{"id":2412,"date":"2023-04-02T10:50:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T10:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:25:05","slug":"troup-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/troup-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Troup County, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Troup County is a county in Georgia, United States, about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta on the<br \/>\nAlabama line. It had a population of 69,426 at the 2020 census, an estimated 71,600 by 2024, and<br \/>\ncovers 446 square miles (1,155 km2) centred near 33\u00b002\u2032N 85\u00b002\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>LaGrange is the county seat and the county&#8217;s largest city; its postal code is 30240. The<br \/>\ncounty holds 3 cities and 4 unincorporated communities, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS<br \/>\ncode is 13285.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Troup County<\/h2>\n<p>Troup County has 7 named places on record: 3 incorporated cities and 4 unincorporated<br \/>\ncommunities with no local government of their own. Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural<br \/>\ncommunities with no formal boundary. Georgia has no civil townships, so this table has no<br \/>\ntownship column.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>LaGrange<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>30,858<\/td>\n<td>30240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Point<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>3,719<\/td>\n<td>31833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hogansville<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>3,267<\/td>\n<td>30230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Abbottsford<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Harrisonville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Long Cane<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mountville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>West Point is a border case: its city limits sit mostly in the southwest corner of Troup<br \/>\nCounty, but a portion of the city extends south into Harris County, so a small slice of its<br \/>\n3,719 residents live across the county line. The Chattahoochee River, which forms the city&#8217;s<br \/>\nwestern edge, also marks the Georgia&#8211;Alabama state line at that point.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>30240 &mdash; LaGrange (the county&#8217;s most populous ZIP)<\/li>\n<li>30241 &mdash; LaGrange (also serves 30261, a LaGrange PO box ZIP)<\/li>\n<li>30230 &mdash; Hogansville<\/li>\n<li>31833 &mdash; West Point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Abbottsford, Harrisonville, Long Cane and Mountville have no ZIP code of their own; mail there<br \/>\nis delivered under LaGrange&#8217;s or Hogansville&#8217;s code, depending on which is closer.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Troup County sits in west-central Georgia&#8217;s Piedmont, a belt of low rolling hills along<br \/>\nthe Alabama state line. Of its 446 square miles, 414 are land and 32 are water, about 7.2<br \/>\npercent &mdash; high for the region, driven almost entirely by West Point Lake, a Chattahoochee<br \/>\nRiver reservoir built by the US Army Corps of Engineers that forms most of the county&#8217;s western<br \/>\nand southwestern boundary. The Chattahoochee itself separates Troup County from Chambers County,<br \/>\nAlabama, and from the Alabama cities of Lanett and Valley across the river at West Point.<\/p>\n<p>Coweta County and Meriwether County lie to the northeast and east, Harris County to the south,<br \/>\nHeard County to the north, and Chambers County, Alabama, and Randolph County, Alabama, to the<br \/>\nwest. <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/coweta-county\/\">Coweta County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/meriwether-county\/\">Meriwether County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/harris-county\/\">Harris County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/heard-county\/\">Heard County<\/a> all border Troup directly on<br \/>\nthe Georgia side; Chambers County and Randolph County border it on the Alabama side.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Troup County had a population of 69,426 at the 2020 census, and the latest estimate puts the<br \/>\ncounty near 71,600 residents. LaGrange and West Point are the two largest communities, with<br \/>\nHogansville close behind; together the three cities hold well over half the county&#8217;s<br \/>\npopulation. Median household income runs $56,776, well below Georgia&#8217;s statewide figure of<br \/>\n$74,632. Population density works out to roughly 168 people per square mile of land, moderate<br \/>\nfor a Georgia county outside the Atlanta metro area, reflecting the county&#8217;s standing as an<br \/>\nindependent micropolitan center rather than a commuter suburb.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturing employs the most workers in the county, about 6,984 people, followed by retail<br \/>\ntrade at 3,985 and health care and social assistance at 3,886. Interface, the carpet tile<br \/>\nmanufacturer founded in LaGrange in 1973, still runs its largest facility in the city. Remington<br \/>\nArms relocated its global headquarters to LaGrange in 2021, with plans to add 865 jobs over five<br \/>\nyears. In West Point, Kia&#8217;s Georgia assembly plant, open since 2009, builds the K5, Sorento,<br \/>\nSportage and Telluride alongside the Hyundai Santa Fe, and anchors an auto-parts supply cluster<br \/>\nacross the county. LaGrange College, Georgia&#8217;s oldest private college, and Point University<br \/>\nboth sit in LaGrange. West Point Lake and the resort at Callaway Gardens, just east of the<br \/>\ncounty line, drive a steady tourism trade. The county&#8217;s biggest annual event is<br \/>\nHogansville&#8217;s Hummingbird Festival each September, held every year since 1998.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Georgia&#8217;s General Assembly formed Troup County on 9 June 1826, on land the Creek Nation<br \/>\nceded under the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs. It was named for George Troup, the state&#8217;s<br \/>\n34th governor. By 1860, Troup ranked as Georgia&#8217;s fourth-wealthiest county, its economy built<br \/>\non cotton plantations worked by a large enslaved population.<\/p>\n<p>In September 1940, a white mob took Austin Callaway, a Black teenager held in the LaGrange<br \/>\njail, and lynched him; no one was ever charged. The NAACP established its first Troup County<br \/>\nchapter in direct response. Textile manufacturing, once the county&#8217;s economic backbone,<br \/>\ndeclined through the late 20th century and gave way to auto-parts manufacturing and tourism<br \/>\naround West Point Lake.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstates 85 and 185 both cross the county through LaGrange; US Routes 27 and 29 and several<br \/>\nstate routes also run through it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atlanta &mdash; about 60 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Columbus &mdash; about 40 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Newnan &mdash; about 30 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Auburn, Alabama &mdash; about 35 miles southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hartsfield&#8211;Jackson Atlanta International Airport, roughly 65 miles northeast of LaGrange,<br \/>\nis the nearest major commercial airport. LaGrange-Callaway Airport, on the city&#8217;s east side,<br \/>\nhandles general aviation. The nearest Amtrak stop is Atlanta&#8217;s Peachtree Station, served by<br \/>\nthe Crescent line, about 65 miles northeast.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Troup County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in west-central Georgia on the Alabama line, about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta,<br \/>\nbordered by Coweta, Meriwether, Harris and Heard counties in Georgia and Chambers and Randolph<br \/>\ncounties in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Troup County?<\/strong><br \/>\n69,426 at the 2020 census, with a 2024 estimate near 71,600.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Troup County?<\/strong><br \/>\n446 square miles (1,155 km2), of which 414 square miles are land and 32 square miles are water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Troup County?<\/strong><br \/>\nLaGrange, home to LaGrange College and Point University, is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Troup County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThree incorporated cities &mdash; LaGrange, West Point and Hogansville &mdash; plus four<br \/>\nunincorporated communities: Abbottsford, Harrisonville, Long Cane and Mountville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Troup County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n30240 and 30241 for LaGrange, 30230 for Hogansville, and 31833 for West Point.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Troup County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nKia&#8217;s Georgia assembly plant in West Point, Interface&#8217;s carpet tile headquarters in<br \/>\nLaGrange, and West Point Lake on the Chattahoochee River.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/georgia\/\">Towns and villages in Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troup County is a county in Georgia, United States, about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta on the Alabama line. It had a population of 69,426 at the 2020 census, an estimated 71,600 by 2024, and covers 446 square miles (1,155 km2) centred near 33\u00b002\u2032N 85\u00b002\u2032W. 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