Georgia's Congressional districts: First [-Tenth] Congressional District: facts at a glance, 1985?

Georgia's Congressional
Districts: Seventh Congressional District
Facts At A.Glance
Prepared by '!he Georgia Depa..rt:rrEnt of Crnmunity Affairs
Intergovernmental Assistance Division
40 Marietta Street, N. W., Eighth Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303
An Equal Opportunity Emp l oyer

Table of Contents

Introduction

Congressional Districts, Counties and Selected Places .... 7-1

Umts of Govenm~t ....... ... 7-3

Counties and Municipalities in Georgia

Population O1aracteristics........................................ 7-5

Counties by Population Size Groups Rural and Urban Populaticn by County Counties Experiencing Population Olanges Racial Canposition . Black Population Distribution Black Population by County Population by Age categories Years of School Carpleted Family Type by Presence of <Mn Olildren Military and Veteran Status Population Disability Status

InCc::Jt":"E 7-13

Incidence of Poverty by County Median Family Incare Ranking rvEdian Per capita Incorre Ranking Household Incare Family Incorre by Race
EIcployrrent and Labor Force Olaracteristics ....................... 7-17

Labor Force Status
Labor Force Status by sex
Class of Workers
Workers in Family occupat.ions
EIcployrrent by Iriduatiry

HOlJSing Olaracteristics

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Housing Inventory by Type Median Value of CMner-CX::cupied Housing M:dian Cost of Renter-CX::cupied Housing O1aracteristics of Year-Round Housing Water Sources for Year-Round Housing Waste Disposal for Year-Round Housing

Appendices.

A - Area Planning and I:veloprent B - Job Training Program C - District seven Grant Awards

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Introduction This report is one of a series that describes the ten U. S. Congressional Districts in Georgia. Data that may be of interest to the Georgia rrembers of the U. S. House of Fepresentatives and their staff :rrembers are provided. 'The Congressional Districts described are those established by the Georgia General Assembly in special session in August of 1982, and which are currently in effect. Statistics, naps, and graphs are used to illustrate the characteristics of the population in each District, and to sh:Jw canparisons with characteristics of Georgia's population, statewide. Major problems and issues that have been identified by the Area Planning and Developrrent COITrnissions are listed in Appendix A. Also included in Appendix B* and C are descriptions of programs offered by the Georgia Departrrent, of Corrmunity Affairs (DCA) to local gove rnrrent s in each District, and grants awarded by DCA within each District.
* 'The Job Training Program described in Appendix B will be rroved to tha
Georgia Depart::ment. of Labor in 1985.
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Congressional Districts , Counties, and Selected Places

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CONt::R:SSIONAL DISTRICTS OF THE 98TH CONGRESS

DIll ts of Gove.rnnent 'Ihe seventh Congressional District has seven countries and 28 rnmicipalities. Cobb County has the largest mnrber of residents, with 297,718. Dade County has the smallest population of the District's count.Lea, with 12,318. '!he nedian county population of the Seventh District is 36,991, considerably higher than the nedian population of 15,255 for all countries in the state. Marietta is the largest city in the District with 30,829 residents. Linwood is the smallest incorporated municipality with 417 residents. Nine of the District's municipalities have fewer than 1,000 residents. Folla.ving is a list of uni,ts of local qoverrarent, in the seventh Congressional District.
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COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN GEORGIA'S SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

POPULATION

ESTIMATED

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BARTOW COUNTY

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40760

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42213

ADAIRSVILLE CITY

1739

1773

CARTERSVILLE CITY

9247

9217

EMERSON CITY

1110

1265

EUHARLEE CITY

477

491

KINGSTON CITY

733

718

TAYLORSVILLE CITY

266

286

WHITE CITY

501

491

CATOOSA COUNTY !

