Lithonia, Georgia
Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°42′46″N 84°6′21″W / 33.71278, -84.10583
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	DeKalb
Area
- Total	0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
- Land	0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	925 ft (282 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,187
- Density	2,733.8/sq mi (1,093.5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	30038, 30058
Area code(s)	770
FIPS code	13-46860[1]
GNIS feature ID	0325978[2]

Lithonia is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,187 at the 2000 census. "Lithonia" means "City of Stone." Lithonia is also the home of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The Lithonia Public Library, established in 1907, was the first public library in DeKalb County; it was an independent library from 1907 to 1951, when it joined with the DeKalb County Public Library.

Geography

Lithonia is in the heart of the Georgian granite district, hence the name of the town, from the Greek lithos, for stone. The nearby granite dome, Stone Mountain, is composed largely of a rock called Lithonia gneiss. The city of Lithonia is in metropolitan Atlanta.

Lithonia is located at 33°42′46″N, 84°6′21″W (33.712658, -84.105897)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (12.0 km²), all of it land.

Major Roads

Turner Hill road Stonecrest mall --Marta 116----

Evans Mill Road New Birth Church ---Marta 86,116---

East Covington Highway ---Marta 111,115---

Farrington Road ---Marta 86---

Hillandale Drive Dekalb Medical Center ---Marta 111---

Snap Finger woods drive ---Marta 96---

Panola Road Lou Walker Center ---Marta 86,96,111,117---

Swift Street/Main Street City of lithonia ---Marta 86,115,116,216---

Lithonia Industrial Blvd. ---Marta 86 (hillandale),115(covington hwy), 116 (redan road)---

East Redan Road ---Marta 116---

Dekalb Medical pkwy Dekalb Medical Center ---Marta 111---

Mall Parkway Stonecrest mall ---Marta 111,116---

Panola Industrial Blvd. --Marta 111---

Klondike Road ---Marta 111,116(mall pkwy)

Farrington Pkwy ---Marta 86---

South Deshon Road

Stone Mountain/lithonia Road

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,187 people, 799 households, and 560 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,068.9/km² (2,770.2/sq mi). There were 892 housing units at an average density of 1,129.9/sq mi (436.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 16.64% White, 79.61% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.42% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. 2.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. It is one of the wealthiest majority-black areas in the United States.

There were 799 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.3% were married couples living together, 41.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 76.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.1 males.

Famous residents

• Bishop Eddie L. Long (Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church)
• Max Cleland (former member of the United States Senate, b. 1942)
• Brenda Lee (popular country music singer, b. 1944)
• James Gregory (stand-up comedian, b. 1946)

• Alton Brown (Food Network Host, "Iron Chef America" & "Good Eats", b. ~1965)
• Fred Nix Jr. (technologist, b. 1970)
• Rebecca Latimer Felton (First woman to serve in the US Senate, b. 1835)
• Terrell Owens (NFL American football wide receiver, b. 1973)

Education

Lithonia is served by DeKalb County School System.

• Stone View Elementary School
• Browns Mill Elementary School
• E. L. Bouie, Sr. Traditional Theme Elementary School
• Fairington Elementary School
• Marbut Elementary School
• Murphey Candler Elementary School
• Panola Way Elementary School
• Lithonia Middle School
• Salem Middle School
• Lithonia High School [1]
• Martin Luther King, Jr. High School
• Miller Grove High School

Stoneview and the high school are outside of the Lithonia city limits, while the middle school is inside the city limits.

References

1. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Lithonia, Georgia is at coordinates 33°42′46″N 84°06′21″W / 33.712658, -84.105897 (Lithonia, Georgia)Coordinates: 33°42′46″N 84°06′21″W / 33.712658, -84.105897 (Lithonia, Georgia)

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County seat: Decatur
Cities	Atlanta | Avondale Estates | Chamblee | Clarkston | Decatur | Doraville | Lithonia | Pine Lake | Stone Mountain
CDPs	Belvedere Park | Candler-McAfee | Druid Hills | Dunwoody | Gresham Park | North Atlanta | North Decatur | North Druid Hills | Panthersville | Redan | Scottdale | Tucker
Unincorporated community	Pittsburg