Franklin Roosevelt Park

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Franklin Roosevelt Park
Franklin Roosevelt Park Franklin Roosevelt Park's location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 27°59′20″E / 26.15139°S 27.98889°E / -26.15139; 27.98889
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
City	Johannesburg
Area [1]
• Total	1.58 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,467
• Density	2,194/km2 (5,682.4/sq mi)
Races [1]
• White	58.6%
• Asian	14.3%
• Cape Coloured	4.7%
• Black	20.7%
• Other	1.6%
Languages [1]
• English	65.5%
• Afrikaans	17.8%
• Zulu	3.7%
• Tswana	3.2%
• Other	9.9%

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.

History[edit]

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]

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