Walnut Grove, Georgia
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Walnut Grove is a town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,322 in 2020.
History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Walnut Grove as a town in 1905.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eHy7q4S7wL8C&pg=PA1209 |title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|via=Google Books |publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers |year=1905 |page=1209}} The community was named for a grove of walnut trees near the original town site.{{Cite book |last=Krakow, Kenneth K. |url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/w.pdf |title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins |publisher=Winship Press |year=1975 |isbn=0-915430-00-2 |location=Macon, GA |pages=245}}
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km{{sup|2}}), all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 112
|1920= 143
|1930= 110
|1940= 117
|1950= 121
|1960= 119
|1970= 175
|1980= 387
|1990= 458
|2000= 1241
|2010= 1330
|2020= 1322
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 1575
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=June 4, 2015 |publisher=Census.gov}}
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|+Walnut Grove racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1380228&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 18, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|1,107 |83.74% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|87 |6.58% |
| Native American
|2 |0.15% |
| Asian
|5 |0.38% |
| Other/mixed
|59 |4.46% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|62 |4.69% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,322 people, 515 households, and 371 families residing in the city.
Education
Public education in Walnut Grove is administered by Walton County School District.{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://www.walton.k12.ga.us |access-date=June 28, 2019 |publisher=Walton County School District}} The district operates Walnut Grove Elementary School and Walnut Grove High School within the city.
Notable people
- Barbecue Bob, blues musician
- Bazoline Estelle Usher, educator
References
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{{Walton County, Georgia}}
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