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Senoia, Georgia
Downtown Senoia
Downtown Senoia
Nickname(s): 
Woodbury [TWD]
Motto(s): 
"The perfect setting. For life."
Location in Coweta County and the state of Georgia
Location in Coweta County and the state of Georgia
Country United States
State Georgia
County Coweta
Area
 • Total 6.30 sq mi (16.32 km2)
 • Land 6.16 sq mi (15.96 km2)
 • Water 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 5,016
 • Density 814.15/sq mi (314.34/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30276
Area code(s) 678
FIPS code 13-69672
GNIS feature ID 0322710

Senoia (/səˈnɔɪə/, locally /səˈnɔɪ/) is a city located 35 minutes 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.

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.

Geography

Senoia is located in southeastern Coweta County at 33°18′7″N 84°33′12″W / 33.30194°N 84.55333°W / 33.30194; -84.55333 (33.301849, -84.553450). 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 5.4 square miles (14.1 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (13.9 km2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 2.03%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 731
1890 863 18.1%
1900 782 −9.4%
1910 1,111 42.1%
1920 906 −18.5%
1930 736 −18.8%
1940 679 −7.7%
1950 770 13.4%
1960 782 1.6%
1970 910 16.4%
1980 900 −1.1%
1990 956 6.2%
2000 1,738 81.8%
2010 3,307 90.3%
2020 5,016 51.7%
2023 (est.) 5,929 79.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
Senoia racial composition as of 2020
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.

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 140 acres (0.57 km2) outside of Senoia. Downtown Senoia itself served as the set for a fictionalized version of the community of Woodbury during the third season of the show. 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.

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 4,880-square-foot (453 m2) luxury brownstone that is part of the Historic Senoia Project was decorated by noted local designer and decorator Jamie McPherson.
  • 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. The home is now a private residence.

Notable people

See also

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