LaGrange is a city located in Troup County, Georgia. It is named after the country estate near Paris of the Marquis de Lafayette, who visited the area in 1825. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 25,998. LaGrange is the county seat of Troup County and is home to LaGrange College, the oldest private college in the state. Its proximity to West Point Lake, a few miles to the west, makes it a tourist destination for bass fishermen.
LaGrange is characterized by a fairly sharp racial divide compared to similarly-sized towns in the New South. Recreational and educational facilities owned by the Callaway Foundation (e.g., pools, libraries) offered de facto segregation for upper-middle class Whites until the early 1990s. Junior high schools were gender-segregated, many believed, to keep adolescent African American males away from White females. Neighborhoods in the city are quite segregated by ethnicity. This sitution is ameliorating, in some respects, in the last ten years.
LaGrange is located at 33°2'12" North, 85°1'55" West (33.036575, -85.031930).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 76.5 km2 (29.5 mi2). 75.0 km2 (29.0 mi2) of it is land and 1.5 km2 (0.6 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 2.00% water.
As of the census of 2000, there are 25,998 people, 10,022 households, and 6,504 families residing in the city. The population density is 346.6/km2 (897.8/mi2). There are 11,000 housing units at an average density of 146.7/km2 (379.9/mi2). The racial makeup of the city is 60% African American, 35% White, 0.18% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.23% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 2.44% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 10,022 households out of which 32.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% are married couples living together, 23.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% are non-families. 30.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.12.
In the city the population is spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 78.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $29,719, and the median income for a family is $36,438. Males have a median income of $29,082 versus $21,790 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,640. 21.4% of the population and 18.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 30.9% of those under the age of 18 and 18.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Source:
LagrangeGeorgia.com
HOTELS • REAL ESTATE • JOBS