Braswell, Georgia

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Braswell, Georgia
City
Paulding County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Braswell Highlighted.svg
Location in Paulding County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°59′2″N84°57′34″W / 33.98389°N 84.95944°W / 33.98389; -84.95944
Country United States
State Georgia
Counties Polk, Paulding
Area
[1]
 • Total3.18 sq mi (8.23 km2)
 • Land3.16 sq mi (8.20 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total355
 • Density112.20/sq mi (43.32/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 770/678/470
FIPS code 13-10104 [2]
GNIS feature ID0331229 [3]

Braswell is a city in Polk and Paulding counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 355.

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Geography

Braswell is located at 33°59′2″N84°57′34″W / 33.98389°N 84.95944°W / 33.98389; -84.95944 (33.983787, -84.959479). [4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) is land and 0.33% is water.

History

Braswell had its start in 1882 when Southern Railway predecessor East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia Railroad was extended to that point. The ETV&G became part of Southern Railway when Southern Railway was incorporated in 1894. [5] Braswell was named for Henry S. Braswell (1832-1902), a prominent citizen of Paulding County who owned a large amount of land in the area. Henry Braswell, in partnership with William McCracken, was in the land and timber business supplying crossties and bridge timbers to Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad.

Braswell was the location of the only tunnel on Southern Railway's (now Norfolk Southern Railway) Chattanooga to Atlanta main line. The original tunnel was bypassed in 1979 by cutting through Braswell mountain slightly to the east. Another nearby tunnel, the Brushy Mountain tunnel at Divide on the former route of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, is currently used by bicyclists and joggers as a part of the Georgia/Alabama Silver Comet Trail. The portion of the trail in Alabama is the Chief Ladiga Trail, and the portion in Georgia is the Silver Comet Trail. The Silver Comet Trail was named for one of the Seaboard Air Line passenger trains, the Silver Comet, that traveled the route. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 100—
1910 95−5.0%
1920 58−38.9%
1930 7631.0%
1940 56−26.3%
1950 25−55.4%
1960 14−44.0%
1970 30114.3%
1980 282840.0%
1990 247−12.4%
2000 80−67.6%
2010 379373.8%
2020 355−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

2020 census

Braswell racial composition [8]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)29482.82%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)329.01%
Native American 10.28%
Asian 10.28%
Other/Mixed 102.82%
Hispanic or Latino 174.79%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 355 people, 131 households, and 89 families residing in the town.

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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. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ "The Silver Comet Trail". Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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