Senoia, Georgia
{{Short description|City in the United States}}
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| official_name = Senoia, Georgia
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| nickname = Woodbury [TWD]
| settlement_type = City
| motto = "The perfect setting. For life."{{cite web|url= http://www.senoia.com/|title= Official Website of Senoia Georgia|publisher= Official Website of Senoia Georgia |access-date= September 4, 2012}}
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| map_caption = Location in Coweta County and the state of Georgia
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| subdivision_name1 = Georgia
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Coweta
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| leader_name = Phillip the Governor
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| leader_name1 = Andrea's Buddy
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| area_water_km2 = 0.36
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| population_total = 5016
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| timezone = Eastern (EST)
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| coordinates = {{coord|33|18|7|N|84|33|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m = 271
| elevation_ft = 889
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| postal_code = 30276
| area_code = 678
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| blank_info = 13-69672{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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Senoia ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|n|ɔɪ|ə}}, {{IPAc-en|local|s|ə|ˈ|n|ɔɪ}}) is a city located south of Atlanta in Coweta County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 5,016 at the 2020 census.{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2 May 2012}}
History
The first permanent settlement in the area was made in 1860 by Rev. Francis Warren Baggarly. In 1864, around the time residents of the nearby Willow Dell community began to arrive, the settlement was named Senoia. A number of the area's first structures appeared this year, such as a mercantile building known as the Rock House and a Methodist Episcopal church led by Baggarly. A high school would open in 1865. Senoia was officially incorporated as a city on December 12, 1866.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=203 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}{{cite news | url= https://www.senoia.com/community/page/history-senoia-georgia | title=History of Senoia, Georgia| publisher=Senoia Area Historical Society | author=Unknown | year=2021 | location=Senoia, GA | pages=1}}
Geography
Senoia is located in southeastern Coweta County at {{coord|33|18|7|N|84|33|12|W|type:city}} (33.301849, -84.553450).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} It is bordered to the north by Peachtree City in Fayette County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Senoia has a total area of {{convert|14.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|order=flip}}, or 2.03%, is water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1369672| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174732/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1369672| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Senoia city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 31, 2014}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 731
|1890= 863
|1900= 782
|1910= 1111
|1920= 906
|1930= 736
|1940= 679
|1950= 770
|1960= 782
|1970= 910
|1980= 900
|1990= 956
|2000= 1738
|2010= 3307
|2020= 5016
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 5929
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
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|+Senoia racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1369672&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|3,922 |78.19% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|506 |10.09% |
| Native American
|7 |0.14% |
| Asian
|88 |1.75% |
| Other/mixed
|202 |4.03% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|291 |5.8% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,016 people, 1,387 households, and 1,169 families residing in the city.
In the media
= Film and television =
Riverwood Studios is located in Senoia. Movies including Fried Green Tomatoes, Driving Miss Daisy and the 2011 remake of Footloose were partly filmed in the town.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-21-2010/hollywood-movie-makers-move-our-neighborhood|title=Hollywood movie makers move into our neighborhood - The Citizen|date=21 September 2010|website=Thecitizen.com}}
Following its first season, principal production of The Walking Dead has been filmed in Riverwood Studios (doing business as Raleigh Studios Atlanta), a plot of land about {{convert|140|acres|km2}} outside of Senoia.{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-walking-dead-reaches-100th-episode-milestone/2017/10/22/16f8eb34-b75d-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024044500/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-walking-dead-reaches-100th-episode-milestone/2017/10/22/16f8eb34-b75d-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 24, 2017 | title = 'The Walking Dead' reaches 100th episode milestone | first = Lisa Marie | last= Pane |date = October 22, 2017 | access-date = October 23, 2017 | newspaper = The Washington Post }}{{cite web |url=http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/12-09-2012/%E2%80%98-walking-dead%E2%80%99-return-senoia-2013 |title='The Walking Dead' to return to Senoia in 2013 | the Citizen |access-date=2012-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211100319/http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/12-09-2012/%E2%80%98-walking-dead%E2%80%99-return-senoia-2013 |archive-date=2012-12-11 }} Downtown Senoia itself served as the set for a fictionalized version of the community of Woodbury during the third season of the show.{{cite web | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-set-tour-ground-atlanta-glenn-died-1044156 | title = 'Walking Dead' Turns 100: Taking a Stroll Through the Show's Apocalyptic Set | first = Josh | last = Wigler | date= October 23, 2017 | access-date = October 23, 2017 | work = The Hollywood Reporter }} Fans of the show have flocked to try to catch shooting, a development that has met with a negative reception from some town residents, while others have found the added tourists helpful for business growth.{{cite web | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/residents-georgia-town-walking-dead-filmed-arent-happy/story?id=37620545 | title=Residents of Georgia Town Where 'The Walking Dead' Is Filmed Aren't All Happy | work=ABC News | date=14 March 2016 | access-date=14 March 2016 | author=Osunsami, Steve}}
=In print=
Senoia has been chosen twice to host the Southern Living Idea House, in 2010 and 2012. The Idea Houses are designer showcases of the finest trends in home design and furnishings.
- In 2010 a four-story {{convert|4880|sqft|adj=on}} luxury brownstone that is part of the Historic Senoia Project was decorated by noted local designer and decorator Jamie McPherson.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/06-10-2010/southern-livings-2010-idea-house-opens-weekend-senoia |title=Southern Living's 2010 "Idea House" opens this weekend in Senoia |date=10 June 2010 |publisher=The Citizen |access-date=2018-07-30}}
- The 2012 Idea House is a renovated 1830s farmhouse located in Senoia's Gin Property neighborhood. The house was raised, moved a bit closer to the street, peeled back to its original materials, gutted, reconfigured, added on to, and redecorated. This was the first time that an Idea House was not a new building. Instead, the 2012 project was a restoration and enlargement of a historic home.Southern Living, August 2012 The home is now a private residence.
== Notable people ==
- Cam Bedrosian, pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies; born in Senoia
- Steve Bedrosian, retired pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (father of Cam Bedrosian)
- Michael Bobinski, athletic director at Purdue University; lives in Senoia
- Keith Brooking, linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, and Denver Broncos; born in Senoia
- Bubba Pollard, ARCA Menards Series East, late model driver, construction worker
- Rutledge Wood, host of Top Gear US; lives in Senoia
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|http://www.senoia.com/|City of Senoia official website}}
- [http://www.city-data.com/city/Senoia-Georgia.html Senoia, Georgia], at City-Data.com
- [http://www.senoiaareahistoricalsociety.org/ Senoia Area Historical Society]
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Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Cities in Coweta County, Georgia