Poulan, Georgia

Poulan is a city in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 780 in 2020.

Poulan is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

Poulan is notable for its police department's speed trap tactics from 2006 to 2012. In 2009 Poulan's small police force generated nearly $900,000 from fines and fees, a number comparable to a city 30 times its size and due to the charges and fees being more than most cities. The per capita revenue from fines and fees is $1,019.15.

History
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Poulan as a town in 1889. The city was named for Judge W.A. Poulan.

Geography
Poulan is located at 31.51361°N, -83.79111°W (31.513739, -83.791041). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km$2$), all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 946 people, 365 households, and 273 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 760.

Notable people

 * Howell T. Heflin, who became a U.S. Senator from Alabama, was born in Poulan in 1921. At that time Heflin's father was serving as a Methodist minister in Poulan. The Heflin family remained there for only a short time before returning to their native Alabama.
 * Chase Osborn was Governor of Michigan from 1911 to 1913. He resided at Possum Poke in Poulan and died there in 1949.