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Senoia (, ) is a city located 35 minutes south of Atlanta in
Coweta County Coweta County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 146,158. The county seat is Newnan. Coweta County is included in the Atlanta-S ...
, Georgia, United States. It is part of the
Atlanta metropolitan area Metro Atlanta, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ...
. 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 in Fayette County. According to the United States Census Bureau, Senoia has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.03%, is water.


Demographics


2020 census

As of the
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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. census, there were 3,307 people, 1,175 households and 946 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 80.3% White, 14.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.6%
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, 1.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or
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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
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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 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.


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. Their son, also named William McIntosh, was a general in the army and a chief in his band of Creek Indians. Senoya was a member of the prestigious Wind Clan of the Creek Indians. This is what established the idea of "Princess Senoia". # From an edition of a one-time Senoia paper, the ''Enterprise-Gazette'', comes this quotation concerning the naming of the town: "John Williams suggested the name Senoia for an Indian Chief of that name, a medicine man and philanthropist, noble, brave, and generous, who lived near the present location of Sargent." # Another newspaper account in 1873 held that Colonel William C. Barnes came up with the name in honor of a clever Indian who formerly resided in the community. # Others say that "Senoia" comes from ''Shenoywa'', a Native American title for Chief William McIntosh.


In the media


Film and television

Riverwood Studios is located in Senoia. Movies including ''
Fried Green Tomatoes ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel ''Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe''. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessic ...
'', ''
Driving Miss Daisy '' Driving Miss Daisy'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on his 1987 play of the same name. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his ...
'' and the 2011 remake of '' Footloose'' 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
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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.


Notable people

*
Cam Bedrosian Cameron Rock Bedrosian (born October 2, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillie ...
, pitcher for
Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
; born in Senoia * Steve Bedrosian, retired pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (father of Cam Bedrosian) * Michael Bobinski, athletic director at Purdue University; lives in Senoia *
Keith Brooking Keith Howard Brooking (born October 30, 1975) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft and also played for the Dallas Cowboys an ...
, linebacker for the
Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
, Dallas Cowboys, and Denver Broncos; born in Senoia *
Bubba Pollard Andrew "Bubba" Pollard (born March 16, 1987) is an American stock car racing driver. He currently competes in super late model racing, driving the No. 26 Ford for his own team, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 17 ...
,
ARCA Menards Series East The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly Busch East Series, Busch North Series, Camping World East Series, and NASCAR K&N Pro Series East) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and ...
, late model driver, construction worker * Rutledge Wood, host of ''
Top Gear US ''Top Gear'' is an American driving, motoring television series, based on the Top Gear (2002 TV series), BBC series of the same name. The show's presenters were professional racing driver Tanner Foust, actor and comedian Adam Ferrara, and autom ...
''; lives in Senoia


References


External links

*
Senoia, Georgia
at City-Data.com
Senoia Area Historical Society

{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Coweta County, Georgia Populated places established in 1828 1828 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)