LaGrange (Georgia)

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LaGrange
LaGrange
LaGrange
County and state location
Troup County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas LaGrange Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1828
State : United States
State : Georgia
County : Troup County
Coordinates : 33 ° 2 ′  N , 85 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 2 ′  N , 85 ° 2 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 29,588 (as of 2010)
Population density : 394.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 76.5 km 2  (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of
which 75.0 km 2  (approx. 29 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 238 m
Postcodes : 30240, 30241, 30261
Area code : +1 706
FIPS : 13-44340
GNIS ID : 0316522
Website : www.lagrange-ga.org
Mayor : Jim Thornton

LaGrange is a city and also the county seat of Troup County in the US state of Georgia with 29,588 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

LaGrange is located in the very west of the state and about 90 km southwest of Atlanta . The urban area extends in the north to the Chattahoochee River , which is artificially dammed here to form West Point Lake .

history

LaGrange was named a city in December 1828. In May 1854, the Atlanta & West Point Railroad opened a rail line from Atlanta via LaGrange to West Point . In January 1891, the Macon & Birmingham Railroad completed a line from Macon to LaGrange and the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad reached LaGrange in January 1907.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 29,588 inhabitants were distributed over 11,243 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.52 people per household. There are a total of 12,846 households.

64.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.13 people. There were children under the age of 18 in 37.7% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 24.1% of all households.

31.1% of the population were younger than 20 years, 27.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 24.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 17.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 33 years. 46.2% of the population were male and 53.8% were female.

44.5% of the population identified themselves as whites , 48.0% as African American , 0.2% as Indians and 2.5% as Asian Americans . 2.9% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 1.8% to several ethnic groups. 4.7% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 33,501 USD , while 29.4% of the population lived below the poverty line.

Town twinning

LaGrange has twinned cities with

Attractions

Bellevue, residence of Benjamin Harvey Hill

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

economy

Automobile manufacturer Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia is headquartered in LaGrange.

traffic

LaGrange is crossed by Interstates 85 and 185 , US Highways 27 and 29, and Georgia State Routes 109 and 219 . The local airfield LaGrange Callaway Airport borders directly on the city area in the southwest. The nearest international airport is Columbus Airport (around 60 km south).

crime

The crime rate was 425 points in 2010 (US average: 266 points) in the average range. There were six rapes, 60 robberies, 66 assaults, 376 break-ins, 1234 thefts and 76 car thefts.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : LaGrange, Georgia  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LaGrange Depots. Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ^ LaGrange's Sister City Program. Retrieved March 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ GEORGIA - Troup County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed March 9, 2018 .
  5. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-LaGrange-Georgia.html