36991 38113

FORT OGLETHORPE CITY 5443

5351

GRAYSVILLE CITY

193

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CHATTOOGA COUNTY

21856 21542

LYERLY CITY

482

504

MENLO CI TY

611

548

SUMMERVILLE CITY

4878 4809

TRION CITY

1732

1634

COBB COUNTY

297718 320647

ACWORTH C IT Y

3648 3908

AUSTELL CITY

3939 3880

KENNESAW CITY

5095 5752

MARIETTA CI TY

30829 33687

POWDER SPRINGS CITY 3381

3713

SMYRNA CITY

20312 20341

DADE COUNTY ,

12318 11798

TRENTON CtTY

1636

1685

FLOYD COUNTY

79800 79468

CAVE SPRINGS CITY

883

915

ROME CITY

29654 30393

WAL KER COUNTY

56470 56962

CHICKAMAUGA CITY

2232 2270

FORT OGLETHORPE CITY 5443 5 351

LAFAYETTE CITY

6517 6306

LINWOOD CITY

417

420

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN CITY

1505

1520

ROSSVILLE CITY

3851

3619

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Population Characteristic~
'Ihis section of the report, desc.dbes the denographic characteristics of the peopl.e who live in the seventh Congressional District. It shows where they live, how they corrpare to people in the rest of the state, and changes which are taking place in the District.
The characteristics of the people that live in the Seventh Congressional District are in many respects different fran those of the rest of the State of Georgia. '!he rrore noticeable differences are in racial canposition, age and incane. Similarities can be observed in educational attaimrent, occupations, and places of employment.
The following map shows the population distribution of the District:
Counties by Population Size Groups, 1980

Population Size Groups

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100,000 and above 50,000 - 99,999 25,999 - 49,999 15,000 - 24,999 10,000 - 14,999
less than 10,000

Source: Georgia County & Mlmicipal Population Rankings, 1980 (Revised) Table V, Page 9
Nearly 70 percent of the District's population lives in urban areas. Cobb County, which includes Marietta and Smyrna, has over half of the District I s population. '!he following chart shows the population of each county in the District.
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Rural and Urban Population by County, 1980

County

Total (Rura1/Urban)

Bartow D1lllIlUllIIllll I 40,760(31,252/9,508)

Catoosa Unnlllu 136,991(18,558/18,433)

Chattooga IDmm[] 21,856(17,013/4,843)

Cobb

IDIlIlIWum.l.lu.l.lll.\Il

Population District Total: 545,913
~ Rural: (160,150/
c::J Urban: /385,768)
---.;2:...9.:..7.:..,..7:...1=..8:....:(.-2:...6.:...,..6...;0...:9..,:/,,271~ ,10~ 9)J

Dade Floyd Walker

nrnD12,318 (12,318/0)

mmmmmmu-I

~I 79,800(28,584/51,216)

U1Jffilmllll!

156,470 (25,655/10,815)

Source: 1980 census of Population, General Social and Fconanic O1aracteristicsGeorgia, Table 188, Page 12-757

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population Gra.vt.h Between 1970 and 1980 , the Seventh Congressional District gained 133,054
in POPUlation -- an increase of 32 percent. Cobb County led the District IS grCMth, accounting for three-quarters of the overall district increase. During this period, Georgia I s overall population increased by 19 percent. '!he folla.ving nap shows those counties experiencing population changes:
Counties Experiencing Population Changes, 1970 - 1980 Population Changes Increase (10% or more or 10,000 people or more)
o Little or no Increase
(less than 10% increase) Decrease
1980 District 7 Population: 545,913 1970 District 7 Population: 412,859 1970 - 1980 Population Change: 133,054 Source: Georgia County and Municipal Population Rankings - 1980 (Revised Fdition) Table II, Page 3
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Race
The seventh Congressional Di strict has much Lower percentages of black and other non-\,hite Dopulations than does the State of Georgia as a whole. The following figures show the proportion and distribution of the District's and state's population:

Racial Comnosition, 1980 Race

0 .7%-,

Whit e Black Other

- District 7

State

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress , Table 2, Page 12-6
Black Population Distribution , 1980
Percent of County Population
lIB 50% or rrore
m 40 - 49%
WJ 30 - 39%
20 - 29 %
tI11 10 - 19 %
0 less than 10%

Source: 198 0 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts , 98th Congress , Table 2 , Page 12- 6
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Black Population By County, 1980

County
BartON

_ _ _-41 4,720

catoosa

228

Chattooga c:J 1,892

Cobb

]llI!mUlU 13,313

Dade

0 192

Floyd

IDJBUI

Wa lke r o

District TOtal: 545,913 ~ Black: 32,641

Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional District, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-5

