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La Grange, Georgia

LaGrange, Georgia
City
A statue of the Marquis de LaFayette is mounted on a central fountain in LaGrange's LaFayette Square.
A statue of the Marquis de LaFayette is mounted on a central fountain in LaGrange's LaFayette Square.
Location in Troup County and the state of Georgia
Location in Troup County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°2′12″N 85°01′55″W / 33.03667°N 85.03194°W / 33.03667; -85.03194Coordinates: 33°2′12″N 85°01′55″W / 33.03667°N 85.03194°W / 33.03667; -85.03194
Country United States of America
State Georgia
County Troup
Government
 • Mayor Jim Thornton
Area
 • Total 29.5 sq mi (76.5 km2)
 • Land 29.0 sq mi (75.0 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation 781 ft (238 m)
Population (2012)
 • Total 30,478
 • Density 1,033/sq mi (398/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 30240, 30241, 30261
Area code(s) 706
FIPS code 13-44340
GNIS feature ID 0316522
Website LaGrange-GA.org

LaGrange is a city and the county seat of Troup County, Georgia, United States. The population of the city was estimated to be 30,452 in 2013 by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the principal city of the LaGrange, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama (part) Combined Statistical Area. It is about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta and located in the foothills of the Georgia Piedmont.

LaGrange is home to LaGrange College, the oldest private college in the state. Started as a girls' academy, it has been affiliated since the late 19th century with the Methodist Church, and what is now the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. The city's proximity to West Point Lake, a few miles to the west, helps attract bass fishermen and water sports enthusiasts to the city.

The Troup County Courthouse, Annex, and Jail, built in 1939, is one of LaGrange's properties that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

LaGrange is named after the country estate near Paris of the wife of the Marquis de La Fayette. When La Fayette, a Revolutionary War hero, visited Georgia in 1825 on a national tour, he remarked on the similarity of local topography to his wife's property.

The European-American settlement of LaGrange began in the early 19th century, soon after the territory was ceded to the United States by the Creek Indians and the territorial legislature established Troup County. The city was incorporated in December 1828. The area was developed for cotton plantations, and planters migrating from the eastern areas of the South brought along or bought enslaved African Americans in the domestic slave trade to use as laborers.


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