Luthersville, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Luthersville is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 776 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 874 in 2010.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Luthersville as a town in 1872.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named after the 16th-century German reformer Martin Luther.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Luthersville is located in northern Meriwether County at Template:Coord (33.209299, −84.745286).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Its northern border is the Coweta County line. U.S. Route 27 Alternate is Luthersville's Main Street; the highway leads south Template:Convert to Greenville, the Meriwether county seat, and north Template:Convert to Newnan. Georgia State Route 54 crosses US 27 Alternate in the center of Luthersville; it leads northeast Template:Convert to Turin and southwest the same distance to Hogansville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Luthersville has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.72%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The city sits on a ridge that forms the divide between the Chattahoochee River watershed to the west and the Flint River watershed to the east. The northwest part of the city drains to Yellowjacket Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee, while the southern part of the city drains to Coleman Creek and the northeast part drains to Bear Creek, both tributaries of the Flint.

Demographics

Luthersville racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	341	43.94%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	387	49.87%
Native American	2	0.26%
Asian	8	1.03%
Other/Mixed	17	2.19%
Hispanic or Latino	21	2.71%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 776 people, 248 households, and 173 families residing in the city.