Moreland, Georgia
Seal of Georgia
Moreland · Coweta County, Georgia
Population 660 (est. 2026: ~700)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + 3.79% annual growth projection

Moreland, Georgia

Coweta County, Georgia · Population 382

Moreland sits in the rolling western Georgia piedmont, a small incorporated town about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta along the edge of Coweta County. It is the kind of place where the county road still runs through the middle of things and the nearest grocery run takes you somewhere else. Erskine Caldwell, author of Tobacco Road, was born here — a fact that quietly anchors Moreland's identity as a literary footnote in the rural South. The town itself is compact and residential, surrounded by larger Coweta County communities like Newnan to the northeast, which serves as the county seat and the practical center of gravity for commerce, healthcare, and government services for Moreland residents.

People & Demographics

Moreland's ACS-estimated population of 608 skews notably young — the median age is 31.9, meaningfully lower than Georgia's statewide median. The town holds 209 households averaging 2.91 people each, and 165 children under 18 live here, representing a substantial share of the population for a community this size. Family households make up 157 of the 209 total, signaling a town with a strong residential, family-oriented character rather than a transient or student population.

Racially, the town is predominantly white (477 residents), with 33 Black residents, 6 Asian, and 5 Hispanic or Latino residents counted in the same data. Coweta County overall holds 146,158 people — Moreland accounts for a fraction of a percent of that total.

Economy & Employment

With a median household income of $86,250, Moreland sits in comfortable territory relative to Georgia's statewide median. Per capita income comes in at $37,290. Of the 262 residents counted in the labor force, 11 are unemployed — an unemployment rate of roughly 4.2%. Thirty-six residents fall below the poverty line, modest in absolute terms but worth noting in a town of this size.

There is no significant employment base within Moreland itself. The practical job market is Newnan and, for those willing to make the drive, the broader Atlanta metropolitan economy. Moreland functions as a residential community for people who work elsewhere.

Housing

The housing stock here is small but stable. Of 217 total units, 209 are occupied, leaving just 8 vacant — a vacancy rate under 4%, suggesting the town is in genuine demand despite its size. Owner-occupied units dominate at 175, while 34 households rent. That ownership rate of roughly 84% reflects a settled, rooted community.

The median home value is $262,100. Median rent sits at $1,145 per month. Moreland does not have the affordability issues of Atlanta suburbs closer to the city, but it is not isolated from the broader Coweta County market pressure either.

Schools

Moreland Elementary School serves grades pre-K through 5 with an enrollment of 547 students — a number that substantially exceeds the town's own residential population, meaning the school draws from the surrounding rural area of western Coweta County. Secondary students feed into the Coweta County School System for middle and high school, generally attending schools based in Newnan.

Getting Around

Moreland is car-dependent, full stop. Of 242 working residents, 177 drive alone to work and 17 carpool. Zero use public transit. Zero walk. Fourteen work from home. The aggregate travel time for all workers is 5,755 minutes, averaging roughly 24 minutes per commute each way — consistent with a town whose workforce commutes to Newnan or farther toward Atlanta.

Healthcare

The closest hospital is Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan. Southeastern Regional Medical Center is also in the region. Neither had ratings or emergency service classifications available in the current data. For a searchable list of individual healthcare providers registered in Moreland, the CMS NPI Registry maintains a public lookup at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov.

Library

The nearest public library branch is the Grantville Branch Library, approximately 5.1 miles from Moreland. It can be reached at (770) 683-0535 and is part of the Coweta Public Library System.

Parks & Recreation

Two National Park Service sites are accessible within a reasonable drive. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta is roughly 40 miles northeast, with its visitor center at 39.8 miles. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, northwest of Atlanta, sits about 49.5 miles away with a visitor center at that distance. Neither is a day hike from the front door, but both are accessible for a half-day trip.

Natural Hazards

Coweta County has a long and documented FEMA declaration history, covering nearly every category of disaster the Southeast produces. Tornadoes struck in 1994 (Tropical Storm Alberto), 2011, and 2021. Hurricanes Opal (1995), Irma (2017), and Helene (2024) all triggered county-level declarations. Severe winter storms hit in 2014 and again in January 2026. The 2009 declaration addressed severe storms and flooding. The county also participated in Hurricane Katrina evacuation emergency declarations in 2005 and the dual COVID-19 emergency and disaster declarations in March 2020. Residents in the area should treat severe weather seasons — both hurricane remnants tracking inland and spring tornado outbreaks — as genuine recurring risks, not statistical abstractions.

Government & Municipal Code

Moreland operates as an incorporated town under Georgia law. The town's municipal code is published through Municode and is publicly accessible at library.municode.com/ga/moreland-town-georgia. No local building code is in effect — construction and building standards default to state and county-level requirements.

Weather

Current forecasts for Moreland are available through the National Weather Service at forecast.weather.gov. Active weather alerts for the area are posted at alerts.weather.gov. The nearest weather observation station is Luthersville 2.1 ENE, located 5.7 miles from town.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)