Wrens, Georgia

City in Georgia, United States
33°12′29″N 82°23′15″W / 33.20806°N 82.38750°W / 33.20806; -82.38750CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyJeffersonArea • Total3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2) • Land3.13 sq mi (8.12 km2) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)Elevation
407 ft (124 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,217 • Density707.63/sq mi (273.18/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
30818, 30833
Area code706FIPS code13-84456[2]GNIS feature ID0333472[3]Websitecityofwrens.com

Wrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2020 census.[4] It is located on U.S. Route 1, thirty miles south of Augusta.

History

Wrens was laid out in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point, and named after W.J. Wren, an early settler and merchant.[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrens as a town in 1901.[6] Wrens was incorporated again as a city in 1970.[7]

Geography

Wrens is located at 33°12′29″N 82°23′15″W / 33.208171°N 82.387520°W / 33.208171; -82.387520.[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) is land and 0.33% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910616—
19201,07474.4%
19301,0851.0%
19401,1929.9%
19501,38015.8%
19601,62818.0%
19702,20435.4%
19802,4159.6%
19902,4140.0%
20002,314−4.1%
20102,187−5.5%
20202,2171.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
Wrens racial composition as of 2020[10]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 643 29.0%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,453 65.54%
Native American 2 0.09%
Asian 9 0.41%
Other/Mixed 55 2.48%
Hispanic or Latino 55 2.48%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,217 people, 880 households, and 591 families residing in the city.

Notable people

  • Erskine Caldwell, author of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre
  • Dr. Molly Howard, 2008 National Principal of the Year, Secondary School[11]
  • Bruce Kelly, landscape architect who created the John Lennon memorial Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York[12]
  • Henry Johnson, former NFL linebacker, Minnesota Vikings
  • Mark "M.V." Oliphant, actor, BMF on Starz,Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse, TV One's Fatal Attraction[13][14]
  • Fernando Velasco, NFL center for the Tennessee Titans[15]

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. ^ Bureau, U.S. Census. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  6. ^ Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p. 634.
  7. ^ "Wrens". GeorgiaGov. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "USA's top principal could teach CEOs a thing or two - USATODAY.com". www.usatoday.com.
  12. ^ Dunlap, David W. (January 23, 1993). "Bruce Kelly, 44, Architect of Strawberry Fields". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "ACMP PUBLISHING". www.acmppublishing.com.
  14. ^ "Urban Pro Weekly". November 28, 2013.
  15. ^ "Tennessee Titans player page on Fernando Velasco".

External links

  • Official website
  • The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald / Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia
  • Official Jefferson County economic wevelopment Website
  • Old Quaker Road historical marker
  • Ways Baptist Church and Stellaville School historical marker
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