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Locust Grove, Georgia
Locust Grove, Georgia
City
	Locust Grove City Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location in Henry County and the state of Georgia
	Coordinates: 33°20′44″N 84°6′18″W / 33.34556°N 84.10500°W
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	771.89/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
GNIS feature ID	0332253
Website	www.locustgrove-ga.gov

Locust Grove is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. The population was 8,947 in 2020.^[4] 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.^[5] Georgia General Assembly incorporated Locust Grove in 1893.^[6]

Geography

Locust Grove is located in southern Henry County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.8 square miles (28.1 km²), of which 10.7 square miles (27.6 km²) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²), or 1.67%, are water.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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	^[8]	25.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

Locust Grove racial composition as of 2020^[10]
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.