- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Peachtree City
- Creator:
- Williams, Arden
- Date of Original:
- 2004-04-27
- Subject:
- Peachtree City (Ga.)
Cities and towns--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fayette County, 33.41394, -84.49419
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Peachtree City, Georgia. Peachtree City, called "the most successful planned community in the nation," encompasses twenty-four square miles in Fayette County. The city is situated about twenty-two miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and is accessible by Interstate 85 as well as Georgia Highways 54 and 74. The CSX Railroad offers direct freight rail service, and its Falcon Field is an airport popular with private pilots. According to the U.S. Census Bureau the population of Peachtree City in 2000 was 31,580, an increase of more than 66 percent from 1990 figures.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/peachtree-city/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Peachtree City," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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