Troup County
| Troup County, Georgia | |
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| Troup County | |
Troup County Courthouse and Government Center in LaGrange, April 2012.
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | June 9, 1826 |
| Named for | George Troup |
| Seat | LaGrange |
| Largest city | LaGrange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 446 sq mi (1,155 km2) |
| • Land | 414 sq mi (1,072 km2) |
| • Water | 32 sq mi (83 km2), 7.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 69,763 |
| • Density | 162/sq mi (63/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Troup County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 67,044. The county seat is LaGrange.
Troup County comprises the LaGrange, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area.
For thousands of years, this area of what is now defined as west central Georgia was occupied by cultures of indigenous peoples. In the historic period, it was controlled by the Creek people.
The land for Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta, and Carroll counties was ceded by the Creek to the United States in the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs. The counties' boundaries were created by the Georgia General Assembly on June 9, 1826, but they were not named until December 14, 1826.
The county is named for George Troup, thirty-fourth governor of Georgia, U.S. representative, and senator.
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