1 0 ▁census . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁and ▁is ▁near ▁Dec atur . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁lots ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁which ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Ing les ide . ▁ ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁by ▁George ▁Francis ▁Will is , ▁a ▁pat ent ▁medicine ▁magn ate , ▁who ▁purchased ▁the ▁entire ▁village ▁of ▁Ing les ide ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁planned ▁community . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on , ▁England , ▁birth place ▁of ▁Shakespeare . ▁Dow nt own ▁buildings ▁were ▁designed ▁in ▁a ▁T ud or ▁style ▁to ▁rein force ▁this ▁image , ▁as ▁were ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁city ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Av ond ale ▁Est ates ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 3 . 7 7 0 9 0 5 , ▁- 8 4 . 2 6 4 8 9 4 ). ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁entirely ▁under lain ▁by ▁gran ite , ▁and ▁cl ay - rich ▁soil ▁developed ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁this ▁gran ite ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁out cro pped ▁along ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Av ond ale . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ 0 . 8 8 % ▁is ▁water . ▁