Brooks, Georgia

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Brooks, Georgia
Town
Fayette County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Brooks Highlighted.svg
Location in Fayette County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°17′46″N84°27′32″W / 33.29611°N 84.45889°W / 33.29611; -84.45889
Country United States
State Georgia
County Fayette
Area
[1]
 • Total4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2)
 • Land4.29 sq mi (11.11 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total568
 • Density132.40/sq mi (51.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30205
Area code 770
FIPS code 13-11056 [2]
GNIS feature ID0354866 [3]
Website www.brooksga.com

Brooks is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 568.

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History

Before white settlers came to the area, Creek Indians lived in the Brooks area. The first white settlers to reside in the area were the Haisten family. At first the town was called "Haistentown", but after several other names, Brooks became the name of the town in 1905, after a local planter, Hillery Brooks, who contributed greatly to the construction of the railroad and a much needed depot. During the Civil War, the town sent many young men to fight in the Confederate Army. Several of these men were killed during the war.[ citation needed ]

Geography

Brooks is located in southern Fayette County, 13 miles (21 km) south of Fayetteville, the county seat, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Peachtree City, and 13 miles (21 km) west of Griffin. Brooks is 35 miles (56 km) south of downtown Atlanta. According to the United States Census Bureau, Brooks has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.3 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.38%, is water. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 256—
1930 223−12.9%
1940 134−39.9%
1950 1361.5%
1960 15816.2%
1970 1728.9%
1980 19915.7%
1990 32864.8%
2000 55368.6%
2010 524−5.2%
2020 5688.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

In 2020, its population was 568.

In 2010, the median income for a household in the town was $65,000, and the median income for a family was $70,625. Males had a median income of $47,841 versus $22,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,199. About 1.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over. [2]

Economy

By the 1900s Brooks began to grow due to the railroad. According to Daniel Langford Jr. several stores were built, including a bank, a drugstore, cotton gins, grist mills, and blacksmith shops. Although businesses were on the rise in the small town, the main source of economy for the town was farming.

Cotton was the number one crop for a long time until 1921 when the boll weevil appeared, quickly destroying crops, placing the town into an economic depression, and causing it to lose its charter. By the time the Great Depression struck the country, Brooks had been suffering for eight years. The town began to come out of the depression in 1939 after electricity was installed in the town. Around this time Brooks received its town charter again. Another factor in the growth of the town was due to the rise in the airline industry. Airline employees from Atlanta began to buy large tracts of farmland. Farming also changed as the focus switched from cotton to cattle.

Education

Brooks' education falls under the Fayette County Board of Education. Middle school students attend Whitewater Middle, and high school students attend Whitewater High School in Fayetteville, both of which are of recent construction. Liberty Tech Charter school is using the old Brooks Elementary School building; there has been a school at this location since 1909. Brooks Elementary closed in 2013.[ citation needed ]

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References

  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. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Brooks town, Georgia". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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