West Point, Georgia

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West Point, Georgia is a small city in western Georgia along the Chattahoochee River, known historically as a textile mill town and now for hosting a major Kia Motors manufacturing plant.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
borderedByRiver Chattahoochee River
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Harris County
Troup County NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 610 feet
GNISFeatureClass populated place
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAreaCode 706
762
hasFeature West Point Lake
hasManufacturingPlantOf Kia Georgia, Inc.
Kia Motors
hasPostalCode 31833
hasUTCOffset UTC−05:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−04:00
historicalIndustry cotton mills
textile manufacturing
incorporatedAsCityIn 19th century
isCountySeatOf none
knownFor Kia Motors manufacturing plant
textile mill town history
locatedIn western Georgia
locatedInCountrySubdivision Southeastern United States
locatedInRegion Chattahoochee Valley
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNearStateBorder Alabama
locatedOnRiver Chattahoochee River
locatedOppositeCityAcrossRiver Lanett, Alabama
Valley, Alabama
majorEmployer Kia Motors
namedAfter West Point, New York
nearestLargeCity LaGrange, Georgia
nearestMajorCity Atlanta, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
nearReservoir West Point Lake
partOfMetropolitanArea LaGrange micropolitan area
railroadHistory served by Atlanta and West Point Railroad
regionalEconomy automotive manufacturing
logistics and distribution
state Georgia
transportation Georgia State Route 18
Interstate 85 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Troup County
contains
Chattahoochee River
passesThrough

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