Hogansville is a city in

Troup County, Georgia Troup County (, ) is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,426.US Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Troup County, Georgia The county seat is LaGrange. Troup County comprises t ...

, United States. The population was 3,060 at the 2010 census. Since 1998, Hogansville has held an annual Hummingbird Festival.

History

The community was named after William Hogan, owner of the original town site.

Geography

Highways in Hogansville include

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Georgia State Route 54 State Route 54 (SR 54) is a state highway that travels southwest-to-northeast through portions of Troup, Meriwether, Coweta, Fayette, Clayton, and Fulton counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The high ...

, and

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.45%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,267 people, 1,056 households, and 657 families residing in the city.

Arts and culture

Attractions and events include Hogansville Hummingbird Festival, an arts-and-crafts festival, a Christmas Parade, and Trunk or Treat.

Notable people

* J. M. Gates, preacher and gospel singer *

Terry Godwin Terry Tyrome Godwin (born October 23, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft. He has also been a member ...

, football player (

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

) *

Gar Heard Garfield Heard (born May 3, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiately at the University of Oklahoma and was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder) in the third rou ...

, basketball player *

Alfred Jenkins Alfred Donnell Jenkins (born January 25, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Birmingham Americans in 1974 and nine seasons for the Atlanta Falcons from 1975 through 1983. Jenkins was selecte ...

, football player *

Luther "Houserocker" Johnson Luther "Houserocker" Johnson (July 15, 1939 – July 5, 2019) was an American electric blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He recorded two studio albums in his lifetime and was a regular live performer over seven decades. He is not to be con ...

, blues guitarist and singer *

Ed Levy Edward Clarence Levy (''né'' Whitner; October 28, 1916 – October 27, 2008) was a left fielder/first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first ...

, baseball player *

Cowboy Jimmy Moore James William Moore (September 14, 1910 – November 17, 1999), known as "Cowboy Jimmy Moore", was a world-class American pocket billiards (pool) player originally from Troup County, Georgia, and for most of his life a resident of Albuquerque, N ...

, billiard champion * Derek Smith, basketball player *

John Whelchel John Esten "Billick" Whelchel (April 1, 1898 – November 5, 1973) was a decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral, American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head footba ...

, football player

References

External links

Official City of Hogansville Site
{{Authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Troup County, Georgia