Parkway Knows Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and the most important
business center in the Southeast. With a population of
approximately 5.1 million people, Atlanta is the ninth largest
Metropolitan Statistical Area in the U.S. From April 2000 to July
2006, Atlanta added 890,000 residents and recorded the largest
population gain of the nation's 361 largest metro areas, according
to the U.S. Census Bureau. Strong population growth is expected to
continue, with a projected increase of 2.2 million people between
2005 and 2030.