Forest Park
A city in Clayton County, Georgia — population 19,871 as of 2020.
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News around Clayton County
GPB News
October 1Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges
The plan to move about 400 federal detainees from a facility near Lovejoy to a facility near Ocilla — almost 200 miles away — is drawing sharp criticism and a legal challenge. Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges
Government & Civic
SaportaReport
September 28Judge dismisses College Park councilwoman’s TPO petition against resident
A Fulton County Superior Court judge dismissed a petition for a stalking temporary protective order brought by a College Park councilwoman against a resident. During a Monday hearing, Judge Tamika Hrobowski-Houston said resident Allyson Blue’s words and actions toward College…
Government & Civic
GPB News
September 23'We Do It Together’: Midnight Comics brings representation to the comic book space
The couple behind Midnight Comics, a Black-owned comic book company, walked into Nubian Books, a Black-owned bookstore in Morrow, and handed the store’s owner, Marcus Williams, a stack of fresh comics.
Creatives & Arts
GPB News
September 17Atlanta airport reports 33,000-gallon sewage spill near creek
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has reported a 33,000-gallon sanitary sewage spill into a wooded area adjacent to Sullivan Creek in Clayton County.
Public SafetyIn and around Forest Park
See & do
- 621 ATL
- Ashton Walk Apartments
- Atlas Strength and Conditioning
- Bill Lee Park
- Clayton County Library System Forest Park
Eat, drink & stay
- American Deli4542 Old Dixie Hwy Ste 101
- Atlanta Airport Hotel
- American Deli4481 Jonesboro Rd
- Care Hospitality Inc
- Angelia's Creations Cakes by Design
Shops & services
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Forest Park by the numbers
- Area
- 9.22 sq mi (23.87 km²), 0.06 sq mi water
- Median age
- 32.1
- Households
- 6,690
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median household income
- $41,211
- Median house value
- $143,400
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 745 FOREST PKWY, FOREST PARK, GA 30297