Dunwoody is a city located in

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, United States. As a northern suburb of

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, Dunwoody is part of the

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. It was incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008, but its area establishment dates back to the early 1830s. As of 2020, the city had a population of 51,683.

History

The Dunwoody area was established in the early 1830s and is named for Major Charles Dunwody (1828–1905), an extra "o" added with the incorrect spelling of the name on a banking note. Charles Dunwody originally returned to Roswell after fighting in the Civil War, in which he fought for the Confederates. Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemetery Dunwoody GA 2012

Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemetery Dunwoody GA 2012

One of Dunwoody's most historic buildings dates from 1829. The Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church, at the corner of Roberts Drive and

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, is still active to this date and is also the home to one of the city's oldest cemeteries, where many of the founding fathers of Dunwoody are buried. The first public school, Dunwoody Elementary, first stood near the center of the city at the intersection of Chamblee-Dunwoody Road and Mount Vernon Road. It was in continuous operation from 1911 to 1986. A fire destroyed the school's cafeteria in 1966, which was on the corner of Womack Road and Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. On that site today, the Dunwoody branch of the Dekalb County Public Library now operates along with the North Dekalb Cultural Arts Center. In 1881, the Roswell Railroad opened and ran along what is now Chamblee-Dunwoody Road north to the

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. It operated for 40 years, and in 1905, President

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made a campaign whistle stop in Dunwoody along the way to

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. On account of the railroad, Dunwoody developed into a small crossroads community. The community continued to grow and prosper even after the railroad shut down in 1921. Dunwoody remained rural until suburban residential development was initiated in the 1960s.Dunwoody resident tracks Village Mill history - Dunwoody Crier: Past Tense
. Thecrier.net (2007-07-17). Retrieved on 2013-09-06. In 1971, the Spruill family sold a large portion of their property for the construction of Perimeter Mall, with the completion of Dunwoody Village occurring the same year. In early 2006, a study was conducted by the

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of the

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, to determine how feasible it would be to

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Dunwoody as a

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. Critics claimed that incorporation of Dunwoody, as in the incorporation of

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in 2005, would take away a great deal of tax revenue from the rest of the county, leading to shortages of services, tax increases, or both for everyone else in the county, as has happened in Fulton. Citizens for Dunwoody, Inc. was the non-profit advocacy group begun by Senator Dan Weber to promote the effort. The

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for incorporation was withdrawn from the

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for further study in 2006 and passed only the lower house in 2007. In 2008, the bill of incorporation was re-introduced by Senator Weber, and due to increased pressure, it passed in the senate as well as the house. Georgia Governor

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signed the bill allowing the residents to vote for a city of Dunwoody on March 25. The referendum for cityhood, which took place on July 15, was approved by an overwhelming majority of voters. The Dunwoody City Charter was later ratified by the Georgia General Assembly, and on December 1, 2008, after a three-year movement, Dunwoody officially became a city.

Geography

Dunwoody's

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is at (33.942751, -84.317694). According to the

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, Dunwoody has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.72%, is water. Dunwoody lies at the northern tip of DeKalb County, bounded by the Fulton County line on the north and west, Interstate 285 on the south, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard on the southeast, and the

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line on the northeast. NWS Dunwoody tornado

Late on April 8, 1998, a major

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tore through parts of Dunwoody, running east-northeast from Perimeter Center and into Gwinnett County. Thousands of homes were damaged, hundreds seriously, and several dozen were condemned. In addition, tens of thousands of native

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trees were downed. The vast majority of the

's damage occurred here, leading it to be called the " Dunwoody tornado", the most vivid in local memory until the 2008 Atlanta tornado.

Districts and neighborhoods

Dunwoody Village is the historic

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of the community, and the location of the iconic Dunwoody Farmhouse. The distinctive

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architectural style of the district originated with the construction of Dunwoody Village Shopping Center in the 1970s, for which the district gets its name. Since then, all other construction in the area followed suit, giving Dunwoody a unique architectural identity and sense of place.

