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Welcome to Henry County ...

Time Zone: Henry County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of McDonough is the Seat for Henry County.

Henry County was founded in 1821.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Henry had a population of 234,561 people. This is an increase of 14.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 205,039 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Henry represented 2.12% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Henry County:

  • Hampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton is located in Henry County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
  • Lake Cindy
    • Lake Cindy is located in Henry County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cindy
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,829 people
  • Locust Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McDonough
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakwood Manor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
  • Stockbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stockbridge North
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Tunis ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Tunis is located in Henry County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
    • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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