South Fulton, Georgia

South Fulton, Georgia
Renaissance, Georgia
Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia
South Fulton
Location of South Fulton in Metro Atlanta
Coordinates: 33°35′33″N 84°40′23″W / 33.5925899°N 84.6729381°W / 33.5925899; -84.6729381
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyFulton
Government
  Mayorkhalid kamau (D)
Area
  Total
86.25 sq mi (223.40 km2)
  Land85.22 sq mi (220.71 km2)
  Water1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2)
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
107,436
  Rank293rd in the United States
8th in Georgia
  Density1,260.75/sq mi (486.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code13-72122
GNIS feature ID2786574
Websitecityofsouthfultonga.gov

South Fulton is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States in the Atlanta metropolitan area. It was incorporated in 2017 from parts of southwest Fulton County and includes the communities of Red Oak, Cooks Crossing, Stonewall, Fife, Ben Hill, Sandtown, Cliftondale, Ono, Cedar Grove, Boat Rock/Dry Pond, Maude, Lester, Enon, Welcome All, Peters Woods, and part of Campbellton. As of 2020, it had a population of 107,436, making it the state's eighth-largest city in population. As of 2020, South Fulton has the highest African American percentage of any U.S. city over 100,000, surpassing highly African American cities such as Detroit and Jackson.