Druid Hills, Georgia

{{Short description|Neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, United States}} {{Other uses|Druid Hills (disambiguation)}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2009}} {{Use American English|date = September 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date = September 2019}} {{Infobox settlement  |official_name = Druid Hills |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = CDP and neighborhood of Atlanta |motto =  |image_skyline = CDC HDR I.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters |image_map = DeKalb_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Druid_Hills_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia |image_map1 = Druid Hills CDP.pdf |map_caption1 = Druid Hills CDP, unincorporated DeKalb County |pushpin_map =  |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Georgia |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = DeKalb  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |established_title =  |established_date =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 7.72 |area_land_km2 = 7.70 |area_water_km2 = 0.01 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.98 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.97 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.01  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = (CDP only) |population_total = 9429 |population_density_km2 = 1224.08 |population_density_sq_mi = 3170.48  |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|33|47|14|N|84|19|34|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 278 |elevation_ft = 912  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 30333 |area_code = 404 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 13-24264<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0331589<ref name="GR3-u">{{cite gnis|331589|Druid Hills|2026-02-24}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Druid Hills''' is a community which includes both a census-designated place (CDP) in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, as well as a neighborhood of the city of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, Druid Hills had a population of 9,429.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A24264&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 11, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The CDP formerly contained the main campus of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); however, they were annexed by Atlanta in 2018. The Atlanta-city section of Druid Hills is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods with a mean household income in excess of $238,500 (making it the ninth most affluent, per that metric).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://higley1000.com/about-this-site/methodology/neighborhoods-by-metro|title=Neighborhood Summary By Metro Area|author=Stephen R. Higley, PhD|publisher=Higley1000.com|access-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref> ==History== The planned community was initially conceived by Joel Hurt, and developed with the effort of Atlanta's leading families, including Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler. It contains some of Atlanta's historic mansions from the late 19th and early 20th century. Druid Hills includes the main campus of Emory University, which relocated to Atlanta in 1914.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

Druid Hills was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and was one of his last commissions. A showpiece of the design was the string of parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue, which was designated as Druid Hills Parks and Parkways and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1975. The remainder of the development was listed on the Register as the Druid Hills Historic District on October 25, 1979.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ga/De+Kalb/districts.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017135309/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ga/De+Kalb/districts.html|date=October 17, 2013}}</ref> Later the Park and Parkways district was consolidated into the Druid Hills Historic District. The other historic districts in Druid Hills are:

* Emory University District, added in 1975 * University Park-Emory Highlands-Emory Estates Historic District, added in 1998 * Emory Grove Historic District, added in 2000.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/GA/De+Kalb/state.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017225949/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/GA/De+Kalb/state.html|date=October 17, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Asa Candler Mansion - Druid Hills.JPG|thumb|left|St. John's Chrysostom Melkite Church along in Druid Hills, Atlanta, 2012, formerly the mansion of Asa Griggs Candler (Senior)]] [[File:Rainbow Terrace 1922.jpeg|thumb|left|Rainbow Terrace, home of Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz Leide at 1610 Ponce de Leon Ave., 1922]] [[File:Asa G. Candler, Jr. Mansion.JPG|thumb|left|Briarcliff, the Asa G. Candler, Jr. Mansion, 2012]]

By 2015 there was a bill in the Georgia Legislature which called for annexing more of Druid Hills into Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web|author=Niesse, Mark|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/druid-hills-annexation-into-atlanta-debated/xdPjjywjok6rm41wVHkqgP/|title=Druid Hills annexation into Atlanta debated|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2015-03-13|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>

In 2016 Emory University's administration stated that it intended to petition the university to be annexed into the City of Atlanta, along with the CDC area;<ref>{{cite web|author=Chess, Richard|author2=Madison Bober|url=https://emorywheel.com/emory-cdc-to-be-annexed-into-atlanta/|title=Emory, CDC to be Annexed into Atlanta|work=Emory Wheel|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=March 11, 2020|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731010611/https://emorywheel.com/emory-cdc-to-be-annexed-into-atlanta/|url-status=live}}</ref> in 2017 the university leadership formally submitted its petition.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stafford, Leon|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/emory-university-formally-files-petition-become-part-atlanta/KkN3nSaOPuSOKPGICIxnwJ/|title=Emory University formally files petition to become part of Atlanta|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805075023/https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/emory-university-formally-files-petition-become-part-atlanta/KkN3nSaOPuSOKPGICIxnwJ/|url-status=live}}</ref> The City of Atlanta annexed Emory's campus effective January 1, 2018, a part of its largest annexation within a period of 65 years; the Atlanta City Council voted to do so the prior December.<ref name="NiesseEmoryannexed">{{cite news |author=Niesse, Mark |title=City of Atlanta's expansion to Emory and CDC approved |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205011722/http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/ |archive-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography== Druid Hills is located at {{coord|33|47|14|N|84|19|34|W|}} (33.787205, -84.325974).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.48%, is water. The CDP's northern boundary is the South Fork of Peachtree Creek; the CSX track and the Decatur city limits are the eastern boundary; the DeKalb County line is the western boundary; and the southern boundary is the Atlanta city limit.

The Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta is bounded by the Druid Hills CDP (i.e. unincorporated DeKalb County) on the north and east; the Morningside/Lenox Park, Virginia-Highland and Poncey-Highland neighborhoods of Atlanta on the west; and the Candler Park neighborhood of Atlanta on the south.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

The Chelsea Heights neighborhood is located in the eastern part of the CDP at the Decatur border, and participates in the Druid Hills Civic Association.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1980= 12700 |1990= 12174 |2000= 12741 |2010= 14568 |2020= 9429 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

Druid Hills was first listed as a census designated place in the 1980 U.S. census.<ref name="1980CensusGA" />

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Druid Hills, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Druid Hills CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1324264|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Druid Hills CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1324264&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Druid Hills CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1324264&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |10,511 |11,103 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7,112 |82.50% |76.21% |style='background: #ffffe6; |75.43% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |748 |1,097 |style='background: #ffffe6; |554 |5.87% |7.53% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.88% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |16 |19 |style='background: #ffffe6; |9 |0.13% |0.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10% |- |Asian alone (NH) |929 |1,594 |style='background: #ffffe6; |773 |7.29% |10.94% |style='background: #ffffe6; |8.20% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |9 |6 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |0.07% |0.04% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03% |- |Some Other Race alone (NH) |24 |33 |style='background: #ffffe6; |50 |0.19% |0.23% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.53% |- |Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) |195 |297 |style='background: #ffffe6; |425 |1.53% |2.04% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.51% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |309 |419 |style='background: #ffffe6; |503 |2.43% |2.88% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.33% |- |'''Total''' |'''12,741''' |'''14,568''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''9,429''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Druid Hills had a population of 9,429. There were 4,260 households and 1,977 families residing in the CDP. The median age was 36.6 years. 15.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.8 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A24264&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A24264&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A24264&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

Of the 4,260 households, 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.4% were married-couple households, 19.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 4,548 housing units, of which 6.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

thumb|left|Candler mansion (built 1916) at 1500 Ponce de Leon Avenue in Druid Hills ==Economy== thumb|Emory Village, a small historic commercial node

Emory University, including its hospitals, is the third largest employer in Metro Atlanta as of 2007/8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/files/file/about_atlanta/metro_atlanta_overview.pdf|title=Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce : 2007/2008|quote=Figures are for HQ only, not retail stores|publisher=Metroatlantachamber.com|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710235549/http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/files/file/about_atlanta/metro_atlanta_overview.pdf|archive-date=10 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}.</ref> The CDC is also an employer of note.

Commercial areas include '''Emory Village''', a small node first developed in the 1920s at the terminus of the streetcar line to Emory. A revitalization of the area was completed in 2011 with new sidewalks, street furniture and two new roundabouts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emoryvillage.org/Docs/RevitalizationPlan.pdf|title="Revitalization Plan", Alliance to Improve Emory Village|publisher=Emoryvillage.org|access-date=13 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017124848/http://www.emoryvillage.org/Docs/RevitalizationPlan.pdf|archive-date=17 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/stories/2010/08/23/roundabout.html|title=David Payne, "Emory Village roundabout project begins", ''Emory Report'', August 23, 2010|publisher=Emory.edu|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref>

The other, larger commercial areas fall just outside the community's boundaries, such as the Clairmont Road corridor in North Decatur, the Sage Hill shopping center in Atlanta's Morningside/Lenox Park, and the Ponce de Leon Avenue corridor just west of Druid Hills in Atlanta's Poncey-Highland/Virginia-Highland.

==Arts and culture==

[[File:Callanwolde_Mansion_Atlanta,_GA_2012.JPG|thumb|left|Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (Charles Howard Candler mansion)]]

Druid Hills is home to The Atlanta Boy Choir on S. Ponce de Leon Ave. and Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, housed in the Gothic-Tudor style former estate of Charles Howard Candler, president of Coca-Cola and eldest son of Asa Griggs Candler, Coca-Cola's co-founder.

