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Temple is a city in Carroll and Haralson counties in west Georgia, with most of the city in northeastern Carroll County.

The name Temple was adopted in 1883 when the railroad was extended to the settlement, after Mr. Temple, a railroad official, and the Georgia General Assembly incorporated Temple as a town that same year.

The 2020 census counted 5,089 people in Temple, up 20.4 percent from 4,228 in 2010, making it one of the faster-growing small cities in Carroll County.

The 2020 census counted 1,575 households and 1,391 families in Temple, and the city's median age of 33.5 years makes it a notably young community.

U.S. Route 78 passes just south of the center of Temple, leading east 6 miles to Villa Rica and west 7 miles to Bremen.

Interstate 20 passes through the southernmost part of Temple with access from Exit 19, leading east 38 miles to Atlanta and west toward Oxford, Alabama.

Temple's children attend Carroll County public schools, moving from Temple Elementary School and Temple Middle School to Temple High School.

Temple High School is a National STEM Certified School that has posted a graduation rate of 90 percent or better for eight consecutive years, according to local school reporting.

Temple is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, about 38 miles west of downtown Atlanta and less than 50 miles from the Alabama state line.