Midtown Atlanta | |
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 Midtown skyline viewed from Piedmont Park | |
  Midtown Atlanta Midtown location in Central Atlanta | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′12″N 84°22′46″W / 33.7868014°N 84.3795169°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton County |
| City | City of Atlanta |
| Council District | 2 (most) |
| NPU | E |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.8 sq mi (10 km2) |
| • Midtown Core | 0.9 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Midtown Core and Historic Midtown | 1.4 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| Source: Midtown Alliance | |
| Population (2011 est.)(Greater Midtown) | |
• Total | 41,681 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,200/km2) |
| • Midtown Core | 12,916 |
| Source: Midtown Alliance | |
| Daytime workforce | |
| • Midtown Core | 43,347 |
| • Greater Midtown | 81,418 |
| Student population (college/university) | |
| • Midtown Core | 43,347 |
| • Greater Midtown | 81,418 |
| ZIP Codes | 30308–30309 |
| Website | Midtown Alliance |
Midtown Atlanta, or Midtown for short, is a high-density commercial and residential neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The exact geographical extent of the area is ill-defined due to differing definitions used by the city, residents, and local business groups. However, the commercial core of the area is anchored by a series of high-rise office buildings, condominiums, hotels, and high-end retail along Peachtree Street between North Avenue and 17th Street.[1] Midtown, situated between Downtown to the south and Buckhead to the north, is the second-largest business district in Metro Atlanta. In 2011, Midtown had a resident population of 41,681 and a business population of 81,418.[2]
Midtown has the highest density of art and cultural institutions in the Southeast,[3] notably including the Fox Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, the High Museum of Art, the Center for Puppetry Arts, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Museum of Design Atlanta. Midtown attracts more than six million visitors annually,[4] mostly in connection with large annual events such as the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta Pride, Music Midtown, and Georgia Tech athletic games.[5] Since the 1990s, Midtown has also been a primary area for high-density development due to the area's mass transit options, urban street grid, and desirability.[4]
- ^ "Midtown Atlanta" (PDF). Midtown Alliance. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Midtown Demographics", Midtown Alliance site, published 1/24/2013.
- ^ "Arts & Attractions". www.midtownatl.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Midtown Alliance, Midtown Market Report, 2007, (Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ^ "Georgia, Georgia Tech sold out". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.