Villa Rica, Georgia | ||
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City | ||
City Hall on Bankhead Highway
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Nickname(s): The City of Gold | ||
Location in Carroll County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 33°43′55″N 84°55′12″W / 33.73194°N 84.92000°WCoordinates: 33°43′55″N 84°55′12″W / 33.73194°N 84.92000°W | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Georgia | |
Counties | Carroll, Douglas | |
Hixtown | 1826 | |
Villa Rica | 1881 | |
Named for | The local gold rush | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | J. Allen Collins | |
Area | ||
• Total | 14.4 sq mi (37.3 km2) | |
• Land | 14.2 sq mi (36.9 km2) | |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) | |
Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) | |
Population (2010) | ||
• Total | 13,956 | |
• Density | 980/sq mi (378.4/km2) | |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
ZIP code | 30180 | |
Area code(s) | 770/678/470 | |
FIPS code | 13-79528 | |
GNIS feature ID | 0333333 | |
Website | www |
Villa Rica /ˌvɪləˈrɪkə/ is a city in Carroll and Douglas counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 4,134 at the 2000 census. By the 2010 census, the population had grown to 13,956, an increase of approximately 238%.
Villa Rica is located in northeastern Carroll County and northwestern Douglas County at 33°43′55″N 84°55′12″W / 33.73194°N 84.92000°W (33.731909, -84.919982).U.S. Route 78 (Bankhead Highway) passes through the center of the city, leading west 6 miles (10 km) to Temple and east 10 miles (16 km) to Douglasville. Interstate 20 passes through the southern part of the city with access from exits 24 and 26, and leads east 32 miles (51 km) to Atlanta and west 55 miles (89 km) to Oxford, Alabama.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37.3 km2), of which 14.2 square miles (36.9 km2) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 1.04%, is water. Villa Rica sits on the ridgeline that separates the Chattahoochee and the Tallapoosa river basins. Slightly more than half of Villa Rica lies within Carroll County, and the remainder lies within Douglas County.