Loganville is a city in Walton and Gwinnett counties, Georgia, United States. The population was 16,516 as of 2023. Loganville is located about east of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.

History

An early variant name was "Buncombe". It was then renamed after James Harvie Logan, an early settler. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Loganville as a town in 1887.

Geography

Loganville is in western Walton County, with the city limits extending west into southeastern Gwinnett County. U.S. Route 78 (Atlanta Highway) passes through the center of town, leading east to Monroe, the Walton County seat, and west to downtown Atlanta. Georgia State Route 20 leads northwest from Loganville to Lawrenceville, the Gwinnett County seat, and southwest to Conyers. Georgia State Route 81 leads northeast to Winder and south to Covington.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Loganville has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.60%, is water. It is about from downtown Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Demographics

thumb|Loganville City Hall

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Loganville had a population of 14,127. The median age was 36.5 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 81.6 males age 18 and over.

There were 4,697 households in Loganville, including 3,112 families. Of all households, 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.5% were married-couple households, 12.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

{| class="wikitable"

|+Loganville racial composition as of 2020

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|-

|White (non-Hispanic)

|6,305

|44.63%

|-

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|5,109

|36.16%

|-

|Native American

|32

|0.23%

|-

|Asian

|410

|2.9%

|-

|Pacific Islander

|4

|0.03%

|-

|Other/Mixed

|721

|5.1%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|1,546

|10.94%

|}

Education

The portion in Walton County is in the boundary of the Walton County School District. The portion in Gwinnett County is in the Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Loganville has a full complement of grade schools from primary to high school. The schools are a part of the Walton and Gwinnett County public school districts.

Public schools

The following schools are part of the Walton County Public School System that serve the Loganville, Georgia area:

  • Loganville High School (Loganville, GA)
  • Walnut Grove High School (Loganville, GA)
  • Foothills Charter High School, alternative high school that serves residents of Walton County
  • Loganville Middle School (Loganville, GA)
  • Youth Middle School (Loganville, GA)
  • Loganville Elementary School (Loganville, GA)
  • Youth Elementary School (Loganville, GA)
  • Bay Creek Elementary School, formerly known as 'Loganville Primary School' (Loganville, GA)
  • Walnut Grove Elementary School (Walnut Grove, GA)
  • Sharon Elementary School (Loganville, GA)
  • Monroe Elementary School (Monroe, GA) formally known as Monroe Primary School

The following schools in Loganville are part of the Gwinnett County Public Schools System:

  • Cooper Elementary School
  • Rosebud Elementary School
  • McConnell Middle School
  • Archer High School
  • Grayson High School

Private schools

  • Loganville Christian Academy
  • Trinity Prep School
  • Victory Baptist School

Points of interest

  • Vines Botanical Gardens
  • Kent Rock Manor, used as the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted in the CW show Legacies
  • Holy Cross Cathedral, the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of the South

Notable people

  • Bobby Byrd, singer with James Brown, founder of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocal group The Famous Flames.
  • Kyle Chandler, actor
  • Clint Frazier, Major League Baseball player
  • Jon Langston, country singer
  • Austin Meadows, Major League Baseball player
  • Brandon Moss, Major League Baseball player
  • Jordan Pruitt, pop singer
  • Jeffrey Webb, former president of CONCACAF who was arrested in the 2015 FIFA corruption case in May 2015
  • Wayne Gallman, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings
  • Jordan Rager, country singer
  • Amanda Rollins, NYPD Sergeant (fictional character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
  • William and Zachary Zulock, child rapists and sex offenders

References