About the Area
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Carroll County in West Georgia:

Carroll County is a wonderful place to live and raise a family!

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Facts At A Glance

Weather:

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Location:

Carroll County is located in the west central section of Georgia on the Georgia-Alabama State line. Carroll County is approximately 85 miles north of Columbus, 95 miles south of Chattanooga, Tenn., 100 miles east of Birmingham, AL, and 45 miles west of Atlanta.

Cost of Living:

93% of US average

Education:

• Georgia School Report Card
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• Click here to view University of West Georgia
• Click here to view West Central Technical College
• Click here to view City School System
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• Private Schools
  Oak Mountain Academy
  Oak Grove Montessori School

Livability:

• Regional Medical Center
  
• Libraries
• John Tanner State Park
• Shopping Centers
• City and County parks
• Easy accessibility to Atlanta
• Golf courses and country clubs
• Performing Arts center
• City and County Recreation centers and activities

Climate:

January
Temperature: 43.6 degrees
Rainfall: 5.3"

July
Temperature: 78.6 degrees
Rainfall: 4.67"

Annual Average
Temperature: 62.2 degrees
Rainfall: 51.7"

History:

Carroll County was organized in 1826 from lands acquired by a treaty singed with the Cherokee and Creek Indian Nations. The signing of the Indian Spring Treaty resulted in the murder of Creek Chief William McIntosh, the son of a Scotsman and a full-blood Creek woman, who owned a vast plantation along the Chattahoochee River in southeast Carroll, now known and McIntosh Reserve.

Carroll County was named for Charles Carroll, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Settlers were drawn to the area by the prospects of good farming due to the rich soil. Others came looking for the once abundant amount of gold in the northern part of the county.In 1850 the total population in Carroll was 9,357. The county seat was located at what was known as "Old Carrollton," near the Sandhill community , and in 1930 was moved to the present location and named "Carrollton," incorporated in 1856.Visit our Chamber of Commerce here