Gresham Park, Georgia


Gresham Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,700 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Gresham Park is located at . It is bordered by, on the:
  • North: I-20, across which is the Longdale Park area of unincorporated DeKalb County
  • Northwest: by the East Atlanta neighborhood of the city of Atlanta
  • West: unincorporated DeKalb County, to the west of which is southeast Atlanta
  • South: Constitution Road and Clifton Church Road, across which are the Bouldercrest and Cedar Grove areas of unincorporated DeKalb County
  • East: Flat Shoals Road and Clifton Church Road, across which is the Panthersville CDP
  • Northeast: at Flat Shoals Blvd. and I-20, to the northeast of which is the Candler-McAfee CDP
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all land.

Demographics

Race / Ethnicity Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010
White alone 2715991,3482.94%8.06%17.51%
Black or African American alone 8,7586,5635,59695.04%88.31%72.68%
Native American or Alaska Native alone 295100.31%0.07%0.13%
Asian alone 224730.02%0.32%0.95%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone 1000.01%0.00%0.00%
Other race alone 2012430.22%0.16%0.56%
Mixed race or Multiracial 561182720.61%1.59%3.53%
Hispanic or Latino 781113580.85%1.49%4.65%
Total9,2157,4327,700100.00%100.00%100.00%

Gresham Park was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,700 people, 3,149 households, and 1,667 families residing in the CDP.

Education

It is in the DeKalb County Public Schools. Zoned schools:
  • Elementary schools: Barack H. Obama EMST and Ronald E. McNair DLA
  • Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair
  • High schools: Ronald E. McNair High School