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Stockbridge, Georgia

Stockbridge is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,637,[4] up from 9,853 in 2000.

For other uses, see Stockbridge (disambiguation).

Stockbridge, Georgia

United States

Anthony S. Ford

13.82 sq mi (35.79 km2)

13.70 sq mi (35.48 km2)

0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)

801 ft (244 m)

28,973

2,114.97/sq mi (816.59/km2)

UTC-4 (EDT)

30281

13-73704[2]

0342357[3]

Stockbridge is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Geography[edit]

Stockbridge is located in northwestern Henry County at 33°32′3″N 84°13′52″W / 33.53417°N 84.23111°W / 33.53417; -84.23111 (33.534068, -84.231185).[11] Its northwestern border follows the Clayton County line. Some unincorporated areas in Rockdale County have a Stockbridge mailing address, without actually being a part of the City of Stockbridge.


U.S. Route 23 is the main road through the center of the city, leading northwest 20 miles (32 km) to downtown Atlanta and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to McDonough, the Henry County seat. Interstate 75 passes through the southwest side of the city, with access from Exits 222, 224, and 228. I-75 leads northwest to Atlanta and southeast 64 miles (103 km) to Macon. Interstate 675 splits from I-75 in northwestern Stockbridge and provides access to the city from its Exit 1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, Stockbridge has a total area of 13.4 square miles (34.8 km2), of which 13.3 square miles (34.5 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.97%, are water.[4]

Government[edit]

The Stockbridge city council has five councilmembers, holding council meetings on the second Monday of each month. As of February 2020, the current mayor of Stockbridge is Anthony S. Ford, whose term expires on December 31, 2021.[16][17]

Clark Community Park

Gardner Park

Memorial Park

Monument Park at Eagle's Landing

Reeves Creek Trail

Eagles Landing Country Club

Bridgefest – held annually on the last weekend in September

Holiday Gala – held annually

Sounds of Summer concert series – held annually on City Hall lawn

Screen on the Green held annually – hosted by Stockbridge Main Street

Education[edit]

Public schools[edit]

Stockbridge is served by the Henry County School District. Schools serving the Stockbridge area include:

provides local bus service.

Xpress GA

is a private airport located east of town and has no scheduled air service.

Berry Hill Airport

race car driver

Joey Clanton

professional baseball player

Kyle Davies

professional baseball player

Michael Harris II

stock car racing driver

Max Gresham

lead singer of contemporary Christian band Casting Crowns

Mark Hall

NFL player, Seattle Seahawks

Bruce Irvin

Baptist pastor, missionary, and early leader in the American Civil Rights Movement; father of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Sr.

professional baseball player

Phil McCullough

awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War

Lee H. Phillips

Ed Roland, and Will Turpin of the alternative rock band Collective Soul

Dean Roland

race car driver

Ricky Sanders

The Netflix television show was partially filmed in Stockbridge. Now-closed Patrick Henry High School was used for the middle and high school scenes. Smokin' Cues was also a filming location for the show.

Stranger Things

A scene in , the seventh film of the Fast and Furious franchise, was filmed at the Vulcan Materials Company's rock quarry.

Furious 7

was used to film the middle school scenes of the horror film Brightburn.

Patrick Henry High School

A scene from was filmed at the W.D. Miller Store in Stockbridge.

We Are Marshall

Archived 2017-04-01 at the Wayback Machine

City of Stockbridge official website