Waverly Hall, Georgia

Template:Redirect-distinguish Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Waverly Hall is a town in Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama metropolitan statistical area. The population was 638 in 2020.

History

A post office called Waverly was established in 1829.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The community derives its name from Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Waverly Hall as a town in 1914.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Waverly Hall is located in west-central Georgia within the Piedmont geographical region at Template:Coord (32.684607, -84.738405),<ref name="GR1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in eastern Harris County. Alternate U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 85 run northeast to southeast through the city, leading southwest Template:Convert to Columbus and north Template:Convert to Shiloh. The two highways meet Georgia State Route 208 in the northern city limits. Atlanta is Template:Convert by road to the northeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.60%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 709 people, 249 households, and 176 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 638.

Arts and culture

The Village Green rail trail offers residents a walking track and playground.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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