| |
| | New Georgia Encyclopedia: Haralson County |
 | | County, the state's 113th county, is located in west central Georgia, on the border with Alabama, and covers 282 square miles. |
 | | at first Haralson County's economy revolved around gold mining, after the mines were depleted inhabitants made their living by farming, chiefly cotton, and harvesting the stands of lumber prevalent in the area. |
 | | According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population of Haralson County is 25,690 (93 percent white, 5.4 percent fl, and 0.6 percent Hispanic), a 17 percent increase since 1990. |
| www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2344 (876 words) |
|