==Parks== * '''Baker Woodland''', Emory University, between Fishburne Dr. & South Kilga Cir. Forest of oak, tulip poplar, beech, and hickory trees - contains over 100 plant species. * '''Burbanck Park''', Oxford Rd. & Clifton Rd. {{convert|1.2|acre|m2|adj=on}} natural park which borders Peavine Creek. It is named after Madeline and William Burbanck, Emory University professors who owned the property.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clifton Community Partnership|title=Burbanck Park|url=http://cliftoncommunitypartnership.org/learn/burbanck.html|website=Clifton Community Partnership|publisher=Cool Dog Interactive|access-date=2014-06-30|ref=23}}</ref> * '''Fernbank Forest''', Fernbank Museum of Natural History.<ref>Fernbank Forest</ref> * '''Fernbank School Park''', 157 Heaton Park Dr. This DeKalb County {{convert|12|acre|m2|adj=on}} park is located west of the CSX railroad tracks. It includes a multi-use field and court, playground, picnic area and walking trails. * '''Hahn Woods''', Emory University, Houston Mill Rd. (''at South Peachtree Creek''). Nature preserve with trail and viewing platform over the creek. * '''Olmsted Linear Park''', Druid Hills, Ponce de Leon Ave. {{convert|50|acre|m2}} of six distinct parks, strung along Ponce de Leon Avenue like a necklace. They were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 19th century. Each of the six parks has its own name: Deepdene, Dellwood, Shadyside, Springdale, Virgilee and Oak Grove (formerly Brightwood).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Olmsted Linear Park Alliance|title=The Olmsted Linear Park Tour|url=http://www.atlantaolmstedpark.org/park-tour|website=atlantaolmstedpark.org|publisher=Olmsted Linear Park Alliance|access-date=2014-06-30|ref=24}}</ref> * '''Wesley Woods Forest''', Emory University. * '''Princeton Way Park''', a small neighborhood park that is surrounded by the interior homes of Princeton Way. The park is equipped with picnic tables, swings, slides, a sandbox, short walking trails, and an informal baseball setup.

==Government==

The neighborhood organization, the Druid Hills Civic Association (DHCA)[http://druidhills.org], gives input to two authorities since the community is divided between the city of Atlanta and unincorporated territory in DeKalb County.

The Atlanta part is an official recognized neighborhood of Atlanta, which in turn is part of NPU N. Officially, DHCA exercises its input into planning and other city processes by giving input to the NPU.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://druidhills.org/about/|title=Druid Hills Civic Association|access-date=13 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019061041/http://druidhills.org/about/|archive-date=19 October 2014}}</ref>

DeKalb County does not have an officially designated role for the community within the county government in the way the City of Atlanta does (though there are five large geographic districts for the election of county commissioners), so the DHCA gives input to the unitarian county government in Decatur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.dekalb.ga.us/planning/mainPage.html|title=DeKalb County website|publisher=Co.dekalb.ga.us|access-date=13 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009023943/http://www.co.dekalb.ga.us/planning/mainPage.html|archive-date=9 October 2014}}</ref>

The United States Postal Service operates the Druid Hills Post Office at 1799 Briarcliff Road NE in the North Druid Hills CDP in unincorporated DeKalb.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120715151509/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/51367?p=5&s=GA&service_name=post_office&z=Atlanta Post Office Location - DRUID HILLS]." ''United States Postal Service''. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1356168_north_druid_hills/DC10BLK_P1356168_001.pdf?sec_ak_reference=18.adafedcc.1549321990.6b4d5f3|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Druid Hills CDP, GA|work=2010 U.S. census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's main offices were formerly located in the CDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov|title=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|publisher=Cdc.gov|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="CDPMap">"[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1324264_druid_hills/DC10BLK_P1324264_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Druid Hills CDP, GA]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref><ref>Kessler, John. "[http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/05/03/nancycox0503.html CDC flu chief: ‘Mother Nature rolling the dice’]." ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''. Sunday May 3, 2009. Retrieved on February 5, 2011. "The second bolt of lightning struck two miles south of the CDC, in Druid Hills."</ref> The City of Atlanta annexed the CDC effective January 1, 2018.<ref name=NiesseEmoryannexed/>

==Education== ===Primary and secondary schools=== [[File:DHHS Main Building Dec 2011.jpg|thumb|Druid Hills High School (DeKalb County School District)]] The non-Atlanta portions of Druid Hills are in the DeKalb County School District.<ref name="CDPMap"/> Most residents are zoned to Fernbank Elementary School (in the Druid Hills CDP) while some are zoned to Briar Vista Elementary School.<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/es-attendance-areas.pdf Elementary School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref> All residents are zoned to Druid Hills Middle School (in the North Decatur CDP<ref name=NorthDecaturmap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1356112_north_decatur/DC10BLK_P1356112_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: North Decatur CDP, GA|work=2010 U.S. census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>),<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/ms-attendance-areas.pdf Middle School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref> and Druid Hills High School (in the Druid Hills CDP<ref name="CDPMap"/>).<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/hs-attendance-areas.pdf High School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." DeKalb County School System. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>

