Clarkston is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,554 at the 2010 census. The city is home to the central campus of Georgia Perimeter College. The city is noted for its ethnic diversity. In the 1990s refugee resettlement programs identified Clarkston as a good fit for displaced persons of many different backgrounds. The rental market was open, residents were moving farther out from the Atlanta urban core, and Clarkston was the last stop on a transit line into the city. By the 2000s the local high school had students from more than 50 countries; a local mosque... had 800 worshipers; and by some estimates, half the population was from outside the U.S. Clarkston is located at 33°48′37″N 84°14′24″W / 33.81028°N 84.24°W / 33.81028; -84.24 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles , of which 1.0 square mile is land and 0.94% is water. As of 2010 Clarkston had a population of 7,554. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 13.6% white , 58.4% black or African American , 0.2% Native American, 4.
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| County: | DeKalb County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 7,899 |
| Area: | 1.1 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Clarkston, Georgia, DeKalb County / Clarkston city |