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{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
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{{Distinguish|Bartow County, Georgia}}
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  | pop                  = 83505
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'''Barrow County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[East Central Georgia|East Central]] portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the 2020 census, its population was 83,505.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13013.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703090840/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13013.html|archive-date=July 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Its [[county seat]] is [[Winder, Georgia|Winder]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> Barrow County is included in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area|Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area]].
'''Barrow County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[East Central Georgia|East Central]] region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the 2020 census, its population was 83,505.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13013.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703090840/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13013.html|archive-date=July 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Its [[county seat]] is [[Winder, Georgia|Winder]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712220218/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2012 }}</ref> Barrow County is included in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area|Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area]].


==History==
==History==
Barrow County was created from portions of Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties when Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3, 1914, making Barrow County the 149th Georgia county; there are now 159. Barrow County was named after David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., a [[University of Georgia]] mathematics and engineering professor who was later Chancellor serving in that position from 1906 to 1925. Barrow died on January 11, 1929, in Athens and is buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barrow County Georgia History|url=http://www.barrowga.org/about/history.aspx|access-date=March 11, 2022|website=barrowga.org}}</ref>
Barrow County was created from portions of Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties when Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3, 1914, making Barrow County the 149th Georgia county; there are now 159. Barrow County was named after David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., a [[University of Georgia]] mathematics and engineering professor who was later Chancellor serving in that position from 1906 to 1925. Barrow died on January 11, 1929, in Athens and is buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barrow County Georgia History|url=http://www.barrowga.org/about/history.aspx|access-date=March 11, 2022|website=barrowga.org|archive-date=April 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430105059/http://www.barrowga.org/about/history.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Other unincorporated communities===
===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Barrow Heights, Georgia|Barrow Heights]]
* [[Barrow Heights, Georgia|Barrow Heights]]
* [[Cronic Town, Georgia|Cronic Town]]


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2025}}</ref>
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web |first=   |last=   |authorlink=  |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher= United States Census Bureau |date= 1910 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=   |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240116032336/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf  |archive-date= January 16, 2024  |page=   |url-status= dead  }}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=  |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 83,505 people,<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Barrow County Quickfacts {{!}} CENSUS.gov |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/barrowcountygeorgia/PST045221}}</ref> 27,765 households, and 20,948 families residing in the county. In 2010, there here were 69,367&nbsp;people, 23,971&nbsp;households, and 18,214&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 83,505 people,<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Barrow County Quickfacts {{!}} CENSUS.gov |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/barrowcountygeorgia/PST045221}}</ref> 27,765 households, and 20,948 families residing in the county. In 2010, there were 69,367&nbsp;people, 23,971&nbsp;households, and 18,214&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
   |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13013
   |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13013
   |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
   |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
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   |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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   }}</ref> According to the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], its median household income was $78,216 with a per capita income of $30,903. Approximately 9.5% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Barrow County, GA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US13013-barrow-county-ga/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>
   }}</ref> According to the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], its median household income was $78,216 with a per capita income of $30,903. Approximately 9.5% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Barrow County, GA |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US13013-barrow-county-ga/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2292 ''Georgia Encyclopedia'' -  Barrow County entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228070844/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2292 |date=February 28, 2006 }}
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2292 ''Georgia Encyclopedia'' -  Barrow County entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060228070844/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2292 |date=February 28, 2006 }}
* [http://www.barrowga.org/ Barrow County Georgia website]
* [http://www.barrowga.org/ Barrow County Georgia website]
* [http://www.barrowchamber.com/ Barrow County Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://www.barrowchamber.com/ Barrow County Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130402172551/http://barrowcountynews.com/ ''Barrow County News'']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130402172551/http://barrowcountynews.com/ ''Barrow County News'']
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/barrow/barrow-county Barrow County] historical marker
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/barrow/barrow-county Barrow County] historical marker

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Barrow County is a county located in the East Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 83,505.[1] Its county seat is Winder.[2] Barrow County is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area.

History

Barrow County was created from portions of Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties when Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3, 1914, making Barrow County the 149th Georgia county; there are now 159. Barrow County was named after David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., a University of Georgia mathematics and engineering professor who was later Chancellor serving in that position from 1906 to 1925. Barrow died on January 11, 1929, in Athens and is buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens.[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.6%) is water.[4] The entirety of Barrow County is located in the Upper Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.[5]

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Demographics

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Barrow County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[6] Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 38,543 51,736 55,582 83.53% 74.58% 66.56%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4,456 7,769 10,141 9.66% 11.20% 12.14%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 119 130 130 0.26% 0.19% 0.16%
Asian alone (NH) 1,000 2,359 3,233 2.17% 3.40% 3.87%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 15 28 17 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 27 141 459 0.06% 0.20% 0.55%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 524 1,167 3,383 1.14% 1.68% 4.05%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,460 6,037 10,560 3.16% 8.70% 12.65%
Total 46,144 69,367 83,505 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

At the 2020 United States census, there were 83,505 people,[9] 27,765 households, and 20,948 families residing in the county. In 2010, there were 69,367 people, 23,971 households, and 18,214 families living in the county.[10] The population density was Template:Convert. There were 26,400 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.[11]

In 2000, the racial makeup of the county was 84.84% White, 10.72% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.20% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 3.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Barrow County is considered a part of the Atlanta, GA combined statistical area despite its comparatively small population. In 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 78.8% White, 11.4% Black or African American, 3.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 3.7% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8.7% of the population.[10] In terms of ancestry, 20.6% were American, 10.7% were Irish, 9.1% were German, and 8.5% were English.[12] By the 2020 census, its racial and ethnic makeup was 66.56% non-Hispanic white, 12.14% Black or African American, 0.16% American Indian or Alaska Native; 0.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.55% some other race, 4.05% multiracial, and 12.65% Hispanic or Latino of any race.[9]

In 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $48,958 and the median income for a family was $55,415. Males had a median income of $42,869 versus $33,175 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,882. About 9.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.[13] According to the 2022 American Community Survey, its median household income was $78,216 with a per capita income of $30,903. Approximately 9.5% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.[14]

Education

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Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy

Barrow County Schools is the sole school district covering the county.[15]

Winder-Barrow Cluster:

  • Winder-Barrow High School
  • Richard B. Russell Middle School
  • Winder-Barrow Middle School (1956–2013)
  • Bear Creek Middle School (WBMS replacement)
  • Holsenbeck Elementary School
  • Bramlett Elementary School
  • Statham Elementary School
  • County Line Elementary

Apalachee Cluster:

  • Apalachee High School
  • Westside Middle School
  • Haymon-Morris Middle School
  • Auburn Elementary School
  • Kennedy Elementary School
  • Bethlehem Elementary School
  • Yargo Elementary School
  • Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy

Transportation

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Politics

Barrow County is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections, having been so since 1984.

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See also

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References

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