Franklin Roosevelt Park
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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Franklin Roosevelt Park is a north-western suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, around 8 km northwest of City Hall, north of Montgomery Park and southwest of Linden.
Franklin Roosevelt Park | |
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  Franklin Roosevelt Park Franklin Roosevelt Park's location in Gauteng | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 27°59′20″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,467 |
| • Density | 2,194/km2 (5,680/sq mi) |
| Races | |
| • White | 58.6% |
| • Asian | 14.3% |
| • Cape Coloured | 4.7% |
| • Black | 20.7% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| Languages | |
| • English | 65.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.8% |
| • Zulu | 3.7% |
| • Tswana | 3.2% |
| • Other | 9.9% |
History
Franklin Roosevelt Park (commonly abbreviated to Roosevelt Park) was established on 3 March 1948 on Waterval Farm to house veterans of World War II.[2] It was named after American President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[2] The local English language high school is also named Roosevelt High School. Extension 1 was established on 31 October 1951.[2]