Franklin Roosevelt Park

Franklin Roosevelt Park
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)
• 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%

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

Franklin Roosevelt Park (commonly abbreviated to Roosevelt Park) was established on 3 March 1948 on Waterval Farm to house veterans of World War II. It was named after American President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The local English language high school is also named Roosevelt High School. Extension 1 was established on 31 October 1951.