# Senoia, Georgia

Senoia (/səˈnɔɪə/, locally /səˈnɔɪ/) is a city located south of Atlanta in Coweta County, Georgia, 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 open in 1865. Senoia was officially incorporated as a city on December 12, 1866.

## Geography

Senoia is located in southeastern Coweta County at 33°18′7″N 84°33′12″W﻿ / ﻿33.30194°N 84.55333°W﻿ / 33.30194; -84.55333 (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 5.4 square miles (14.1 km$^2$), of which 5.4 square miles (13.9 km$^2$) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km$^2$), or 2.03%, is water.

## Demographics

Senoia racial composition as of 2020 :
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,922 | 78.19% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 506 | 10.09% |
| Native American | 7 | 0.14% |
| Asian | 88 | 1.75% |
| Other/mixed | 202 | 4.03% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 5.8% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,016 people, 1,387 households, and 1,169 families residing in the city.

## In the media
### Film and television

Riverwood Studios is located in Senoia. Movies including Fried Green Tomatoes, Driving Miss Daisy 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 140 acres (0.57 km$^2$) 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 4,880-square-foot (453 m$^2$) 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. The home is now a private residence.

## Notable people

* Cam Bedrosian, pitcher for Philadelphia Phillies; 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, linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, Dallas Cowboys, and Denver Broncos; born in Senoia
* Bubba Pollard, ARCA Menards Series East, late model driver, construction worker
* Rutledge Wood, host of Top Gear US; lives in Senoia