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Population (year 2000): 2,322. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,434 (+47.9% change)
Males: 1,157 (49.8%), Females: 1,165 (50.2%)
Henry County
Zip code:
30248
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $42,188 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,400 (year 2000)
Races in Locust Grove:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
- Black (14.4%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (24.9%), Irish
(12.1%), German (8.0%), English (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%),
French (2.5%).
Elevation: 847 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Locust Grove
- High school or higher: 71.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Locust Grove city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 10.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +612 (+35.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Locust Grove:
- SYLVAN GROVE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; JACKSON, GA)
- SPALDING REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GRIFFIN,
GA)
- HENRY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; STOCKBRIDGE,
GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Locust Grove:
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 30
miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 47 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
- MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; MACON, GA;
ID: MCN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Locust Grove:
- BERRY HILL (about 14 miles; STOCKBRIDGE, GA; ID:
4A0)
- GRIFFIN-SPALDING COUNTY (about 15 miles; GRIFFIN,
GA; ID: 6A2)
- CLAYTON COUNTY - TARA FIELD (about 15 miles;
HAMPTON, GA; ID: 4A7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Locust Grove:
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,263)
- CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23
miles; MORROW, GA; FT enrollment: 2,953)
- GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 26 miles; DECATUR,
GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 33 miles;
DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 2,207)
- GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ATLANTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 17,302)
- EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 10,839)
Public primary/middle schools in Locust Grove:
- LUELLA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,418;
Location: 2075 HAMPTON-LOCUST GROVE ROAD; Grades: 06 -
08)
- LUELLA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,156;
Location: 603 WALKER DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 11)
- UNITY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 930;
Location: 1180 LEGUIN MILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- LOCUST GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
592; Location: 95 GRIFFIN ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
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