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Land Use & Communities

New Census Data Paints Different Picture on Population Growth

April 10, 2023 Clayton

Last summer, the Atlanta Regional Commission estimated Henry County added 5,900 new residents in a one-year period. New 2022 population estimates released by the US […]

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Where are Henry County residents moving from? Take a look.

September 26, 2022 Clayton

You’ve heard the news about Henry County once again being the fastest-growing county in the metro Atlanta area. But where are new residents moving from? […]

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Land Use & Communities

The Fastest Growing County in the Metro

July 16, 2022 Clayton

Henry County took home a top distinction that no one necessarily wants following new population estimates released this week. Between April 2021 to April 2022, […]

Chart depicting population growth in Henry County from 1980 to 2019 (staff chart / Census Bureau data)
Hampton

Locust Grove surpasses Hampton in population estimate

May 22, 2020 Clayton

Locust Grove has surpassed Hampton to become Henry County’s third largest city in the Census Bureau’s 2019 estimates. The estimates are the last population figures […]

Atlanta Regional Commission

Henry County forecast to grow 70% between 2015 and 2050

October 10, 2019 Clayton

New forecasts produced by the Atlanta Regional Commission estimate Henry County will continue to develop with new residents, reaching 370,400 residents by the year 2050. […]

Land Use & Communities

Cherokee and Henry Counties lead regional growth

August 28, 2019 Clayton

Blue dots represent single-family building permits issued in 2018. (ARC map) The 2019 population estimates are in from the Atlanta Regional Commission, and Henry County […]

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Latest Updates

  • Photo of garden-style apartments with text “multifamily moratorium” (stock photo).
    McDonough Approved 3rd Renewal of its Multifamily Moratorium
    June 5, 2023
  • Photo shows a Streetview image of the BP gas station at state routes 138 and 155 in Woodland (Google photo).
    Owner Requests to Update Gas Station in Woodland
    June 3, 2023
  • Photo of Henry County Courthouse in spring (Clayton Carte photo).
    McDonough Hires Architect to Look at Town Square Landscape
    June 2, 2023
  • Photo of road maintenance (Georgia DOT photo)
    Six Miles of Resurfacing Awarded in Stockbridge
    June 2, 2023
  • Image shows construction cover sheet and site layout for the new Henry County Aquatic Center (Henry County photo).
    County is Now Accepting Construction Bids for Aquatic Center
    June 1, 2023

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  • Image shows construction cover sheet and site layout for the new Henry County Aquatic Center (Henry County photo).

    County is Now Accepting Construction Bids for Aquatic Center

    June 1, 2023
    Henry County is now accepting construction bids for the new aquatic center. The venue, to be built in McDonough, is the headline project of the [...]
  • Photo showing the Nash Farm Event Pavilion in the background (Henry County Parks photo).

    Architect Search for Next Phase at Nash Farm Park

    May 5, 2023
    Henry County is searching for an architect for the next phase of improvements at Nash Farm Park. The new corporate event / wedding pavilion finished [...]

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