Leary, Georgia
Leary is a city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 524 in 2020.
Geography
Leary is located in southeastern Calhoun County at 31°29′8″N 84°30′48″W / 31.48556°N 84.51333°W / 31.48556; -84.51333 (31.485431, -84.513293).[4] It is 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Albany and 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Morgan, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Leary has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), of which 0.008 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.20%, is water.[5]
History
On October 2, 1916, a woman named Connelly, whose son was accused of murder, was taken from the Leary jail and lynched. Her body, riddled with bullets was found two days later.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 304 | — | |
1890 | 267 | −12.2% | |
1900 | 396 | 48.3% | |
1910 | 430 | 8.6% | |
1920 | 465 | 8.1% | |
1930 | 531 | 14.2% | |
1940 | 717 | 35.0% | |
1950 | 721 | 0.6% | |
1960 | 848 | 17.6% | |
1970 | 907 | 7.0% | |
1980 | 783 | −13.7% | |
1990 | 701 | −10.5% | |
2000 | 666 | −5.0% | |
2010 | 618 | −7.2% | |
2020 | 524 | −15.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 666 people, 256 households, and 176 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 524.
Notable people
- Chone Figgins, American baseball player, born in Leary
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Leary city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ "Negro Woman Lynched" Cincinnati Enquirer, October 5, 1916
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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