Barrow County, Georgia

The Barrow County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Winder.

Geography

The county has an area of 422 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Jackson County, Oconee County, Walton County, Gwinnett County and Hall County. The main cities are Auburn, Bethlehem, Braselton, Carl, Statham and Winder.

History

The Barrow County was formed on July 7, 1914 parts of the Walton, Gwinnett, and Jackson County and named for David Crenshaw Barrow, a former dean of the University of Georgia.

1786 the country was inhabited by Native Americans. The first were probably the Creek Indians. They called the territory Snodon. The first white men came and exchanged cheap beaded and colorful fabric against the country along the Mulberry River. Lon Drager built in 1794 a log cabin at the site, which was known as Black Gum Hollow. As it turned out later, this was the site of the Indian settlement Snodon. Later, from the Log Cabin Inn the Jug Tavern. 1819 " Truman Smith Mill", the first post office was opened in the office and one for the justice of the peace. In 1887 the railway company " Gainesville, Jefferson and Suthern " (later Gainesville Midland Railway) built the one railway line, with stations in Bethlehem, Jug Tavern and Mulberry.

1892, the city of Auburn was founded. It was named after the red clay in the area, which was used for dyeing the garments. In 1893 the city was Winder, formerly Jug Tavern added. Jug Tavern was named in honor of the railway pioneer John Winder, who had lay the tracks through the city, renamed. At that time, the country town of Winder in 3 different counties. Began in 1897 AH O'Neal, the first industrialist in the city to produce soft drinks under the name Winder Bottling. Two of its products were called Red Rock ginger ale and Beerwine. He made for the city known throughout the country and a few years later, another well-known operation had settled, such as the Bell Overall Olant or the First National Bank. 1905, the first car was bought in the area of the later Barrow County.

1914 was the formation of Barrow County. It was the only county that was named after a still living person. 1929, the first airport was opened in the area. 1931 Richard B. Russell from the Barrow County Governor of Georgia. To date, the youngest governor in the history of Georgia. 1950 was the foundation stone for the Winder - Barrow Hospital. 1960, there are already 2,700 telephone lines in the county, of which 1969 Selbstwähl - distance calls are already possible. 1972 Holly Hill Mall Shopping Center is opened. At the same time, the Winder - Barrow High School burns down. The 80s were the decade of the restaurants along Highway 29 in Winder. McDonald's was first opened a restaurant and all the others followed as: Burger King, Arby's, Captain D's Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Golden Corral, just to name a few.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2000 lived in Barrow County 46 144 people in 16,354 households and 12,543 families. The population density was 110 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 84.84 percent White, 9.72 percent African American, 0.30 percent Native American, 2.20 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.50 percent from other races groups; 1.40 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.16 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 16,354 households out of which 39.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 60.3 percent were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers and 23.3 percent were non-families. 18.6 percent of all households and 6.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.17 persons.

28.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 to 24, 34.5 percent between 25 and 44, 19.5 percent between 45 and 64, and 9.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household was $ 45,019, and the median income for a family $ 49,722. Males have a median income of $ 34,510, women $ 23,369. The per capita income was $ 18,350. 6.2 percent of families and 8.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Barrow County

Auburn
Barrow Heights
Bethlehem
Braselton
Carl
Mulberry
Russell
Statham
Thompsons Mill
Whistle Ville
Winder

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