Barwick, Georgia

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Barwick, Georgia
City
Barwick City Hall.JPG
Barwick City Hall
Seal of Barwick, Georgia.png
Seal
Thomas County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Barwick Highlighted.svg
Location in Thomas County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 30°54′N83°44′W / 30.900°N 83.733°W / 30.900; -83.733
Country United States
State Georgia
Counties Thomas, Brooks
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Land0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
266 ft (81 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
363
 • Density505.57/sq mi (195.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31720
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-05708 [2]
GNIS feature ID0310835 [3]
Website www.cityofbarwick.org

Barwick is a city divided by the county line between Brooks and Thomas counties, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 363.

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History

Barwick had its start in the early 1890s when the railroad was extended to that point. [4] A post office has been in operation at Barwick since 1894. [5] The community was named after R. H. Barwick, a Primitive Baptist leader. [6] Barwick was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly as a town in 1903. [7]

Geography

Barwick is located at 30°54′N83°44′W / 30.900°N 83.733°W / 30.900; -83.733 (30.8921, −83.7384). [8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), of which 0.031 square miles (0.08 km2), or 4.16%, is water. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 381—
1920 42210.8%
1930 49918.2%
1940 409−18.0%
1950 4366.6%
1960 400−8.3%
1970 4328.0%
1980 413−4.4%
1990 385−6.8%
2000 44415.3%
2010 386−13.1%
2020 363−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [10]
1850-1870 [11] 1870-1880 [12]
1890-1910 [13] 1920-1930 [14]
1940 [15] 1950 [16] 1960 [17]
1970 [18] 1980 [19] 1990 [20]
2000 [21] 2010 [22]

At the census of 2000, there were 444 people, 181 households, and 110 families residing in the town. [2] By 2020, its population declined to 363.[ citation needed ]

Circa 2024, its population was 368. The population by county breakdown was as follows: 240 in Thomas County and 146 in Brooks County. [23]

Education

Residents in Brooks County are in the Brooks County School District. [24]

Residents in Thomas County are in the Thomas County School District. [25]

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  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. 1 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. 15. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  5. ↑ "County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Homepage". Town of Barwick. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ↑ Georgia (1908). Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. p. 406.
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Barwick city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  12. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  13. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  14. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  15. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  16. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  17. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  18. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  19. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  20. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  21. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  22. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  23. ↑ "General Highway Map Thomas County Georgia" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation . Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  24. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brooks County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 25, 2024. - Text list
  25. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Thomas County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 6 (PDF p. 7/13). Retrieved September 25, 2024. - Text list
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