Senoia, Georgia
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| Senoia, Georgia | |
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| Coordinates: 33°18′7″N 84°33′12″W / 33.30194°N 84.55333°WCoordinates: 33°18′7″N 84°33′12″W / 33.30194°N 84.55333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Coweta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
| • Land | 4.6 sq mi (12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,738 |
| • Density | 369.8/sq mi (142.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30276 |
| Area code(s) | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-69672[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0322710[2] |
Senoia (the local, traditional pronunciation is "Senoh-uh) is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,738 at the 2000 census. The 2005 estimate shows 2,719 living within Senoia, making Senoia the second largest city in Coweta County[citation needed].
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[edit] Geography
Senoia is located at 33°18′7″N 84°33′12″W / 33.30194°N 84.55333°W (33.301849, -84.553450)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.6 square miles (12 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.91%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
At the 2000 census[1], there were 2,357 people, 450.56 households and 538.47 families residing in the city. The population density was 375.0 per square mile (144.9/km²). There were 662 housing units at an average density of 142.8 per square mile (55.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.03% White, 17.72% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.
There were 632 households of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.13.
29.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 30.4% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.
The median household income was $50,080 and the median family income was $56,382. Males had a median income of $36,000 versus $27,900 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,819. About 5.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable people
- Keith Brooking, professional NFL linebacker, was born in Senoia.[citation needed]
[edit] Film
Riverwood Studios is located in Senoia. Such movies as Fried Green Tomatoes, Driving Miss Daisy and the 2011 remake of Footloose were partly filmed in the town.[citation needed] The Walking Dead is also set to shoot some scenes in this town.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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