Belvedere Park, Georgia
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Belvedere Park is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in DeKalb County
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...

, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 15,152 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Belvedere Park is located at 33°44′56"N 84°15′35"W (33.748855, -84.259617).
It is bordered by:
  • the Atlanta neighborhood of East Lake
    East Lake (Atlanta)
    East Lake is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, situated in DeKalb County.It is the eastern-most of the 238 neighborhoods in the City of Atlanta . East Lake is bordered by:* Knox St./Pharr Rd. and the Decatur neighborhood of Oakhurst to the north;* 1st St...

     to the west
  • the cities of Avondale Estates
    Avondale Estates, Georgia
    Avondale Estates is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2010 census.Avondale Estates was founded in 1924 by George Francis Willis, who purchased the entire village of Ingleside to create a planned community. The city was named after Stratford-upon-Avon,...

     and Decatur
    Decatur, Georgia
    Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name...

     to the north
  • the Candler-McAfee
    Candler-McAfee, Georgia
    Candler-McAfee is a census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 23,025 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Candler-McAfee is located at...

     CDP to the south


According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, Belvedere Park has a total area of 5 square miles (12.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 18,945 people, 6,524 households, and 4,527 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 3,801.9 people per square mile (1,468.8/km²). There were 7,010 housing units at an average density of 1,406.8/sq mi (543.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 13.16% White, 82.38% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.48% of the population.

There were 6,524 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 31.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,144, and the median income for a family was $37,207. Males had a median income of $29,134 versus $26,323 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $15,524. About 14.1% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Neighborhoods

Some neighborhoods with neighborhood association websites are:

Economy

The area is home to Belvedere Plaza
Belvedere Plaza
Belvedere Plaza Shopping Center, located in Belvedere Park at Memorial Dr and Columbia Dr., was one of the earliest malls in the Atlanta area. Opened around Labor Day in 1955, the center was an open-air strip with major retail anchors. It competed with Columbia Mall , which opened at the adjacent...

, which had the second suburban Rich's
Rich's
Rich's was a department store retail chain, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operated in the southern U.S. from 1867 until March 6, 2005 when the nameplate was eliminated and replaced by Macy's...

 department store (after Lenox Square
Lenox Square
Lenox Square is an upscale enclosed super regional shopping mall located in the Buckhead District of Atlanta, Georgia. Lenox Square comprises more than of retail space, with 250 stores on four levels, including a large food court. The mall is home to three anchor stores: Macy's, Bloomingdale's,...

 in Atlanta), and more recently entered popular culture due to a store promoting on its signage the unusual combination of wigs and beepers.
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