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District Seven's population has an older rred.i.an age (29.7 years) than the state as a whole (28. 7 years). 'Ihe District has a higher percent of residents between the ages of 25 and 54 than is the case with the state in general. 'Illis may mean that there has been an influx of people into the District who cane to take advantage of existing E31p1oyrrent opportunities. 'Ille follCMing figure shows the District's population categorized
in age groups:

Population By Age categories

Population Age Group

Over 85lih

0.5 0.7

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2.1 2. 7

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population
r:::J District Percent in Age Group
IIlIl!IIIi State Percent in Age Group
District Median Age: 29. 7
State 1vEd.ian Age: 28.7

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8.2 8.5

45-54=10.4 _-9.7

35-44=13.6 _11."8
25 - 34

18.4

15-24 . ~ 1 7 . 6 .19.2

5 - 14 ~WII!llI!\IIl!~lf6:8

Und lillIe IIWr.lU5U~ 1ll

7.1 7.6

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts of the 98th Congress, Table 1, Page 12-3

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District 7

Years of SChool Ccnpleted, 1980 (Percent of Persons 25 Years and Over)
(Tbtal in this category: 319,654) Education
Ccrrpleted elerrentary
Ccrrpleted high schJol
Ccrrpleted 4 or rrore years of college
Other education

State

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, COngressional Districts, 98th COngress, Table 4, Page 12-9

Family 'IyPe by Presence of CMn Children, 1980 (Percent of Families)
(Tbtal in this category: 151,384)

District 7

Family 'IYPe

State

c:J Married-couple families
~ Fercale-headed families
m Other related

3.2~

80.4%

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, COngressional Districts, 98th COngress, Table 3, Page 12-8

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Military and Veteran Status, 1980 (Percent of Persons 16 Years and Over)
(Total in this category: 405,685)

District 7 r 3. 0%

Status
~ In military service ~ Hilitary veterans

State

Source: Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 4, Page 12-9

Population Disability Status, 1980
(Percent of tbn-institutional persons 16-64 Years) . (Total in this category: 361,739)

District 7

Status
Disabled:
Ivith limited \vork
ability
Prevented :from w:>rk

State

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 4, Page 12-9
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Incorre

'Ihe level of per capita incorre in the Seventh COngressional District is higher than the average for the state ($7,370 corrpared to $6,402). 'Ihe
average family inccme in the District is also higher than for the state,
( $22,826 ce:rrpared to $20, 7l3j. COrrespondingly, the percent of families with inccme below the poverty level in 1979 was lower (7 percent ~ed to 13 percent). 'Ihe f o l.Loszinq map indicates that none of the counties within the District have rroderate or severe incidences of poveztyr

Incidence of Poverty by County, 1979

Incidence of Poverty

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Severe (25% or rrore of households) M::rlerate (15-25% of households) I.DN (less than 15 % of households)

Number of persons in District belo.... pover-ty Ievel.. Number of families in District below pover-ty level:
with children under 18 years: wi th female head and children
under 18:

50,021 11,200
7,593
3,427

Source: 1980 census of Population and Hous.ino, Congressional Districts, 98th COngress, Table 6, Page 12-11

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~~ di an family Income Ranking, 1979

1 District 4

j $24,538

2 Dist r i ct 7 E=

3 $20, 296

3 District 6

j$ 1 9 , 4 1 0

4 District 10

1 $17,935

H St at e

lillillllll!III1I1IIl!lllllllllllllUIIII!l!lIl11lUlIilllllllllllllllU!l Il!llUll!Il!mn $17,414

5 District 9

\$16,943

6

District 3 [

7

r District 5

h16, 069 1$15 ,431

8 District 1

1$ 15, 112

9 District 8

] $ 15, 075

10

District 2 t

1$14 ,440

Source: 1980 CenslLs of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11

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~~dixn Per Capita Income Rxnking, 1979

