Union City, Georgia should not be confused with Unionville, Georgia.
Official Name: | Union City, Georgia |
Image Blank Emblem: | Logo of Union City, Georgia.png |
Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name4: | Politics |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Vince Williams |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 51.37 |
Area Land Km2: | 50.96 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.41 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 19.83 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 19.68 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.16 |
Population Total: | 26830 |
Population Density Km2: | 526.51 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1363.66 |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.605°N -84.4936°W |
Elevation Ft: | 971 |
Postal Code: | 30291 |
Blank Info: | 13-78324[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2405627 |
Union City is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 26,830 at the 2020 census.[3]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Union City in 1908.[4] One source claims that the town was named for the union of rails at a railroad junction,[5] while another version states the name commemorates a "Farmer's Union" which once was headquartered here.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.3sqmi, of which 19.1sqmi is land and 0.2sqmi, or 0.83%, is water.
White (non-Hispanic) | 1,220 | 4.55% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 22,686 | 84.55% | |
Native American | 51 | 0.19% | |
Asian | 135 | 0.5% | |
Pacific Islander | 12 | 0.04% | |
Other/Mixed | 733 | 2.73% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,993 | 7.43% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 26,830 people, 8,088 households, and 4,681 families residing in the city.
In 2000, the median household income was $35,322 and the median family income was $39,697. Males had a median income of $30,421 versus $28,111 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,208. About 9.9% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.