Leary, Georgia

Leary is a city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 524 in 2020.

Leary, Georgia
City
Leary City Hall
Location in Calhoun County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°29′8″N 84°30′48″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Calhoun
Area [1]
• Total	3.22 sq mi (8.33 km2)
• Land	3.21 sq mi (8.31 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	207 ft (63 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	524
• Density	163.34/sq mi (63.07/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	39862
Area code	229
FIPS code	13-45600[2]
GNIS feature ID	0332194[3]

Geography

Leary is located in southeastern Calhoun County at 31°29′8″N 84°30′48″W (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

Historical population

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] 1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19]

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