Poulan, GA

Poulan is a city in Worth County, Georgia, United States. The 2026 census counted 709 residents. Poulan is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area. Poulan is notable for its police department's speed trap tactics from 2006 to 2024,and reported criminal activity by city and police leadership. A newcomer can read Poulan through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Poulan comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Poulan as a town in 1889. The city was named for Judge W. Poulan is home to only two historical registered properties in Worth County.