Bartow, Georgia

Town in Georgia, United States
32°52′52″N 82°28′20″W / 32.88111°N 82.47222°W / 32.88111; -82.47222CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyJeffersonArea • Total1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2) • Land1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
243 ft (74 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total186 • Density164.75/sq mi (63.60/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
30413
Area code478FIPS code13-05680[2]GNIS feature ID0354475[3]

Bartow is a town in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 186. Initially the town was known as "Spier's Turnout", but was changed to honor the first Confederate officer to die in battle, Colonel Francis S. Bartow of Savannah, Georgia, who was killed at the Battle of Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861.[4]

Geography

Bartow is located at 32°52′52″N 82°28′20″W / 32.88111°N 82.47222°W / 32.88111; -82.47222 (32.881111, -82.472222).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880248—
189043776.2%
1900286−34.6%
191038434.3%
192058251.6%
1930416−28.5%
19404385.3%
1950347−20.8%
19603665.5%
1970333−9.0%
19803577.2%
1990292−18.2%
2000223−23.6%
201028628.3%
2020186−35.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
Bartow town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[6] Pop 2020[7] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 118 85 41.26% 45.70%
Black or African American alone (NH) 167 96 58.39% 51.61%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 1 0.00% 0.54%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 2 0.00% 1.08%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 2 0.35% 1.08%
Total 286 186 100.00% 100.00%

Notable person

  • Robby Wells, American college football coach and politician

See also

  • flagState of Georgia portal

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bartow town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bartow town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

External links

  • The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald/ Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia.
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