Loganville is a city in

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and

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counties,

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, United States. The population was 10,458 at the 2010 census. Loganville is located about east of

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and is part of the

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History

An early variant name was "Buncombe". It was then renamed after James Harvie Logan, an early settler. The

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incorporated Loganville as a town in 1887.

Geography

Loganville is in western Walton County, with the city limits extending west into southeastern Gwinnett County.

U.S. Route 78 U.S. Route 78 (US 78) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1,151 km) from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. From Byhalia, Mississippi to Birmingham, Alabama, US 78 is concurrent with Interstate 2 ...

(Atlanta Highway) passes through the center of town, leading east to Monroe, the Walton County seat, and west to downtown

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leads northwest from Loganville to Lawrenceville, the Gwinnett County seat, and southwest to

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leads northeast to Winder and south to Covington. According to the

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, Loganville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.60%, is water. The population was 10,458 at the 2010 census. It is about from downtown Atlanta and is part of the

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 14,127 people, 4,101 households, and 3,112 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, the population of Loganville was 10,458. The median age was 34.8. There were 3,825 households which represented a housing unit occupation rate of 91.6%. 69.6% of the occupied housing units were owner occupied. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 70.0% White, 22.1% Black, 0.3% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.0% reporting some other race and 2.2% reporting two or more races. 6.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics for Loganville from the US Census.

Education

Loganville is a part of the Walton County board of education. Loganville has a full complement of grade schools from primary to high school.

Loganville High School Loganville High School (LHS) is located in Walton County, Georgia, United States. Loganville is east of Atlanta and west of Athens. The school is a part of the Walton County School District. Walton County has nine elementary, three middle, a ...

recently moved into 8-AAAAA classification, based on student population.

Schools

Public schools

''The following schools are part of the Walton County Public School System that serve the Loganville, Georgia area:'' *

(Loganville, GA) *

Walnut Grove High School The Walton County School District is a public school district in Walton County, Georgia, United States, based in Monroe. It includes all portions of Walton County except for areas in Social Circle. Its boundary includes, in addition to Monroe ...

(Loganville, GA) *

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, dual enrollment school that serves Loganville High School and Monroe Area High School(Monroe, GA) **

Loganville Middle School Loganville is the name of several places in the United States of America: * Loganville, California * Loganville, Georgia * Loganville, Pennsylvania * Loganville, Wisconsin Loganville is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The popu ...

(Loganville, GA) **

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(Loganville, GA) *** Loganville Elementary School (Loganville, GA) *** Youth Elementary School (Loganville, GA) *** Bay Creek Elementary School, formerly known as 'Loganville Primary School' (Loganville, GA) *** Walnut Grove Elementary School (Walnut Grove, GA) *** Sharon Elementary School (Loganville, GA) ***Blaine Street Elementary School (Monroe, GA) formally known as Monroe Primary School The following schools are part of the

Gwinnett County Public Schools The Gwinnett County Public School District is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia,McConnell Middle School (Loganville, GA) *

Grayson High School Grayson High School is located in Loganville, Georgia and has an enrollment of over 3,100 students. The school pulls students from many areas of southeastern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Loganville, and Lawrenceville. General information ...

Private schools

* Loganville Christian Academy * Trinity Prep School * Victory Baptist School

Points of interest

Vines Botanical Gardens Vines Botanical Gardens (25 acres) are botanical gardens located at 3500 Oak Grove Road, Loganville, Georgia, United States. They are open daily; no admission fee is charged. The themed gardens include annuals, perennials, display garden, water gar ...

* Kent Rock Manor, used as the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted in the CW show

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, the cathedral of the

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Notable people

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, singer with

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

, founder of

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vocal group

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. *

Kyle Chandler Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American actor. Making his screen acting debut in a 1988 television film, '' Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story'', Chandler's first regular television role was in the ABC drama '' Hom ...

, actor *

Clint Frazier Clint Jackson Frazier (born September 6, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs. A top prospect for the 2013 MLB draft, the Cleveland I ...

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player *

Jon Langston Jonathan Thomas Langston (born April 8, 1991) is an American country musician from Loganville, Georgia. He released an extended play, ''Showtime'', with Treehouse Records, in 2015. This was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazi ...

, country singer *

Austin Meadows Austin Wade Meadows (born May 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays. Early life and amateur c ...

player *

Brandon Moss Brandon Douglas Moss (born September 16, 1983) is an Americans, American former professional baseball outfielder / first baseman / designated hitter (DH). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Phil ...

player *

Jordan Pruitt Jordan Pruitt Fuente (''née'' Jordan Lynne Pruitt;Photos, Bio and News fo ...

, pop singer * Jeffrey Webb, former president of

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who was arrested in the

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in May 2015 *

Wayne Gallman Wayne Gallman Jr. (born October 1, 1994) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson and contributed to win the CFP national championship (2017) before being drafted in the fourth round of the ...

, NFL

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for the

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Jordan Rager Jordan Rager (born February 21, 1994) is an American country music singer. Rager was born in Loganville, Georgia. He performed in local bars since age 15, and was mentored by Barry Williams, who is Jason Aldean's father. He gained popularity by s ...

, country singer

References

Bibliography

External links

City of Loganville official website
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