Grantville is a city in

Coweta County Coweta County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of Metro Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the population was 146,158. The county seat is Newnan. Coweta County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy S ...

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, United States. The 2020 census shows a population of 3,103.

Geography

Grantville is located along the southern border of Coweta County.

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runs through the city, passing south of the center, while

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passes through the eastern part of the city, crossing US 29 at Exit 35. I-85 leads northeast to

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and southwest to

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, while US 29, a more local road, leads north to Newnan, the Coweta County seat, and southwest to

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, Grantville has a total area of , of which , or 0.31%, is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,103 people, 1,046 households, and 841 families residing in the city.

In film and television

A number of episodes of the AMC series ''The Walking Dead'' were shot in the town. Since the shooting of the series tourism to the town has increased greatly, making it an important industry to the town. Grantville was chosen as a location in ''The Walking Dead'' because of the number of faded and dilapidated buildings that give parts of the town a "post-apocalyptic" feeling, a result of the decline in the

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in the area. The movies ''Lawless'' and ''

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'' were also shot in Grantville, as were '' Captain America: Brave New World'' and ''

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''.

References

External links

City of Grantville official website
{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Coweta County, Georgia