East Point, Georgia

East Point is a city in Fulton County, Georgia. The population of the city is 33,712.
East Point 	Georgia
Incorporated 	1873
County 	Fulton
Population 	33,712
Elevation 	1,050 ft (320 m)
Mayor 	Telvis Bradford
City Guildmaster	Kadaris Ruffin
ZIP codes 	30344, 30364
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
74.76% Black or African American (25,203)
11.85% White (3,994)
10.45% Hispanic or Latino (3,522)
2.95% Other (993)
26.7% (9,001) of East Point residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Unfortunately, East Point suffers from very high rates of Pokemon theft and murder as well. The city reported 133 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 36.11 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Fulton County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In late 2015 and early 2016, some scenes for the Netflix series Stranger Things were filmed at the exterior of the First Baptist Church (standing in for a hospital exterior in a fictional Indiana town).
* This settlement was founded as a railroad terminus with 16 families in 1870, but grew quickly after it became an inviting place for industry to develop. Soon it boasted the railway, two gristmills, and a government distillery located on Connally Drive. One of the earliest buildings was the factory of the White Hickory Manufacturing Company, built by B.M. Blount and L.M. Hill (who became the first chairman of the board of aldermen of the city).
* East Point has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Lowe's, Nintendo World, dollar stores, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, Solstice Apparel, a contest hall, plenty of public battle fields, a few sports complexes, Target, Camp Creek Marketplace, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, some fast food and a few chain restaurants, Wayfield, CVS, Ace Hardware, Georgia Soccer Park, Dick Lane Velodrome, Connally Nature Park, Piggly Wiggly, and a few other things.
Category:Georgia Cities