Druid Hills, Georgia

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Druid Hills
CDPand neighborhood of Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Preventionheadquarters
Location in DeKalb Countyand the state of Georgia
Druid Hills CDP, unincorporated DeKalb County
Coordinates:33°47′14″N84°19′34″W / 33.78722°N 84.32611°W /33.78722; -84.32611
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	DeKalb
Area [1]
• Total	2.98 sq mi (7.72 km2)
• Land	2.97 sq mi (7.70 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	912 ft (278 m)
Population ( 2020)
• Total	9,429
• Density	3,170.48/sq mi (1,224.08/km2)
	(CDP only)
Time zone	UTC-5(Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4(EDT)
ZIP code	30333
Area code	404
FIPS code	13-24264[2]
GNISfeature ID	0331589[3]

Druid Hillsis a community which includes both acensus-designated place(CDP) in unincorporatedDeKalb County,Georgia, United States, as well as aneighborhood of the city of Atlanta. The CDP's population was 14,568 at the 2010 census.^[4]The CDP formerly contained the main campus ofEmory Universityand theCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC); however, they were annexed by Atlanta in 2018. The Atlanta-city section of Druid Hills is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods with a mean household income in excess of $238,500 (making it the ninth most affluent, per that metric).^[5]

Theplanned communitywas initially conceived by Joel Hurt, and developed with the effort of Atlanta's leading families, includingCoca-ColafounderAsa Candler. It contains some of Atlanta's historic mansions from the late 19th and early 20th century. Druid Hills includes the main campus ofEmory University, which relocated to Atlanta in 1914.^{[citation needed]}

Druid Hills was designed byFrederick Law Olmstedand was one of his last commissions. A showpiece of the design was the string of parks alongPonce de Leon Avenue, which was designated as Druid Hills Parks and Parkways and listed on theNational Register of Historic Placeson April 11, 1975. The remainder of the development was listed on the Register as theDruid Hills Historic Districton October 25, 1979.^[6][7]Later the Park and Parkways district was consolidated into the Druid Hills Historic District. The other historic districts in Druid Hills are:

• Emory University District, added in 1975
• University Park-Emory Highlands-Emory Estates Historic District, added in 1998
• Emory Grove Historic District, added in 2000.^[8]

By 2015 there was a bill in theGeorgia Legislaturewhich called for annexing more of Druid Hills into Atlanta.^[9]

In 2016 Emory University's administration stated that it intended to petition the university to be annexed into the City of Atlanta, along with the CDC area;^[10]in 2017 the university leadership formally submitted its petition.^[11]The City of Atlanta annexed Emory's campus effective January 1, 2018, a part of its largest annexation within a period of 65 years; theAtlanta City Councilvoted to do so the prior December.^[12]

Druid Hills is located at33°47′14″N84°19′34″W / 33.78722°N 84.32611°W /33.78722; -84.32611(33.787205, -84.325974).^[13]

According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 0.48%, is water. The CDP's northern boundary is the South Fork ofPeachtree Creek; the CSX track and theDecaturcity limits are the eastern boundary; the DeKalb County line is the western boundary; and the southern boundary is theAtlantacity limit.

The Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta is bounded by the Druid Hills CDP (i.e. unincorporated DeKalb County) on the north and east; theMorningside/Lenox Park,Virginia-HighlandandPoncey-Highlandneighborhoods of Atlanta on the west; and theCandler Parkneighborhood of Atlanta on the south.^{[citation needed]}

TheChelsea Heightsneighborhood is located in the eastern part of the CDP at the Decatur border, and participates in the Druid Hills Civic Association.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	12,700		—
1990	12,174		−4.1%
2000	12,741		4.7%
2010	14,568		14.3%
2020	9,429		−35.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[14] 1850-1870[15]1870-1880[16] 1890-1910[17]1920-1930[18] 1940[19]1950[20]1960[21] 1970[22]1980[23]1990[24] 2000[25]2010[26]2020[27]

Druid Hills, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[28]	Pop 2010[26]	Pop 2020[27]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
Whitealone (NH)	10,511	11,103	7,112	82.50%	76.21%	75.43%
Black or African Americanalone (NH)	748	1,097	554	5.87%	7.53%	5.88%
Native AmericanorAlaska Nativealone (NH)	16	19	9	0.13%	0.13%	0.10%
Asianalone (NH)	929	1,594	773	7.29%	10.94%	8.20%
Pacific Islanderalone (NH)	9	6	3	0.07%	0.04%	0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	24	33	50	0.19%	0.23%	0.53%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial(NH)	195	297	425	1.53%	2.04%	4.51%
Hispanic or Latino(any race)	309	419	503	2.43%	2.88%	5.33%
Total	12,741	14,568	9,429	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Druid Hills was first listed as acensus designated placein the1980 U.S. census.^[23]As of the2020 United States census, there were 9,429 people, 3,579 households, and 1,977 families residing in the CDP.

Emory University, including its hospitals, is thethird largest employer in Metro Atlantaas of 2007/8.^[29]The CDC is also an employer of note.

