Locust Grove, Georgia
{{Short description|City in the United States}}
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Locust Grove is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. The population was 8,947 in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Locust Grove city, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Locust_Grove_city,_Georgia?g=160XX00US1347140 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=data.census.gov}} Some unincorporated 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.
History
The community was named for a grove of locust trees near the original town site.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/l.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=135 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} Georgia General Assembly incorporated Locust Grove in 1893.{{cite web | url=https://www.locustgrove-ga.gov/our_town.php | title=Our Town | publisher=City of Locust Grove | accessdate=13 March 2019}}
Geography
Locust Grove is located in southern Henry County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|28.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|27.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.5|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 1.67%, are water.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Locust Grove city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1347140 |accessdate=May 18, 2017 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1890= 255
|1900= 254
|1910= 716
|1920= 529
|1930= 428
|1940= 349
|1950= 405
|1960= 369
|1970= 642
|1980= 1479
|1990= 1681
|2000= 2322
|2010= 5402
|2020= 8947
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 11199
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1870-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}
1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1970{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1990{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2010{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
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|+Locust Grove racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1347140&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| 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 or Latino
|610 |6.82% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,947 people, 2,571 households, and 1,837 families residing in the city.
Arts and culture
=Attractions=
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 to Noah'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 the Norfolk Southern line that runs parallel to State Route 42/US Highway 23. It is equipped with a scanner radio that allows visitors to the platform to listen in to the local railroad frequency, which broadcasts out of the defect detector in nearby Jenkinsburg.
Education
=Public=
==Elementary==
- Locust Grove Elementary School
- Unity Grove Elementary School
- Luella Elementary School
- New Hope Elementary School
- Bethlehem Elementary School
==Middle==
- Locust Grove Middle School
- Luella Middle School
- Ola Middle School
==High==
- Locust Grove High School
- Luella High School
- Ola High School
=Private=
- Strong Rock Christian School
- Heritage Baptist Christian School
Infrastructure
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References
External links
- [http://www.locustgrove-ga.gov City of Locust Grove official website]
- [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/henry/locust-grove-institute Locust Grove Institute] historical marker
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