Location in Henry County and the state of Georgia Location in Henry County and the state of Georgia Mc - Donough is a town/city in Henry County, Georgia, United States.
The town/city is the governmental center of county of Henry County. It is the home of AM airways broadcast Classic Country 1410 WKKP and SCB-TV cable Channel 15 tv station.
The census-designated place of Blacksville and the unincorporated communities of Flippen, Kelleytown, and Ola are positioned near Mc - Donough, and addresses in those communities have Mc - Donough postal addresses.
8.1 Henry County School District 8.1.1 Henry County Public Schools 8.2 Elementary schools 8.2.2 High schools In the center of the square is a monument to Henry County's Confederate dead.
One block east of the square, the town's initial cotton warehouse has been replaced with the Henry County Judicial Center.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.9 square miles (33 km2), of which 12.7 square miles (33 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.6%) is water.
Georgia 20.svg Georgia State Route 20 Georgia 42.svg Georgia State Route 42 Georgia 81.svg Georgia State Route 81 Georgia 155.svg Georgia State Route 155 Georgia 351.svg Georgia State Route 351 Georgia 401.svg Georgia State Route 401 As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 22,084 citizens , 8,053 homeholds, and 5,404 families residing in the city. The populace density was 1,737.4 inhabitants per square mile (670.8/km2).
There were 9,063 housing units at an average density of 713.6 per square mile (275.5/km2). The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 34.8% white, 58.2% black or African American, 1.8% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 2.2% from other competitions, and 2.6% from two or more competitions.
The Henry Herald and the Henry County Times are the small-town county news print media.
The festival is sponsored by the Mc - Donough Lions Club, and held on the Mc - Donough Square.
The film A Madea Christmas by Tyler Perry was filmed in the town square and all around Mc - Donough.
The tv show, Resurrection was filmed in the town square and all around Mc - Donough and was aired March 2014. The 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit was filmed primarily in Georgia in the metros/cities of Mc - Donough, Jonesboro, and Lithonia.
Henry County School District The Henry County School District holds grades pre-school to undertaking twelve.
The precinct has twenty eight elementary schools, nine middle schools, and ten high schools. The precinct has 1,543 full-time teachers and over 40,000 students. Cotton Indian Elementary School Dutchtown Elementary School East Lake Elementary School Flippen Elementary School Hickory Flat Charter Elementary School Mc - Donough Elementary School New Hope Elementary School Oakland Elementary School Ola Elementary School Pleasant Grove Elementary School Rock Spring Elementary School Union Grove Elementary School Timber Ridge Elementary School Tussahaw Elementary School Unity Grove Elementary School Walnut Creek Elementary School Wesley Lakes Elementary School Eagle's Landing Middle School Henry County Middle School Eagle's Landing High School Henry County Evening Academy Henry County High School Gordon State College has a satellite center in Mc - Donough and has been a partner with the Academy for Advanced Studies since 2009.
Beck, United States Congressman; born in Mc - Donough in 1833.
Matt Murton, Hanshin Tigers outfielder; former MLB player with the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and Colorado Rockies; went to high school in Mc - Donough.
Pinnock, George Washington Colonials guard; went to high school in Mc - Donough.
Renford Reese, Ph.D., son of pioneer sports writer Earnest Reese (Atlanta Journal-Constitution); professor, author, founder, Colorful Flags program at Cal Poly Pomona University; interval up/went to high school in Mc - Donough (graduated 1985).
Andrew Sloan, United States Congressman; born in Mc - Donough in 1845.
Wise, United States Congressman; born in Mc - Donough in 1868.
Jason Kyle Knight); one man punk and electronic band; from Mc - Donough and played many shows at the Mc - Donough American Legion.
Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 19, 2010.
School Stats, Retrieved June 19, 2010.
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy, Retrieved June 19, 2010.
Community Christian School, Retrieved June 19, 2010.
Henry County School System Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Georgia, United States state)Cities in Henry County, Georgia - County seats in Georgia (U.S.
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