Lovejoy is a city in
Clayton CountyClayton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 236,517. The 2008 Census estimate placed the population at 273,718. The county seat is Jonesboro...
,
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,
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. As of the 2000
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, the city had a total
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of 2,495. During the
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, it was named
Lovejoy's Station, and was the site of the
Battle of Lovejoy's Station during the
Atlanta CampaignThe Atlanta Campaign was a series of battles fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta during the summer of 1864. Union Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman invaded Georgia from the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, beginning in May...
of 1864.
During the 2000s, Lovejoy has been proposed by the
Georgia Department of TransportationThe Georgia Department of Transportation is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the U.S. state of Georgia. In addition to highways, the department also has a limited role in developing public transportation and general aviation programs...
to be the endpoint of
metro AtlantaThe Atlanta metropolitan area or metro Atlanta, officially designated by the US Census Bureau as the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Georgia and the ninth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States...
's first commuter rail line.
Geography
Lovejoy is located at 33°26′39"N 84°18′54"W (33.444164, -84.315105).
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 2,495 people, 491 households, and 369 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,064.3 people per square mile (411.7/km²). There were 596 housing units at an average density of 254.2 per square mile (98.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.09% White, 33.51% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from
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, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.
There were 491 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were
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living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.2% under the age of 18, 19.2% from 18 to 24, 45.0% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 265.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 314.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,139, and the median income for a family was $40,268. Males had a median income of $21,964 versus $23,229 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $14,642. About 6.1% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Schools in this area are
Lovejoy Middle School
Lovejoy High SchoolLovejoy High School is the southernmost secondary school in Clayton County, United States.Lovejoy is a part of the Clayton County Public Schools...