Editing Temple, Georgia

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'''Temple''' is a city in [[Carroll County, Georgia|Carroll]] and [[Haralson County, Georgia|Haralson]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The population was 5,089 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=040XX00US13_160XX00US1375832&d=DEC+Demographic+Profile&tid=DECENNIALDP2020.DP1| title=DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| accessdate=September 21, 2023}}</ref> up from 4,228 in 2010, a 20.36% increase.

==History==
The name "Temple" was adopted in 1883 when the railroad was extended to the settlement, after one Mr. Temple, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/t.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=223–224 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Temple as a town in 1883.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xk_MJ25aprsC&pg=PA301|year=1883|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=301}}</ref>

==Geography==

Temple is located in northeastern Carroll County at {{coord|33|44|9|N|85|1|38|W|type:city}} (33.735723, -85.027298).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> A very small portion of the city extends west into Haralson County. [[U.S. Route 78]] passes just south of the center of town, leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Villa Rica, Georgia|Villa Rica]] and west {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Bremen, Georgia|Bremen]]. [[Interstate 20]] passes through the southernmost part of the town, with access from Exit 19, and leads east {{convert|38|mi}} to [[Atlanta]] and west {{convert|48|mi}} to [[Oxford, Alabama]]. [[Carrollton, Georgia|Carrollton]], the county seat, is {{convert|12|mi}} south via [[Georgia State Route 113|Highway 113]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Temple has a total area of {{convert|17.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|17.6|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.38%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1375832| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180442/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1375832| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Temple city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 18, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 246
|1900= 397
|1910= 711
|1920= 621
|1930= 573
|1940= 624
|1950= 676
|1960= 788
|1970= 864
|1980= 1520
|1990= 1870
|2000= 2383
|2010= 4228
|2020= 5089
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 6360
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-13.xlsx |date=May 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|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>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Temple racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1375832&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|3,395
|66.71%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|1,032
|20.28%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|15
|0.29%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|67
|1.32%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|269
|5.29%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|311
|6.11%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,089 people, 1,575 households, and 1,391 families residing in the city.

{{As of|2020}} all of the residents of Temple lived in the Carroll County side, and no residents lived in the Haralson County side.<ref name=CarrollCoMap>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Carroll.pdf|title=General Highway Map Carroll County Georgia|publisher=[[Georgia Department of Transportation]]|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>

==Education==
The Carroll County portion is in [[Carroll County School District (Georgia)|Carroll County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13045_carroll/DC20SD_C13045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Carroll County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|pages=1, 5 (PDF pp. 2, 6/15)|access-date=2024-09-24}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13045_carroll/DC20SD_C13045_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The Haralson County portion is in [[Haralson County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13143_haralson/DC20SD_C13143.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Haralson County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-24}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13143_haralson/DC20SD_C13143_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> {{As of|2020}} that portion had no residents.<ref name=CarrollCoMap/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.templega.us City of Temple official website]

{{Carroll County, Georgia}}
{{Haralson County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Carroll County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Cities in Haralson County, Georgia]]