1 District 4

[ $9,212

2 District 7

f$7,370

3 District 5

f$6,637

4 District 6 .c

[$6,622

M State

tlllllllllilnlllllllllllllllll[ $6,402

5 District 10 6 District 9

1$6,269
I $6,105

7 District 3
8 District 1 1

1$5,708
I $5,618

9

District 8 J

10 District 2

$5,294
r $5,190

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11

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Household Incorre, 1979
Incorre Distribution
o Per cent of District Households
_ Percent of State Households

Household Incorre

less than $5,000 .11I0111/11I0 u1rWUlIilIhl1lIlIi1il

10.8% 19.6%

$10,000 - $14,999 ~

15 .6% 17.2%

$15,000 - $24,999 ~28.8%
_24.1%

$25,000 - $34,999 C=====,..-__I17 .3%
[[lllll1illllil 11.1%

c = = $35,000 or rrore

113.5%

I1llllilllUllil 78%

Source: 1980 Census of P::>pu1ation and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11

District Family Income by Race, 1979

FarnilY Incorre less then $5,000

White 7,293

Number of Families

Black. 1,517

$5,000 - $9,999

16,772

1,506

$10,000 - $14,999

21,251

1,377

$15,000 - $24,999 44,693

2,237

$25,000 - $34,999

29,227

$35,000 or rrore

23,216

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 7, Page 12- 13

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EiTployrrent and Labor Force Characteristics

In 1980, over t.YJo-thirds of the seventh District I s population 16 years and older was in the labor force: sare 274,000 \<>wOrkers. Men outnumbered v.orren in the District's labor force by a substantial margin (57 percent to 43 percent). Of the people included in the civilian labor force, 5.0 percent were unenployed. The largest catego:ry of workers was in teclmical, sales and administrative support occupations (84,901), followed by the category of managerial and professional occupations (57,708). Following are depictions of the labor force and enployrrent characteristics in the
seventh District.
*' Labor Force Status, 1980
(Percent of Persons 16 Years and Over) (Total in this category: 405,685)

District 7

State

Status
o Enp10yed
W Unenp10yed
t=- -I Not in Labor
force
*includes rni.litary
am. civilian labor
force

Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

District 7

Labor Force Status by Sex, 1980 (Percent of Persons 16 Years and Over)
(Total in this category: 405,685)

State

Status
o l!ales in labor force

r.77l l..:....:..J

Ferrales

in

labor

force

Hales oot in force

r==1 I=.::J

Fena.les

not

in

labor force

Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts. 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

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Class of WOrkers, 1980 (Percent of Thployed -Persons 16 Years and Over)
(Total in this category: 259,419)

District 7

State

Class of Ha r ke r

O Private wage and salary
~ Governrrent

~ Self-employed ~ and family

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10

District 7

Workers in Family, 1979 (Percent of Families)
(Total in this category: 151,384)

State

Nlm1ber of ~'lorkers
D No workers
fZ2] 1 worker
2 or rrore

56.1%

Source : 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Conqrcssional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10
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<:x:cupation (percent of Elrployed Persons 16 Years and over)
(Total in this category: 259,419)

<:x:cupation
Managerial and Professional specialty

District L:J
=
_

State l1IlIilli1!l
(22.2%) (20.4 %)

(Percent)

Technical, sales and ad-~

~ (32.7%)

ministrative support DIBllIIlllllOll\IlIlIIllI1III1II11WDiliillIIiilliIiITuIIURm

(29.5 %)

Service (Household and Protective)

(10.0%) (12.1%)

Farming, forestry and fishing

CL... IllIlIIlllI

((1.0%) 2 9%)

~ Precision, production, ~(13.8%)

crafts and repair

(12.7%)

Operators, fabricators, ~

:J[ (20.3%)

and laborers

!lillIlilIIiIIIUUliilfillnmllliMlII\\i\llIll!!H!R (21. 8SS )

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10 .

