Griffin, Georgia
| Griffin, Georgia | |
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Griffin City Hall
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| Nickname(s): "The Iris City" | |
| Motto: Growing, Together | |
 Location in Spalding County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°14′51″N 84°16′15″W / 33.24750°N 84.27083°WCoordinates: 33°14′51″N 84°16′15″W / 33.24750°N 84.27083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Spalding |
| Government | |
| • Town Manager | Kenny Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.6 sq mi (37.8 km2) |
| • Land | 14.5 sq mi (37.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,643 |
| • Density | 1,606.2/sq mi (620.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 30223-30224 |
| Area code(s) | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-35324 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0356111 |
| Website | http://www.cityofgriffin.com/ |
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643.
Griffin was founded in 1840 and named for landowner Col. Lewis Lawrence Griffin. Several notable people are from Griffin and the city has been filmed for several notable shows and movies.
Griffin Technical College was located in Griffin from 1963 and a branch of Southern Crescent Technical College is in Griffin. The Griffin Synodical Female College was established by Presbyterians but closed. The University of Georgia maintains a branch campus in Griffin.
The Macon and Western Railroad was extended to a new station in Griffin in 1842.
In 1938, Alma Lovell had been distributing religious Bible tracts as a Jehovah's Witness but was arrested for violating a city ordinance requiring prior permission for distributing literature. In Lovell v. City of Griffin, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the city had violated her First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
The Griffin Commercial Historic District, among the National Register of Historic Places listings in Spalding County, Georgia) is generally bounded by Central Alley, Sixth Street, Taylor Street and Eighth Street. The district includes the Griffin Grocery Company Building, now the Griffin Regional Welcome Center.
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