Locust Grove is a city in Henry County,

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, United States. The population was 8,947 in 2020. Some

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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.

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incorporated Locust Grove in 1893.

Geography

Locust Grove is located in southern Henry County. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.67%, are water.

Demographics

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

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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

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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.

Education

Public

Elementary

* Locust Grove Elementary School * Unity Grove Elementary School * Luella Elementary School * New Hope Elementary School * Bethlehem Elementary School

Middle

* Locust Grove Middle School * Luella Middle School * Ola Middle School

High

* Locust Grove High School *

Luella High School Luella High School is a public institution within the Henry County School System in Locust Grove, Georgia, United States. It hosts students from ninth through twelfth grades. Current enrollment is around 1,400 students. Luella High School sha ...

* Ola High School

Private

Strong Rock Christian School Strong Rock Christian School is a private school, private PK3–12 Christian school in Locust Grove, Georgia, United States. Academics Strong Rock is split into three schools. * Elementary School (preK 3–4) * Academy (grades 5–8) * High Sc ...

* Heritage Baptist Christian School

Infrastructure

Major highways

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Georgia State Route 42 State Route 42 (SR 42) is a state highway that runs southeast-to-northwest through portions of Peach, Crawford, Monroe, Butts, Henry, Clayton, and DeKalb counties in the central and north-central parts of the U.S. state of Georgia. ...

* Georgia State Route 155 *

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References

External links

City of Locust Grove official website

Locust Grove Institute
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