For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR).

For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.

Health Care
Troup County had 6.9 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 17.2, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Troup County was the 70th county organized in Georgia. It was named for Governor George M. Troup, "The Hercules of State Rights" and, despite being a cousin of Creek Indian Chief William McIntosh, an ardent supporter of "Indian Removal."

West Point Lake is located in Troup County. It is a 26,900 acre reservoir on the Chattahoochee River built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for $155 million.

One of the festivals in the county is the "Affair of the Square" arts festival, held annually in late April. This event is sponsored by the Chattahoochee Valley Art Association, which houses contemporary American works of art in an 1892 Victorian building, originally the county jail.