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Atlanta is a city in Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 379 at the 2020 census.

Atlanta was platted in 1858. The community was named after Atlanta, Georgia. A post office called Atlanta has been in operation since 1868. On May 6, 1935, TWA Flight 6, a TWA DC 2 en route from Los Angeles, California, to Washington, D. C., became lost in heavy fog near Atlanta. Running out of fuel, the pilot attempted an emergency landing but crashed, which killed four and injured several others. Among the dead was Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico. The crash made national headlines and prompted Congress to commission the Copeland Committee report on air traffic safety. During the summer of 2022, Atlanta City Hall was relocated. Due to circumstances, the former Atlanta Methodist Church became available and was acquired by the city, where it remains to this day. The former City Hall has since been converted into a local memorial to a previous mayor, Owen L. "Woody" Woodward.

Atlanta is in north eastern Macon County. U. S. Route 63 passes just east of the city limits, leading north 9 mile (14 km) to La Plata and south 11 mile (18 km) to Macon, the county seat. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, Atlanta has a total area of 0.34 square miles (1 km2), of which 0.001 square miles (0 km2), or 0.29%, are water.

As of the 2020 census there are 373 people.

As of the census of 2010, there were 385 people, 157 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was There were 189 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population. There were 157 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the city was 37.9 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.1% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

The Atlanta community is home to several churches, including small country churches outside of city limits. There are two churches inside the City of Atlanta Atlanta Christian Church and Atlanta First Baptist Church.

The community hosts the "Atlanta Homecoming" every last full weekend in June in the town center, Atterberry Park. Other downtown activities include the annual "Big Wheels" event hosted by the Atlanta PTO every September and an egg hunt hosted by Crossroads Christian Church of Macon, the Saturday before Easter every year. Sports activities at the school include a Little Dribblers Tournament hosted by the PTO in March and the Pee Wee Baseball Tournament held in May.

The local school district, Atlanta C 3 school district averages about 200 students, K 12, annually. In 2007, the district was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. In 2019, Atlanta Elementary was ranked 7th out of 1,039 elementary schools in Missouri, based on Missouri's assessment program test scores. The Home Pioneer 4 H Club is based in Atlanta and currently has 90 members, making it one of the largest 4 H clubs in Missouri.

Visitors to the area include hunters seeking whitetail deer and turkey. There is a plethora of areas and parks that are protected by the Missouri Department of Conservation.