Leary, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leary is a city in Calhoun County, Georgia, United States. The population was 524 in 2020.
Leary, Georgia | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
• 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] |
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]
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]
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.
- Chone Figgins, American baseball player, born in Leary
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