Senoia (, ) is a city located 35 minutes south of Atlanta in Coweta County,
Georgia
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, 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 opened in 1865. Senoia was officially incorporated as a city on December 12, 1866.
Geography
Senoia is located in southeastern Coweta County at (33.301849, -84.553450). It is bordered to the north by
Peachtree City
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United States Census Bureau
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, Senoia has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.03%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 5,016 people, 1,387 households, and 1,169 families residing in the city.
2010 census
At the 2010 U.S.
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, there were 3,307 people, 1,175 households and 946 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 80.3%
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, 14.5%
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other races
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, and 2.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or Latino people of any race were 5.6% of the population.
2000 census
At the 2000 U.S. Census, 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 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
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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
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for the city was $18,819. About 5.6% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
Town name
The derivation of the name "Senoia" is difficult to determine. There are four main theories:
# Senoya He-ne-ha was the wife of Captain
William McIntosh
William McIntosh (1775 – April 30, 1825),Hoxie, Frederick (1996)pp. 367-369/ref> was also commonly known as ''Tustunnuggee Hutke'' (White Warrior), was one of the most prominent chiefs of the Creek Nation between the turn of the nineteenth cen ...
. Their son, also named William McIntosh, was a general in the army and a chief in his band of
Creek Indians
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In the media
Film and television
Riverwood Studios is located in Senoia. Movies including '' Fried Green Tomatoes'', ''
Driving Miss Daisy
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'' and the 2011 remake of ''
Footloose
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'' 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 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 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.''Southern Living'', August 2012 The home is now a private residence.
Steve Bedrosian
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, retired pitcher for the
Atlanta Braves
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(father of Cam Bedrosian)
* Michael Bobinski, athletic director at
Purdue University
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Dallas Cowboys
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, and
Denver Broncos
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late model
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driver, construction worker
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Rutledge Wood
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