Perimeter Center is the major

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and neighborhood that has formed around

Perimeter Mall Perimeter Mall is a shopping mall in Perimeter Center, Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, near the interchange of Interstate 285 (the Perimeter) and Georgia State Route 400. It is the second-largest shopping mall in the state of Georgia, ...

. The mall was developed in 1971, spurring major office, residential, and commercial developments in the decades since. It is one of Metro Atlanta's largest job centers, employing hundreds of thousands of people each day.

and approximately 40 percent of the Perimeter Community Improvement District, is a

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and

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s (including several high-rises), are both located in Dunwoody. The western part of Perimeter Center

spans the Fulton

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into Sandy Springs. The tallest building in Dunwoody is the 34-

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Ravinia 3, at . Perimeter Center is located at the intersection of two major highways,

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and I-285. The Dunwoody Transit Station provides public transit to the district. Georgetown was developed in the early 1960s. It is located near I-285 and borders with the city limits of

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. Overdevelopment in Georgetown was one of the main reasons for the initiation of Dunwoody's incorporation movement, with many new apartments being approved for the area, even in some single-family residential areas. Georgetown, one of the most walkable areas of the city, contains both single-family residential subdivisions and its own retail district. This includes

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, who also owns and manages the property. The Williamsburg commercial district is located on the eastern edge of Dunwoody, adjacent to the Dunwoody Panhandle of Sandy Springs.The Dunwoody Crier - Front
Thecrier.net (2010-01-05). Retrieved on 2010-10-19. Shopping areas include Orchard Park Shopping Center, Mt. Vernon Shopping Center and the Williamsburg at Dunwoody Shopping Center. The centralized dining and shopping covers the intersection of Mt. Vernon, Dunwoody Club Drive, and Jett Ferry Road. Winters Chapel is located at Dunwoody's border with

Peachtree Corners Peachtree Corners is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and is the largest city in Gwinnett County with a population of 42,243 as of the 2020 U.S. census. Peachtree Corners is the on ...

. The district shares a name with its main road, which travels through Fulton, Gwinnett and DeKalb County and was an important 19th century route connecting Decatur and Roswell via Holcomb Bridge Road. The district is named after Winters Chapel (now Winters Chapel Methodist Church), which has resided at its present location since the 1870s. The church itself is named after an instrumental founder, Jeremiah Winters. The area is a prime location for light commercial and retail redevelopment opportunities due to good demographics and traffic counts. Two parks, connected by sidewalks, dominate Winters Chapel. The 3/4 mile long, meticulously groomed, linear park running along DeKalb County's Twin Lakes water reservoir on Peeler Road is popular with walkers and joggers. Windwood Hollow Park, at Lakeside Drive and Peeler Road, offers tennis, a children's play area, a picnic pavilion, and a short trail. Tilly Mill is named after the pioneer Tilly family, who owned a late 19th-century farm and mill on land bisected by Tilly Mill Road, which connects Dunwoody to Peachtree Industrial and Doraville. Landmarks in the area include the Dunwoody campus of Georgia State University's Perimeter College and Dunwoody's signature park, Brook Run. Brook Run, on North Peachtree Road near its intersection with Tilly Mill Road, boasts many wooded walking trails, a children's play area, a dog park, a Veterans Memorial, and a community garden. The site will see major improvements as Dunwoody plans for its future. Also in Tilly Mill is the Marcus Jewish Community Center, an Orthodox synagogue, and a significant portion of Dunwoody's

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population.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 51,683 people, 20,482 households, and 12,620 families residing in the city.

Government

The city has a council-manager form of

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. Its first

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was Ken Wright. The current

is Lynn Deutsch, elected in November 2019. The

city manager A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city in the council–manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are referred to as the chief executive officer (CEO) or chief administ ...

is Eric Linton. Dunwoody's

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is located at 4800 Ashford-Dunwoody Road from early 2018, after the property was purchased by the city in 2017. The city was renting a space in a Perimeter Center

at 41 Perimeter Center East for several years prior. City Hall was originally at a temporary location in the city of Sandy Springs for most of the city's first year. Dunwoody operates its own police force of 64 officers, as well as departments over zoning and land use. The city receives services from DeKalb County including: DeKalb County Schools, Dekalb County Fire & Rescue, sanitation, water, and sewage.

