Official Name: | Walnut Grove, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Walton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.45 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.36 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.87 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.84 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1322 |
Population Density Km2: | 179.65 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 465.33 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.7456°N -83.8572°W |
Elevation M: | 281 |
Elevation Ft: | 922 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 30052 |
Area Code: | 470/678/770 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-80228[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0333357[3] |
Walnut Grove is a town in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,322 in 2020.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Walnut Grove as a town in 1905.[4] The community was named for a grove of walnut trees near the original town site.[5]
Walnut Grove is located at 33.7456°N -83.8572°W (33.745470, -83.857319).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), all land.
White (non-Hispanic) | 1,107 | 83.74% | |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 87 | 6.58% | |
Native American | 2 | 0.15% | |
Asian | 5 | 0.38% | |
Other/mixed | 59 | 4.46% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 4.69% |
Public education in Walnut Grove is administered by Walton County School District.[8] The district operates Walnut Grove Elementary School and Walnut Grove High School within the city.