Official Name: | Morrow, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | City |
Motto: | Come to Morrow |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clayton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.79 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.76 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.39 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.38 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 6569 |
Population Density Km2: | 749.88 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1942.34 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.5786°N -84.34°W |
Elevation M: | 281 |
Elevation Ft: | 922 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 30260, 30287 |
Area Code: | 770 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-53004[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0332423[3] |
Morrow is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 6,569 in 2020. It is the home of Clayton State University and the Georgia Archives.
The community was named after Radford E. Morrow, the original owner of the town site.[4] Morrow was founded in 1846 with the advent of the railroad into the area. It was incorporated as a city in 1943.[5]
Morrow is located north of the center of Clayton County at 33.5786°N -84.34°W (33.578477, -84.340117).[6] It is bordered to the north by Lake City and to the northwest by Forest Park. Downtown Atlanta is to the north. Interstate 75 passes through the southern part of the city, with access from Exit 233. The Southlake Mall is in the southwest part of the city near I-75.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Morrow has a total area of 8.8km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.31%, is water.[7]
White (non-Hispanic) | 750 | 11.42% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,631 | 40.05% | |
Native American | 19 | 0.29% | |
Asian | 1,963 | 29.88% | |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.09% | |
Other/Mixed | 174 | 2.65% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,026 | 15.62% |
Clayton County Public Schools operates public schools.
National Archives at Atlanta is located in Morrow.[9]
These are roads with more than four lanes.
Interstate 75 passes through the southern part of the city, with access from Exit 233 (GA 54).
In addition to a police precinct,[10] three MARTA bus routes serve the city, including:
Routes 193 and 194 connect the city to the East Point Station. Route 196 connects to the College Park Station.