Leary is a city in Calhoun County,

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, United States. The population was 524 in 2020.

Geography

Leary is located in southeastern Calhoun County at (31.485431, -84.513293). It is southwest of Albany and southeast of Morgan, the

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. According to the

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, Leary has a total area of , of which , or 0.20%, is water.

History

On October 2, 1916, a woman named Connelly, whose son was accused of murder, was taken from the Leary jail and lynched. Her body, riddled with bullets was found two days later."Negro Woman Lynched" ''Cincinnati Enquirer'', October 5, 1916
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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 666 people, 256 households, and 176 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 524.

Notable people

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, American

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, born in Leary

References

{{authority control Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Calhoun County, Georgia