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Population (year 2000): 2,789. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,031 (+8.7% change)
Males: 1,251 (44.9%), Females: 1,538 (55.1%)
Haralson County
Zip code:
30176
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $29,937 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,200 (year 2000)
Races in Tallapoosa:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
- Black (6.6%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (24.3%), English
(8.6%), Irish (8.4%), German (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Dutch
(2.3%).
Elevation: 1134 feet
Land area: 7.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tallapoosa
- High school or higher: 69.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tallapoosa city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 14.3%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tallapoosa:
- HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BREMEN,
GA)
- TANNER MEMORIAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CARROLLTON,
GA)
- POLK MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tallapoosa:
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 41 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 43 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 55 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tallapoosa:
- WEST GEORGIA RGNL - O V GRAY FIELD (about 13 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; ID: CTJ)
- CORNELIUS-MOORE FIELD (about 22 miles; CEDARTOWN,
GA; ID: 4A4)
- MCMINN (about 37 miles; WEAVER, AL; ID: 25A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tallapoosa:
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 18 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,241)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46
miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; KENNESAW,
GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53
miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
Public high school in Tallapoosa:
- HARALSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,011;
Location: 1655 GA HIGHWAY 120; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Tallapoosa:
- HARALSON COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 921;
Location: 2633 HIGHWAY 120 WEST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TALLAPOOSA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 554;
Location: 581 HIGHWAY 120 EAST; Grades: PK - 02)
- WEST HARALSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
386; Location: 4552 HIGHWAY 100 NORTH; Grades: 03 - 05)
- TALLAPOOSA PRE-K CENTER (Location: 299
ROBERTSON AVENUE; Grades: 00 - 00)
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