McDonough, Georgia

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McDonough, Georgia
City
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Nickname: 
The Geranium City
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Location in Henry County and the state of Georgia
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Location of McDonough in Henry County
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Coordinates: 33°26′42″N84°8′57″W / 33.44500°N 84.14917°W / 33.44500; -84.14917
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Georgia
County Henry
Named for Thomas Macdonough
Area
[1]
  Total13.01 sq mi (33.71 km2)
  Land12.85 sq mi (33.29 km2)
  Water0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation
863 ft (263 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total29,051
  Density2,260.43/sq mi (872.72/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
30252–30253
Area code(s) 770/678/470
FIPS code 13-48624 [2]
GNIS feature ID0317901 [3]
Website www.mcdonoughga.org

McDonough is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 29,051 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Henry County. [4] The unincorporated communities of Blacksville, Flippen, Kelleytown, and Ola are located near McDonough, and addresses in those communities have McDonough ZIP codes.

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History

The town was named for naval officer Commodore Thomas Macdonough [5] and founded in 1823 around a traditional town square design. The buildings surrounding the square are intact, although there are some vacancies. The county courthouse and historic jail building are on the north side near the Welcome Center in a historically maintained Standard Oil service station, built in 1920. The station also houses the Main Street Program Office.

One block east of the square, the town's original cotton warehouse has been replaced with the Henry County Judicial Center. In the same area the Henry County Courthouse Annex has an original oil on canvas "Cotton Gin" (4+12 by 11 feet) by artist Jean Charlot. He painted this oil in 1942 for the town post office. His works can be found all over the world in everything from children's books to large murals.

The town was a relay station on the New York City to New Orleans stagecoach line and was connected by other stage lines with Fayetteville and Decatur, and with Macon by way of Jackson. [6]

Geography

McDonough is in central Henry County, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of downtown Atlanta. U.S. Route 23 passes through the center of the city, leading northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Stockbridge and south 7 miles (11 km) to Locust Grove. Interstate 75 passes through the southwestern arm of the city, with access from Exits 216, 218, and 221. I-75 leads northwest to Atlanta and southeast 56 miles (90 km) to Macon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.4 km2), of which 12.7 square miles (32.9 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2), or 1.50%, are water. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1870 320
1880 3200.0%
1890 51560.9%
1900 68332.6%
1910 88229.1%
1920 1,26343.2%
1930 1,068−15.4%
1940 1,23215.4%
1950 1,63532.7%
1960 2,22436.0%
1970 2,67520.3%
1980 2,7783.9%
1990 2,9295.4%
2000 8,493190.0%
2010 22,084160.0%
2020 29,05131.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
McDonough racial composition as of 2020 [9]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)4,99817.2%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)20,09269.16%
Native American 550.19%
Asian 6102.1%
Pacific Islander 300.1%
Other/Mixed 1,3064.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1,9606.75%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 29,051 people, 8,543 households, and 5,778 families residing in the city.

Economy

Snapper Inc. manufacturing residential and professional lawn care and snow removal equipment, was based in McDonough.[ citation needed ] The company began in 1894 as Southern Saw Works, and claims to have invented the first self-propelled rotary lawn mower. [10] The company was sold to Briggs and Stratton, [10] which operated the plant until its closure in 2015.[ citation needed ]

Goya Foods has its Atlanta offices in an unincorporated area near McDonough. [11] [12]

Arts and culture

Several individual buildings and two historic districts in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the downtown McDonough Historic District. [13]

Events

The city hosts a Geranium Festival each springtime on the third Saturday in May, celebrating the locally grown flowers and community. [14] The one-day festival serves as a showcase of local artistry and talent through the open-air craft markets and live musical performances. The festival is sponsored by the McDonough Lions Club, and held on the McDonough Square and surrounding areas. [14]

Sports

The city's semi-professional soccer team Georgia Revolution FC plays in the National Premier Soccer League at the Warhawk Stadium. [15]

WWE developmental territory Deep South Wrestling was based in McDonough.[ citation needed ]

Education

Henry County School District

The Henry County School District holds grades pre-school to grade twelve. The district has twenty eight elementary schools, nine middle schools, and ten high schools. [16] The district has 1,543 full-time teachers and over 40,000 students. [17]

Henry County Public Schools

Elementary schools

  • Cotton Indian Elementary School
  • Dutchtown Elementary School
  • East Lake Elementary School
  • Flippen Elementary School
  • Hickory Flat Elementary School
  • McDonough Elementary School
  • New Hope Elementary School
  • Oakland Elementary School
  • Ola Elementary School
  • Pleasant Grove Elementary School
  • Rock Spring Elementary School
  • Timber Ridge Elementary School
  • Tussahaw Elementary School
  • Unity Grove Elementary School
  • Walnut Creek Elementary School
  • Wesley Lakes Elementary School

Middle schools

  • Eagle's Landing Middle School
  • Dutchtown Middle School
  • Henry County Middle School
  • Ola Middle School
  • Woodland Middle School
  • Union Grove Middle School

High schools

Private schools

Higher education

Media

WKKP is the local radio station, broadcasting on 100.9 FM and 1410 AM; it has a classic country format. [24]

The Henry Herald is the local county news print media. [25]

Film

Infrastructure

Transportation

Xpress GA provides local bus service.

McDonough is served by the following highways:

Until the mid-1960s the Southern Railway operated the Cincinnati to Miami Ponce de Leon, which made stops in McDonough. [29]

Notable people

"The McDonough Road" is mentioned by Rhett Butler in the 1939 film, Gone with the Wind .

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