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Woodbury is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 908 at the 2020 census.




History


The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Woodbury in 1913. The community most likely was named after Levi Woodbury (1789–1851), American justice on the United States Supreme Court.




Geography


Woodbury is located in southeastern Meriwether County at 32°58′50″N 84°34′52″W (32.980588, -84.580979). Georgia State Routes 18, 74, 85, and 109 pass through the city. Route 18 leads northwest 8 miles (13 km) to Greenville, the county seat, and northeast 19 miles (31 km) to Zebulon. Route 74 goes east out of Woodbury with Route 18 but leads southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Thomaston; to the north Route 74 leads 8 miles (13 km) to Gay. Route 85 goes north to Gay with Route 74 but also leads south 10 miles (16 km) to Manchester. Route 85 Alternate runs through the north side of Woodbury and leads southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Warm Springs. Route 109 follows Route 18 both northwest and east out of Woodbury but leads east 28 miles (45 km) to Barnesville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Woodbury has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2), or 1.43%, are water. The Flint River passes 3 miles (5 km) east of the city, and Pine Mountain rises three miles to the south.




Demographics



As of the 2020 United States census, there were 908 people, 456 households, and 260 families residing in the city.




In popular culture


Woodbury is featured prominently in The Walking Dead comic book franchise as a fortified survivor settlement run by a leader called The Governor during a zombie apocalypse. In the television series of the same name, the Woodbury scenes were filmed in Senoia, 25 miles (40 km) to the north.
Woodbury is the primary setting of The Walking Dead novel series which follows the lives of the residents both before and after Woodbury's appearance in the comic book series. The novels focus on the town's reign under the Governor, the aftermath, and the residents' fight against various enemies, including the undead, doomsday cultists, and a militia that attacks to abduct the town's children for experimentation on finding a cure to the zombie virus.
Woodbury also appears in The Walking Dead: Destinies video game which adapts part of the TV series season 3 storyline regarding the town.




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