Carl is a town in Barrow County, Georgia, United States.

[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1908 under the name "Lawson".

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 1.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.9% of those 65 or over.