Official Name: | Waverly Hall, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Harris |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.70 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.64 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.36 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.34 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 638 |
Population Density Km2: | 73.81 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 191.19 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 32.6847°N -84.7383°W |
Elevation M: | 226 |
Elevation Ft: | 741 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 31831 |
Area Code: | 706 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-80844[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0333376[3] |
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.
A post office called Waverly was established in 1829.[4] The community derives its name from Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Waverly Hall as a town in 1914.[6]
Waverly Hall is located in west-central Georgia within the Piedmont geographical region at 32.6847°N -84.7383°W (32.684607, -84.738405),[7] in eastern Harris County. Alternate U.S. Route 27 and Georgia State Route 85 run northeast to southeast through the city, leading southwest to Columbus and north 10miles to Shiloh. The two highways meet Georgia State Route 208 in the northern city limits. Atlanta is by road to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.7km2, of which 0.05km2, or 0.60%, are water.[8]
As of the census of 2000, there were 709 people, 249 households, and 176 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 638.
The Village Green rail trail offers residents a walking track and playground.[9]