CARROLLTON, a city of western Georgia, U.S.A., 45m. west-south-west of Atlanta ; on the Little Tallapoosa river, Federal highway 78S and the Central of Georgia railway ; the county seat of Carroll county. The population was 4,363 in 1920 (20% ne groes), and was 5,052 in 1930 by the Federal census. The city ships large quantities of cotton and has textile factories and other manufacturing industries. It was founded about 1827 and in corporated in 1829.