthersville CDP is to the south. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.29%, is water.

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is on the northern boundary of Candler-McAfee.

Education

It is in the DeKalb County Public Schools. Zoned schools: * Elementary schools: Columbia, Kelley Lake, Ronald E. McNair, Snapfinger, and Toney (all in the CDP) * Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair (in the CDP) and Columbia (outside the CDP) * High schools:

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(in the CDP) and Ronald E. McNair High School (outside the CDP). The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta operates area Catholic schools. The

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St. Peter Claver Regional School is in Candler-McAfee. – Despite the Decatur address it is not in the city limits. Compare with the Candler-McAfee CDP limits map.

Demographics

Candler-McAfee was first listed as a CDP in the

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. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 22,468 people, 8,685 households, and 5,191 families residing in the CDP.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in DeKalb County, Georgia Census-designated places in the Atlanta metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in DeKalb County, Georgia