Commercial areas includeEmory Village, a small node first developed in the 1920s at the terminus of thestreetcar lineto Emory. A revitalization of the area was completed in 2011 with new sidewalks, street furniture and two newroundabouts.^[30][31]

The other, larger commercial areas fall just outside the community's boundaries, such as the Clairmont Road corridor inNorth Decatur, the Sage Hill shopping center in Atlanta'sMorningside/Lenox Park, and thePonce de Leon Avenuecorridor just west of Druid Hills in Atlanta'sPoncey-Highland/Virginia-Highland.

Druid Hills is home to TheAtlanta Boy Choiron S. Ponce de Leon Ave. andCallanwolde Fine Arts Center, housed in the Gothic-Tudor style former estate of Charles Howard Candler, president of Coca-Cola and eldest son ofAsa Griggs Candler, Coca-Cola's co-founder.

• Baker Woodland, Emory University, between Fishburne Dr. & South Kilga Cir. Forest of oak, tulip poplar, beech, and hickory trees - contains over 100 plant species.
• Burbanck Park, Oxford Rd. & Clifton Rd. 1.2-acre (4,900 m²) natural park which borders Peavine Creek. It is named after Madeline and William Burbanck, Emory University professors who owned the property.^[32]
• Fernbank Forest, Fernbank Museum of Natural History.^[33]
• Fernbank School Park, 157 Heaton Park Dr. This DeKalb County 12-acre (49,000 m²) park is located west of the CSX railroad tracks. It includes a multi-use field and court, playground, picnic area and walking trails.
• Hahn Woods, Emory University, Houston Mill Rd. (at South Peachtree Creek). Nature preserve with trail and viewing platform over the creek.
• Medlock ParkNorth Druid Hills subdivision, Nine little league baseball fields with concessions, playground and a running/cycling trail which followsNancy Creek.
• Olmsted Linear Park, Druid Hills, Ponce de Leon Ave. 50 acres (200,000 m²) of six distinct parks, strung along Ponce de Leon Avenue like a necklace. They were designed byFrederick Law Olmstedin the late 19th century. Each of the six parks has its own name: Deepdene, Dellwood, Shadyside, Springdale, Virgilee and Oak Grove (formerly Brightwood).^[34]
• Wesley Woods Forest, Emory University.
• Princeton Way Park, a small neighborhood park that is surrounded by the interior homes of Princeton Way. The park is equipped with picnic tables, swings, slides, a sandbox, short walking trails, and an informal baseball setup.

The neighborhood organization, the Druid Hills Civic Association (DHCA)[3], gives input to two authorities since the community is divided between the city of Atlanta and unincorporated territory in DeKalb County.

The Atlanta part is an official recognized neighborhood of Atlanta, which in turn is part ofNPUN. Officially, DHCA exercises its input into planning and other city processes by giving input to the NPU.^[35]

DeKalb County does not have an officially designated role for the community within the county government in the way the City of Atlanta does (though there are five large geographic districts for the election of county commissioners), so the DHCA gives input to the unitarian county government in Decatur.^[36]

TheUnited States Postal Serviceoperates the Druid Hills Post Office at 1799 Briarcliff Road NE in theNorth Druid Hills CDPinunincorporatedDeKalb.^[37][38]

TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention's main offices were formerly located in the CDP.^[39][40][41]The City of Atlanta annexed the CDC effective January 1, 2018.^[12]

The non-Atlanta portions of Druid Hills are in theDeKalb County School District.^[40]Most residents are zoned to Fernbank Elementary School (in the Druid Hills CDP) while some are zoned to Briar Vista Elementary School.^[42]All residents are zoned to Druid Hills Middle School (in the North Decatur CDP^[43]),^[44]andDruid Hills High School(in the Druid Hills CDP^[40]).^[45]

The Atlanta sections (the Emory/CDC annexation) are inAtlanta Public Schools. The zoned schools are Springdale Park Elementary School,^[46]D. T. Howard Middle School,^[47]andMidtown High School(formerlyHenry W. GradyHigh School).^[48]The Emory/CDC annexation was scheduled to be moved into APS from DeKalb Schools in 2024.^[49]

The Paideia School[4]is a nearby preK–12 private school[5]in the city of Atlanta.

Emory Universityis a private university formerly located in the Druid Hills CDP.^[40][50]The City of Atlanta annexed Emory effective January 1, 2018.^[12]

Public bus transportation is provided by theMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, while Emory University runs an extensive fleet of shuttles, called the "Cliff".^[51]

Emory University HospitalandChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Hospitalare in the Druid Hills area.

The City of Atlanta annexed Egleston and Emory University effective January 1, 2018.^[52]Prior to the annexation, Egleston was in Druid Hills CDP, as was Emory Hospital.^[40][53][54]

• Cully Cobb, founder of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology atMississippi State University

• Druid Hills Golf Club
• Emory Grove Historic District

• Bryant, James C.Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta: The Story and the People, 1912–1997. Atlanta, Ga.: Druid Hills Golf Club, 1998
• Hartle, Robert, Jr.Atlanta's Druid Hills: A Brief History. The History Press, June 27, 2008.

• Druid Hills Civic Association
• Druid Hills Historic DistrictArchivedDecember 16, 2004, at theWayback Machine
• Arbor Atlanta: Hahn Woods
• Wesley Woods Forest
• Emory University Walking Tour
• Emory Village historic preservationincl. history of Emory Village