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Erployrrent by I ndustry , 1980 (N1..1Irber of Employed Persons 16 Years and Over)
('Ibtal in tiris category: 259,419)

Eirpl oyrren t Cateqory

(Number of Workers)

0 Agricul ture, f orest ry , fi shing , and

mining

2,922

Con s t r u c t i o n

[_____1 17,162

Manufacturing

t

69,315~

Transportation, carrrn..mication and utilities

I_ _ _ _ _ _123,141

Wholesale and re-

tail trade

~

157 ,099

_ _ _ _I Finance, insurance and real e s tat e

(

17,176

BUSL'1eSS , repai r servi.ces , personal en t ertainrrent , and recrea tion services

_ _ _~_ _121, 839

Prof essional and related services

[_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) 40 , 645

Public administration

r________1 10,101

Source: 1980 Census o f Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress , Table 5, Page 12-10

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Housing Characteristics

The housing characteristics of the Se venth Cbngressional Di s trict r e flect the s urburban and outlying areas near b<.D major urban are a s. High proporti ons o f rrobi. Ie hares and mul ti-family housing units are f ound in the rrore urbanized counties.
The f ollowing charts indicate the number and characteristics of housing units in the Seventh Cbngressional District:

Housing Inventory by 'TYPe, 1980

Housing Type

District 7

'Ibtal Housing Units: 205,292

Bartow

1911

114,836

catoosa Mil

113,401

Chattooga rr:==J 8,287

Cbbb

~IDilffiIIIIlIllIJIll..-

~ M:>bile hares
anm Multi-family attached housing
0 Single-family detached housing

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_----..l11l3, 31

Dade Floyd \'Ja lker

[] 4,293
gmrr[(_----J 30,246
mI---~ 20,918

Source: 1980 Census of Housing, Det.ai.Led Housing Olaracteristics - Georgia, Table 93, Page 1 2- 1 49

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r-Blian Value of ONner - CX::cupied Housing, 1980

State

ImluIII111111\'11I11l,1I11\1' 'Ililill III' \iU'I'II"III'IIlllllllltlll\l;l\illlll\l\l\\I\rlllllllllllnlllnlll $36,900

District 7 E

Bartow

I

~ ] $30,700

$41,200

catoosa [

$34,500

Olattooga [

$19,800

CObb

Dade Floyd Walker

1 $27,200
J $30,500 $27,600

$52,700

Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-6

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~ian Cost of Renter - OCcupied Housing, 1980

State

1IJI[IJJIlI1h11ll11!blllbIIlDUOmllllmmUIlUIIlIII.lII\UlllnIIUIIIIIIUlUIIIOUnm $153

District 7 E~~~~~~~~~~~~~3g $207

Bartow

I

r: catoosa

$114
I $155

Qlattooga 1

$87

Cobb

1

Dade

r

1$125

$247

Floyd

I

) $110

Walker

t

1 $121

Source: 1980 census ofPopulatian and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-6

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Olaracteristics of Year-Found Housing, 1980
Percent of Units Lacking Facilities
r:::::J Partial or no Bath
E3 Partial or no Kitchen

State

\.

4.3% 3.6%

I District 1

F District 2
k District 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 6.4% J 5.4%

b::L District 4

1.1 % 1. 3%

{ District 5

I 2.1% ] 2.4 %

.bi. District 6 g;; District 7

l

3.4 %

2.5 %

]

2.2 ~

1.8%

b- District 8 -
District 9

r 5.0%
3.2%

]

7.8%

6.3%

f District 10

1 3.8 ~

1

3 . 2 ':;

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congres::iional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 8, Page 12-15

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i\Ta t er Sources for Year-Round Housing, 1980

District 7 1.9%

~vater Source
O Public or Private System
fZ1 Drilled Well
E3 D..1g ~vell or
~ Other

State

Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 8, Page 12-15

Waste DisfX'sal for Year-Found Housing, 1980

District 7

SeYlage Dis~sal
O Public Sewer System
Ci'7A Septic Tank or lLLJ Cesspool,
~ other rreans

State 3.1%

Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 8, Page 12-15

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APPENDIX A Area Planning and Develop1'EI1t Planning and developrent; praroting services have been available to GeOrgia oounties and municipalities since the late 1950s when the Area Planning and Development carmi.ssions (APOCs) were established -- the first in the nation. CUrrently, there are eighteen APOCs serving Georgia's oounties and cities. '!hey identify problems,trends and issues that affect (or likely will affect) people in their respectdve Jurisdictional areas, and prepare plans to improve upon the identified situations. ThO APOCs serve the Seventh Congressional District -- the Atlanta regional, and Coosa Valley. '!he jurisdictional areas of these APOCs, and the major issues that they have identified in their areas as needing attention follCM:
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Atlanta Regional Commission
Major Issues: 1. Economic Development 2. Natural Resource Protection 3. Governmental Affairs 4. Transp0r:tation 5. Housing

