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The Atlanta metropolitan area, commonly referred to as Metro Atlanta or the Metro area in Georgia, is the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and consists of 28 counties in Georgia. According to the 2000 census, the metropolitan area had a population of 4,247,981, though the 2006 Census estimate shows 5,138,223 people living in the area. Also according to the 2006 population estimates, the 28 county Atlanta metropolitan area is currently the fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta proper is only the 35th-largest city in the country, largely due to Atlanta's patterns of urban sprawl, and the city's inability to annex as have such cities as Charlotte, San Diego, and Phoenix. Atlanta's combined statistical area or CSA had a population in 2000 of 4,584,234. As of July 1, 2006 the CSA is estimated to be at 5,478,667.
Articles
Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia congressmen epitomize the health care debate
Mar 22, 2010 1:26 am
WASHINGTON -- For one, it was the latest act in a lifetime of laboring for the disadvantaged and disenfranchised, marred at the end by the same ugly name-calling that helped launch his life's occupati...
Back to 70 degrees by Wednesday
Mar 22, 2010 1:05 am
Sunshine and 70 degrees on Saturday and temperatures in the 40s for Monday? Welcome to spring in Atlanta.
AJC Peachtree Road Race online registration filled
Mar 22, 2010 12:56 am
The 45,000 online slots for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race were filled in less than five hours on Sunday.
Robert Townsend Voyles Sr.: 83: Management consultant; dairy farmer
Mar 21, 2010 7:54 pm
Robert Voyles Sr. grew up in Atlanta, but his parents ran an agricultural farm in the Jonesboro area.
Fonda organizes 1st World Fitness Day event
Mar 21, 2010 4:41 pm
A veritable Whos Who of the physical fitness world will convene in Atlanta to conduct one of the largest group workouts ever.
Hit-and-run in Clayton County caught on police video
Mar 21, 2010 3:20 pm
A pedestrian crossing Jonesboro Road is recovering after being hit by a car Friday morning. Officials are searching for the driver of the car and have at least one thing going for them.
Annual marathon draws 16,000 runners
Mar 21, 2010 2:50 pm
Thousands of runners will throng streets between downtown Atlanta and Decatur on Sunday to compete in the fourth annual ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon.
2 women critical after car strikes power pole
Mar 21, 2010 2:44 pm
Two women are in critical condition after their Volvo wagon crashed into a power pole in Norcross early Sunday, Gwinnett police said.
Readers wrapped up in the Market Bulletin
Mar 21, 2010 11:00 am
Twice a month, 130,000 Georgians open their mailboxes and pick up a 93-year-old farm newspaper courtesy of state taxpayers.
New questions about how Pat Pope awarded DeKalb school projects.
Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am
Two hirings by DeKalb school official Patricia Pope apparently violated school district policy and the district was unable to supply documents to show that purchasing policies were followed.
Local News from WSB-TV 2 Atlanta via Yahoo! News
Georgia Tech Loses To Ohio State In NCAA Tourney
Mar 21, 2010 8:51 pm
Second-seeded Ohio State outlasted foul-and turnover-plagued Georgia Tech for a 75-66 victory Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Atlanta Police Officer Injured In Accident
Mar 21, 2010 6:06 pm
Police told Channel 2 Action News an Atlanta police officer was injured in a motorcycle accident.
More Rain And Possible Snow Heading Our Way
Mar 21, 2010 4:06 pm
On Monday, expect mostly cloudy skies with isolated showers. Highs will be in the 40s, said Severe Weather Team 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz.
Peachtree Road Race Registration Is Underway
Mar 21, 2010 2:36 pm
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race online registration is underway.
2 Women Injured After Car Hits Power Pole
Mar 21, 2010 1:36 pm
Two women are in critical condition after their car crashed into a power pole in Norcross, police said.
Police: Driver Apologizes For Accident Then Flees
Mar 21, 2010 1:21 pm
Officials are searching for a hit-and-run driver who briefly stopped to apologize to the victim before speeding away.
'Bubble Gum Bandit' Suspected In Rash Of Thefts
Mar 20, 2010 7:36 pm
A man is suspected of stealing bubble gum machines from seven businesses around Newnan, police said.
Atlanta's Top Ten Fugitive Captured
Mar 20, 2010 3:21 pm
Ronald Leo Fisher, on Atlanta's most wanted list, was captured in Detroit, Atlanta police said Saturday.
Mar 20, 2010 2:36 pm
WASHINGTON -- Regulators have shut down banks seven banks in five states, bringing to 37 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year.
MARTA Police Officer Wins $1 Million
Mar 19, 2010 11:06 pm
ATLANTA -- A MARTA policeman has clinched a million-dollar prize. Michael Wyatt, a resident of McDonough, won his $1 million prize playing the Georgia Lottery instant game Maximum Green.
Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How the Georgia delegation voted on health care bill
Mar 22, 2010 3:00 am
The historic health care overhaul passed despite opposition from most of Georgia's congressional delegation.
Back to 70 degrees by Wednesday
Mar 22, 2010 1:05 am
Sunshine and 70 degrees on Saturday and temperatures in the 40s for Monday? Welcome to spring in Atlanta.
Loopholes in state ethics reform
Mar 21, 2010 11:00 am
Top leaders in the Georgia Legislature have signed off on a broad ethics reform package, set to be introduced this week, that would prohibit public officials from abusing their power and tighten repor...
Readers wrapped up in the Market Bulletin
Mar 21, 2010 11:00 am
Twice a month, 130,000 Georgians open their mailboxes and pick up a 93-year-old farm newspaper courtesy of state taxpayers.
Recession's effect: Shrunken cities, counties
Mar 21, 2010 11:00 am
Fulton schools cut 1,000 jobs. MARTA may jettison half its bus routes. Georgia is $500 million in the hole for 2011.
County in the golf business? Forsyth splits on buying a course
Mar 20, 2010 10:11 pm
A proposed county purchase of the Lanier Golf Club's 18 holes at a price that is multiples of its tax value has roiled Forsyth County and divided the Board of Commissioners.
Georgia Tech athletics sweating budget cuts
Mar 20, 2010 7:28 pm
Dan Radakovich wasn't at the State Capitol last week while students from public universities around the state protested the possibility of excessive tuition increases for next school year.
Advertisers hit consumers with sneaky credit report fees
Mar 20, 2010 4:04 pm
Type the words credit report into any online search engine and thousands of sites pop up, nearly shouting the word free.
Bank collapses reach into mountains
Mar 20, 2010 1:18 am
On Friday, regulators seized a tiny bank based in north Fulton County, Century Security Bank, and two mountain banks Bank of Hiawassee and Appalachian Community Bank in Ellijay .
Fugitive sees self on Comcast's 'Police Blotter' program, calls U.S. Marshals
Mar 19, 2010 9:38 pm
So who watches that "Police Blotter" program on Comcast cables On Demand service anyhow?
