Bronwood, Georgia

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Bronwood, Georgia
Town
Terrell County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bronwood Highlighted.svg
Location in Terrell County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°49′51″N84°21′50″W / 31.83083°N 84.36389°W / 31.83083; -84.36389
Country United States
State Georgia
County Terrell
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
 • Land0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
334
 • Density422.78/sq mi (163.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
31726, 39826
Area code 229
FIPS code 13-10860 [2]
GNIS feature ID0354864 [3]

Bronwood is a town in Terrell County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 334. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

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History

Bronwood was originally called "Brown's Station" in 1858, when the railroad was extended to that point, after one Mr. Brown, a railroad official. [4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1883 as "Bronwood", with the town's limits extended in a one mile radius from the depot at Brown's station. [5]

Geography

Bronwood is located at 31°49′51″N84°21′50″W / 31.83083°N 84.36389°W / 31.83083; -84.36389 (31.830959, -84.363942). [6] The closest cities are Dawson (six miles away), Americus 21 miles and Albany 25 miles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 406—
1900 359−11.6%
1910 46529.5%
1920 52011.8%
1930 485−6.7%
1940 437−9.9%
1950 337−22.9%
1960 40018.7%
1970 50025.0%
1980 5244.8%
1990 513−2.1%
2000 5130.0%
2010 225−56.1%
2020 33448.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1850-1870 [8] 1870-1880 [9]
1890-1910 [10] 1920-1930 [11]
1940 [12] 1950 [13] 1960 [14]
1970 [15] 1980 [16] 1990 [17]
2000 [18] 2010 [19]
Bronwood 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 [20] Pop 2020 [21] % 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)629227.56%27.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)15521668.89%64.67%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)080.00%2.40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8183.56%5.39%
Total225334100.00%100.00%

In 2020, it had a population of 334, up from 225 in 2010.

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  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  5. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1883. p. 423.
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  13. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
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  15. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
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  19. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  20. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bronwood town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  21. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bronwood town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
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