Locust Grove, Georgia | |
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 Locust Grove City Hall | |
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 Location inHenry County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°20′44″N84°6′18″W / 33.34556°N 84.10500°W /33.34556; -84.10500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Henry |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.78 sq mi (30.51 km2) |
| • Land | 11.59 sq mi (30.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2) |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,947 |
| • Density | 771.9/sq mi (298.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30248 |
| Area code | 770/678/470 |
| FIPS code | 13-47140[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332253[3] |
| Website | www |
Locust Grove is a city inHenry County,Georgia, United States. The population was 8,947 in 2020.[4] Someunincorporated communities such as Luella and many rural areas surround Locust Grove, and those communities have Locust Grove postal addresses.
Locust Grove has experienced a growth in population and in businesses coming into the area. In 1900 the population of the city was 254 and is now over 5,000.
The community was named for a grove of locust trees near the original town site.[5]Georgia General Assembly incorporated Locust Grove in 1893.[6]
Locust Grove, Georgia is located in southern Henry County, Georgia, situated 35 miles southeast of Atlanta along Interstate 75 at Exit 212 (Bill Gardner Parkway).[6]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.78 square miles (30.51 km2) of which 11.59 square miles (30.02 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 255 | — | |
| 1900 | 254 | −0.4% | |
| 1910 | 716 | 181.9% | |
| 1920 | 529 | −26.1% | |
| 1930 | 428 | −19.1% | |
| 1940 | 349 | −18.5% | |
| 1950 | 405 | 16.0% | |
| 1960 | 369 | −8.9% | |
| 1970 | 642 | 74.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,479 | 130.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,681 | 13.7% | |
| 2000 | 2,322 | 38.1% | |
| 2010 | 5,402 | 132.6% | |
| 2020 | 8,947 | 65.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 11,199 | [7] | 25.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10] 1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,125 | 34.93% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,627 | 51.72% |
| Native American | 10 | 0.11% |
| Asian | 140 | 1.56% |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.04% |
| Other/Mixed | 431 | 4.82% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 610 | 6.82% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 8,947 people, 2,571 households, and 1,837 families residing in the city.
Tanger Outlet Center opened for business in the fall of 1994. Since that time many new businesses have made Locust Grove their home.
Locust Grove is also home toNoah's Ark, a non-profit preserve and rehabilitation facility home to more than 1,000 animals. A group home sharing the site was previously licensed by the state of Georgia to provide residential care for up to 24 children but has since closed.
Locust Grove has a platform for watching theNorfolk Southern line that runs parallel to State Route 42/US Highway 23. It is equipped with ascanner radio that allows visitors to the platform to listen in to the local railroad frequency, which broadcasts out of the defect detector in nearbyJenkinsburg.
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