Economy

The ''

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'' has its headquarters in the Perimeter Center and in Dunwoody. In 2010 the newspaper relocated its headquarters from

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to leased offices in the Perimeter Center for financial reasons. There are a number of other local media organizations serving the Dunwoody area which primarily provide local news: the Dunwoody Crier, Dunwoody Reporter, the Aha Connection, and a podcast What's Up Dunwoody.

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operates its American corporate offices in Dunwoody. The restaurant chain Krystal has its corporate headquarters in the city.

Top employers

According to the city's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city were:

Education

Primary and secondary schools

The DeKalb County School System (DCSS) operates local public schools. Elementary schools operated by DCSS in Dunwoody include:
Austin Elementary SchoolChesnut Charter Elementary School

Kingsley Elementary School

Vanderlyn Elementary School

Dunwoody Elementary School

Hightower Elementary School
(serves Doraville, feeds into Peachtree Middle and Dunwoody High) Middle and high schools operated by DCSS in Dunwoody include: * Peachtree Charter Middle School *

Dunwoody High School Dunwoody High School is a public high school in Dunwoody, an incorporated city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Dunwoody enrolls students in grades 9- 12, and is operated by the DeKalb County School System. It follows a four by four ...

Private schools

Dunwoody Christian School

Colleges and universities

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, Dunwoody Campus (formerly Georgia Perimeter College and previous to that, DeKalb Community College North Campus) *

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(AIU Dunwoody), just across the county line in neighboring Sandy Springs *

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, Atlanta site

Public libraries

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operates the Dunwoody Branch.Library Locations & Hours
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. Retrieved on February 24, 2010.

Transportation

Highways

* Interstate 285, also called The Perimeter, runs along the city's southern border. *A

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portion of

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runs along the southeastern border. *

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, while in neighboring

, is very close to the city's western border.

Mass transit

The

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(MARTA) provides subway and

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service to Dunwoody and the surrounding area. MARTA subway stations in Dunwoody are concentrated in the western part of the city. The

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is the only station within the city limits, although Medical Center,

Sandy Springs station Sandy Springs is an underground subway station in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. Points of interest near this station includes the Perimeter Center area, which ...

, and

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are very close to the western border. All stations in the area are served exclusively by the Red Line. While some routes serve the outskirts of the city, there are three main bus routes, one of which leaves from the

Dunwoody Station Dunwoody is a subway station in Dunwoody, Georgia, serving the Red Line of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system. It is located at the southwest corner of Perimeter Mall, and also serves the surrounding high-r ...

(Route 150).
Route 103
- Peeler Rd./N. Shallowford Rd.
Route 132
- Tilly Mill Road
Route 150
- Perimeter Center/

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Pedestrians and cycling

* Dunwoody Trailway * Georgetown Gateway (Proposed) * Perimeter Multi-Modal Trails (Proposed) *

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(Under construction) * Winters Chapel Corridor Multiuse Trail (Proposed)

Notable people

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, host of ''

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'', '' Wheel of Fortune'' *

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, lived in Dunwoody while working for

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, Host of ''Special Report with Bret Baier'' * Harris Barton (born 1964), former professional football player,

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, "flower punk" band *

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(born 1988), soccer player *

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(born 1985), saber fencer *

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(born 1983), Olympic fencing silver and bronze medalist *

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(born 1975), quarterbacks coach for the

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, director and actor, known for '' Star Trek: Voyager'' * Robin Meade, anchor CNN Headline News * Fran Millar, former Georgia politician 1998–2018 *

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, actor *

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, former president of the Georgia Young Democrats and

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Delegate * Pat Swindall,

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for Georgia *

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, former

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cornerback * Jeff Williams,

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, lives in Dunwoody * Sally Yates, former U.S. Attorney General

Parks

* Brook Run Skate Park *Donaldson-Bannister Farm

References

External links

City of Dunwoody official websiteDunwoody Homeowners Association''The Crier''
local newspaper
Dunwoody Chamber of CommerceConvention and Visitors Bureau of DunwoodyRotary Club of DunwoodyDunwoody Area Podcasts, News and Events
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