Loganville, Georgia
Loganville, Georgia | ||
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FIPS code 13-47196[3] | | |
GNIS feature ID | 2404948[2] | |
Website | loganville-ga.gov |
Loganville is a city in
History
An early variant name was "Buncombe".[4] It was then renamed after James Harvie Logan, an early settler.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Loganville as a town in 1887.[6]
Geography
Loganville is in western Walton County, with the city limits extending west into southeastern Gwinnett County. U.S. Route 78 (Atlanta Highway) passes through the center of town, leading east 5 miles (8.0 km) to Monroe, the Walton County seat, and west 32 miles (51 km) to downtown Atlanta. Georgia State Route 20 leads northwest from Loganville 10 miles (16 km) to Lawrenceville, the Gwinnett County seat, and southwest 15 miles (24 km) to Conyers. Georgia State Route 81 leads northeast 16 miles (26 km) to Winder and south 18 miles (29 km) to Covington.
According to the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 242 | — | |
1890 | 338 | 39.7% | |
1900 | 431 | 27.5% | |
1910 | 600 | 39.2% | |
1920 | 711 | 18.5% | |
1930 | 631 | −11.3% | |
1940 | 627 | −0.6% | |
1950 | 699 | 11.5% | |
1960 | 926 | 32.5% | |
1970 | 1,318 | 42.3% | |
1980 | 1,841 | 39.7% | |
1990 | 3,180 | 72.7% | |
2000 | 5,435 | 70.9% | |
2010 | 10,458 | 92.4% | |
2020 | 14,127 | 35.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
6,305 | 44.63% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
5,109 | 36.16% |
Native American
|
32 | 0.23% |
Asian
|
410 | 2.9% |
Pacific Islander
|
4 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed
|
721 | 5.1% |
Latino
|
1,546 | 10.94% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,127 people, 4,101 households, and 3,112 families residing in the city.
Education
The portion in Walton County is in the boundary of the
Loganville has a full complement of grade schools from primary to high school. Loganville High School recently[when?] moved into 8-AAAAA classification, based on student population.
Schools
Public schools
The following schools are part of the
- Loganville High School (Loganville, GA)
- Walnut Grove High School(Loganville, GA)
- Performance Learning Center, dual enrollment school that serves Loganville High School and Monroe Area High School(Monroe, GA)
- Loganville Middle School (Loganville, GA)
- Youth Middle School (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 System:
- Magill Elementary School
- Rosebud Elementary School
- Grace Snell Middle School
- McConnell Middle School (Loganville, GA)
- Grayson High School
Private schools
Points of interest
- Vines Botanical Gardens
- Kent Rock Manor, used as the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted in the CW show Legacies
- Holy Cross Cathedral, the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of the South
Notable people
- Bobby Byrd, singer with James Brown, founder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocal group The Famous Flames.
- Kyle Chandler, actor
- Clint Frazier, Major League Baseball player
- Jon Langston, country singer
- Austin Meadows, Major League Baseball player
- Brandon Moss, Major League Baseball player
- Jordan Pruitt, pop singer
- Jeffrey Webb, former president of CONCACAF who was arrested in the 2015 FIFA corruption case in May 2015
- NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings
- Jordan Rager, country singer
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loganville, Georgia
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loganville, Georgia
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1887. p. 508.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Loganville city, Georgia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Keating 2001, p. 51.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
- U.S. Census Bureau. p. 3 (PDF p. 4/4). Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
Bibliography
- Keating, Larry (2001). Atlanta: Race, Class And Urban Expansion. Temple University Press. ISBN 1566398215.