Dunwoody is a city located in metro Atlanta, in northern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Formerly a census-designated place (CDP), it became incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP had a total population of 32,808. A recent estimate placed the city's population at 39,583. It is the third wealthiest city in Georgia and the hometown of American Idol host Ryan Seacrest.
The area called Dunwoody was pioneered...
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Dunwoody is a city located in metro Atlanta, in northern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Formerly a census-designated place (CDP), it became incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008. As of the 2000 Census, the CDP had a total population of 32,808. A recent estimate placed the city's population at 39,583. It is the third wealthiest city in Georgia and the hometown of American Idol host Ryan Seacrest.
The area called Dunwoody was pioneered in the early 1830s and is named for Major Charles Dunwody (1828-1905), although it is unclear why or when a second "o" was added to the name, most residents believe it was a product of the large amount of trees.
One of Dunwoody's most historic building dates from 1829. The Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church, at the corner of Roberts Dr. and Spalding Dr., is still active to this date and is also the home to one of the city's oldest cemeteries, where many of the founding fathers of Dunwoody are buried. The first public school, Dunwoody...
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