~ Seventh District COlmties

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(Reprinted from Chapter III, "Issues and Alter. nalives ", 1983 Attanta Region Area Dt1lIfIlopment ProfilB, prepared by the Atlanta Regional CommIssIon .)
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Coosa Valley Area Planning and Development Commission
Major Issues: 1. Creation and Retention of Jobs 2. Diversification of the Region's Manufacturing Sector 3. Management of the Region's Natural Resources 4. Transportation 5. Provision of Affordable, Quality Housing
flJl Seventh District Count.i.es
(Typed Irom Chapter III, " Issues and Alternatives ", 1983 Area Development Profile . prepared by the Coosa Valley Area Planning and Development Comm ission .)
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APPENDIX B Job, Training Program Georgia I s Job Training Program is a partnership between rosiness and governrrent designed to train and errploy ea:manically disadvantaged and dislocated workers. '!he concept is realized through sixteen Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), each with a Private Industry Council (PIC). '!he PICs, consisting of business and local ccmnunity leaders, are responsible to identify errployrrent and training needs, to plan programs to meet; these needs, and to oversee their operation. 'lWO Service Delivery Areas, 1 and 3, are operating in the Seventh Congressional District. In addition, the Job Training Program funds statewide programs that benefit the District. Grant awards in the anount of $4,078,272 were made to specific service providers within the District in 1984. '!his arrount does not include matching funds that the local PICs mist; provide. Also, another $2,719,788 was awarded in 1984 to statewide agencies, such as the Georgia Depart::rrent of Lal::xJr. '!he statewide programs that serve the District are: Enployrrent Training Assistance for Dislocated Workers (Title III), State Education Coordination and Grants, and the Older Workers Program.
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JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP P~OGRAM SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS
. . seventh Congressional District

l. Northwest Georgia 2. Georgia M::mntains 3. ~-EtroFOlitan Atlanta 4. Northeast Georgia 5. West Central Georgia

6. LoNer O1attahoochee/Middle Flint
7. Middle Georgia

ll. savannah/Chatham County
12. Southwest Georgia

8. Heart of Georgia/CConee

13. South/Southeast

Georgia

9. Central savannah River Area 14. City of Atlanta

10. Georgia Southern - Coastal 7-30

15. OeI<alb County 16. Clayton Cmmty

APPENDIX C District seven Grant Awards 'Ihrough OCA

FISCAL YEAR 1982

county Recipients
Bartow'
Floyd
'IUI'AL

Type of Grant
CIl3G-Single Activity COOG-Single Activity

Municipal Recipients tbne
District Total - 1982

COunty Recipients
Barta.v
Olattooga
Walker Walker
'IUI'AL

FISCAL YEAR 1983
Jail Improvement Jail Improvement Jail Improvement CIBG-Public Facilities

M.1nicipal Recipients
cartersville lbrre
'IDTAL
District Total - 1983

CIBG-Mult i- A c t iv it y COOG-M..tlti-Activity

FISCAL YEAR 1984

Cotmty Recipients
~e

Arrotmt $ 143,000
118,974 $ 261,974
$ 261,974
$ 16,750 20,000 6,000
400,000 $ 442,750
$ 700,000 692,000
$ 1,392,000 $ 1,834,750

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FISCAL YEAR 1984 (CONT.)

MJnicipal Recipients
R:xre
surmerville
'IOI'AL

CIBG-Multi-Activity CIBG-Public Facilities

APOC Icipients
Atlanta Pegional carrnission
District TOtal - 1984

JTPA-Jobs Training

$ 635,556 397,840
$ 1,033,396
$4, 078,272 (Part) 1
$1,033,396+ 2

1 Grants awarded to agencies that serve nore than one Congressional District
are indicated by (Part) after tre grant anount
2 '!he total grant awards to a district do not include (Part) grants because the specific anounts to each district cannot be readily detennined. A (+) indicates that grant arrourrcs greater than those shown were awarded to ageocies in the District.

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