Editing Haralson, Georgia

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'''Haralson''' is a town in [[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta]] and [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The population was 172 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is noted for being one of the filming locations for both [[The Walking Dead (TV series)|''The Walking Dead'']] and [[Lawless (film)|''Lawless'']].

==History==
The first permanent settlement at Haralson was made in the 1820s.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/h.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=103 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> Haralson was named for [[Hugh A. Haralson]], a former Georgia congressman, who is also the namesake of [[Haralson County, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n148 149]}}</ref>

The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated the place as the Town of Haralson in 1907.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FWp-89AXKDUC&pg=PA694|year=1907|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=694}}</ref>

==Geography==
Haralson is located primarily in southeastern Coweta County, though the town's limits extend slightly south into Meriwether County. Georgia State Routes [[Georgia State Route 74|74]] and [[Georgia State Route 85|85]] run concurrently through the town, leading north {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Senoia, Georgia|Senoia]] and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Gay, Georgia|Gay]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Haralson has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|1}}, or 1.39%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 114
|1910= 174
|1920= 176
|1930= 133
|1940= 108
|1950= 142
|1960= 141
|1970= 162
|1980= 123
|1990= 139
|2000= 144
|2010= 166
|2020= 172
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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In 2000, there were 144 people, 57 households, and 200 families residing in the town.<ref name="GR2" /> By 2020, its population was 172.

==References==
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{{commons category|Haralson, Georgia}}
{{Coweta County, Georgia}}
{{Meriwether County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Coweta County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Meriwether County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]