The Atlanta sections (the Emory/CDC annexation) are in Atlanta Public Schools. The zoned schools are Springdale Park Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.apsk12.org/elementary.html?scode=206|title=Springdale Park Elementary School|publisher=Atlanta Public Schools|access-date=2024-07-17}} - Use the map to find where Emory University is.</ref> D. T. Howard Middle School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.apsk12.org/middle.html?scode=63|title=Howard Middle School|publisher=Atlanta Public Schools|access-date=2024-07-17}} - Use the map to find where Emory University is.</ref> and Midtown High School (formerly Henry W. Grady High School).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.apsk12.org/high.html?scode=51|title=Midtown High School|publisher=Atlanta Public Schools|access-date=2024-07-17}} - Use the map to find where Emory University is.</ref> The Emory/CDC annexation was scheduled to be moved into APS from DeKalb Schools in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|author=McCray, Vanessa|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/aps-dekalb-annexation-deal-could-pay-for-six-school-health-clinics/5mbGjr9WelTTKnoIUmArUJ/|title=APS, DeKalb annexation deal could pay for six school health clinics|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2019-12-10|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>

The Paideia School [http://www.paideiaschool.org] is a nearby preK–12 private school [https://web.archive.org/web/20070923034528/http://www.druidhills.org/links.htm] in the city of Atlanta.

===Colleges and universities=== Emory University is a private university formerly located in the Druid Hills CDP.<ref name="CDPMap"/><ref>Compare the Druid Hills CDP map with the address of Emory University ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160705082028/http://www.emory.edu/home/index.html 2016 home page states]: "201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 USA") and the location of its buildings.</ref> The City of Atlanta annexed Emory effective January 1, 2018.<ref name=NiesseEmoryannexed/>

==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== Public bus transportation is provided by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, while Emory University runs an extensive fleet of shuttles, called the "Cliff".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html|title=Cliff Shuttles, Emory University|publisher=Transportation.emory.edu|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-date=December 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206094736/http://transportation.emory.edu/transportation/cliff/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Healthcare=== Emory University Hospital and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Hospital are in the Druid Hills area.

The City of Atlanta annexed Egleston and Emory University effective January 1, 2018.<ref name="Niessecompleting">{{cite web|author=Niesse, Mark|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/atlanta-expands-eastward-completing-annexation-emory-and-cdc/nnLePc3xFxV989npP7MfNK/|title=Atlanta expands eastward by completing annexation of Emory and CDC|work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2020-02-20|access-date=2020-03-11}} - This article includes a map of the annexed area, which includes Emory Hospital</ref> Prior to the annexation, Egleston was in Druid Hills CDP, as was Emory Hospital.<ref name="CDPMap" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.choa.org/locations/egleston-hospital|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711011116/https://www.choa.org/locations/egleston-hospital|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-07-11|title=Egleston hospital|publisher=Children's Healthcare of Atlanta|date=2016-07-11|access-date=2020-03-11|quote=1405 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322-1062}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/locations/hospitals/emory-university-hospital/index.html|title=Emory University Hospital|publisher=Emory Healthcare|access-date=2020-03-11|quote=1364 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30322}}</ref>

==Notable people== *'''Cully Cobb''', founder of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University

==See also== {{Portal|Georgia (U.S. state)}} * Druid Hills Golf Club * Emory Grove Historic District {{Clear}}

==Bibliography== * Bryant, James C. ''Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta: The Story and the People, 1912–1997''. Atlanta, Ga.: Druid Hills Golf Club, 1998 * Hartle, Robert, Jr. ''Atlanta's Druid Hills: A Brief History''. The History Press, June 27, 2008.

==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==Further reading== * {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/place/p1324264_druid_hills/DC20BLK_P1324264.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Druid Hills CDP, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}} * {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st13_Georgia/Place/1324264_DruidHills/CBP1324264_001.pdf|title=CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: DRUID HILLS CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}} * 1990 U.S. census: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st13_Georgia/13089_DeKalb/90B13089_000.pdf index map for DeKalb County], CDP on [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st13_Georgia/13089_DeKalb/90B13089_010.pdf page 10]

==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.druidhills.org/ Druid Hills Civic Association] *[http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/atlanta/dru.htm Druid Hills Historic District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216214945/http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/travel/atlanta/dru.htm |date=December 16, 2004 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070629233643/http://www.arboratlanta.com/views.html#Anchor-Ther-26373 Arbor Atlanta: Hahn Woods] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070814025216/http://www.environment.emory.edu/who/tour/tour8.shtml Wesley Woods Forest] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080705133959/http://www.environment.emory.edu/who/tour/map.shtml Emory University Walking Tour] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930005124/http://www.emoryvillage.org/pdfs/Preservation.pdf Emory Village historic preservation] incl. history of Emory Village

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