Flowery Branch, Georgia

Flowery Branch, Georgia
City
Main Street
Location in Hall County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 34°10′35″N83°54′41″W / 34.17639°N 83.91139°W / 34.17639; -83.91139
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Hall
Area [1]
• Total	7.24 sq mi (18.74 km2)
• Land	7.12 sq mi (18.44 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,175 ft (358 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,391
• Density	1,318.96/sq mi (509.22/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30542
Area code	770
FIPS code	13-30340 [3]
GNIS feature ID	2403624 [2]
Website	www.flowerybranchga.org

Flowery Branch is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 9,391. It is part of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area, and lies on the shores of Lake Lanier.

History

Flowery Branch was established in 1874, one year after the Richmond and Danville Air-Line Railroad Railway System built a rail line through the city connecting Charlotte to Atlanta. The city hosts the Historic Caboose exhibit and the Historic Train Depot museum.

Flowery Branch was originally named Anaguluskee, a Cherokee Indian word meaning "flowers on the branch". ^[4] Other sources claim the original name was Nattagasska ("Blossom Creek"), which long-term residents recall as an alternative nickname for the town. ^[5]

Andrew Jackson passed through Flowery Branch on his way to the First Seminole War in 1818. ^{[6] [7]} The historic Bowman-Pirkle House, built that same year, was originally located on the border of Flowery Branch and Buford. ^[8]

Part of the historic Old Federal Road is in Flowery Branch. ^[9] It was an important route through northern Georgia in the early to mid-1800s. Its most obvious significance lay in four issues: the early history of Cherokee-U.S. social, economic, and cultural relations in the early 1800s, the eventual use of the Road as part of the Trail of Tears, use of the Road during the Georgia Gold Rush, and Union and Confederate use of the Road during the campaigns for Chickamauga in 1863 and Atlanta in 1864. ^[9]

Ferdinand de Soto entered Hall County in March 1540 in transit between Stone Mountain and the Conasauga River. ^[10]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.32 square miles (16.4 km²), of which, 6.32 square miles (16.4 km²) is land and 0.40% is water. ^[11]

Flowery Branch is within the Brevard Fault zone. ^[12]

Natural resources in the Flowery Branch area include: gray marble, ^{[13] [14]} marble, clay, granite, graphite, limestone, iron ore, manganese, pegmatite, mica, beryl, quartzite, zircon, lead, copper, silver, and gold as known by the local Gold Hill Mine and regional popularity of The Hall County Gold Belt prospected during the Georgia Gold Rush. ^{[15] [12] [10] [16] [17]} Pyrite is also abundant in the region. Other resources located within the near vicinity of Flowery Branch include: asbestos, corundum, sand, and precious gems such as diamond and ruby. ^{[10] [18] [16]}

Flowery Branch borders Chestnut Mountain and Oakwood. City limits are 1 mile (1.6 km) from Gainesville and Braselton. Flowery Branch is on the shores of Lake Lanier.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	289		—
1890	350		21.1%
1900	420		20.0%
1910	373		−11.2%
1920	461		23.6%
1930	418		−9.3%
1940	506		21.1%
1950	610		20.6%
1960	741		21.5%
1970	779		5.1%
1980	755		−3.1%
1990	1,251		65.7%
2000	1,806		44.4%
2010	5,679		214.5%
2020	9,391		65.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [19]

2020 census

Flowery Branch racial composition ^[20]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	6,580	70.07%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	810	8.63%
Native American	24	0.26%
Asian	363	3.87%
Pacific Islander	2	0.02%
Other/mixed	417	4.44%
Hispanic or Latino	1,195	12.72%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,391 people, 2,976 households, and 1,862 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census ^[3] of 2000, there were 1,806 people, 706 households, and 475 families residing in the town. The population density was 725.3 inhabitants per square mile (280.0/km²). There were 820 housing units at an average density of 329.3 per square mile (127.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.22% White, 10.18% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 2.21% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 9.69% of the population.

There were 706 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 25.7% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,478, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $29,572 versus $21,382 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,970. About 9.5% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The Atlanta Falcons football team's training camp has been located in Flowery Branch since the start of the 2005 season. ^[21]

King's Hawaiian operates a 116,000-sq ft bakery and distribution center in Flowery Branch. ^[22]

Wrigley's, a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated, manufactures chewing gum products including Juicy Fruit, Orbit, Extra, and 5 in Flowery Branch. ^[23]

Education

Public education in Flowery Branch is served by Hall County Schools. ^[24] Part of the city is zoned to Flowery Branch Elementary School, West Hall Middle School, and West Hall High School. Another part is zoned to Spout Springs Elementary School, Davis Middle School, and Flowery Branch High School. ^[25]

Popular culture

Flowery Branch is a popular film location, featured in several movies and television series including Ozark ^{[26] [27]} & Blended ^{[26] [27]}

Notable people

• Andrew Jannakos, singer-songwriter, known for "Gone Too Soon"
• Brad Keller, baseball player
• Phil Niekro, pitcher, MLB Hall of Fame
• Connor Shaw, football player
• John-Allison Weiss, singer/songwriter

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flowery Branch, Georgia
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^[ dead link ]
5. http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/f.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
6. Hopper, Buz. "Jackson at Young's Tavern". GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
7. "Jackson at Young's Tavern Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
8. "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM". 1973.
9. Ownby, Ted; Wharton, David (2007). "Old Federal Road". www.dot.ga.gov. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
10. Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil, Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches of Many of Its People. Southern Historical Association. 1895.
11. "Flowery Branch (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
12. https://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/B-96.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
13. Furcron. "Dolomites and Magnesian Limestones in Georgia" (PDF). State of Georgia, EPD.
14. "Magnesium Resources of the United States A Geologic Summary and Annotated Bibliography to 1953" (PDF).
15. "Johnny Vardeman: North Georgia's mining boom lasted after the 1820s rush". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
16. McCallie (1910). A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF GEORGIA.
17. "Bulletin - Geological Survey". 1909.
18. "USEFUL MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES**-" (PDF).
19. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
20. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
21. "City of Flowery Branch » Falcons Campus". Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
22. "King's Hawaiian Bakery". Pattillo Construction Corporation. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
23. "Mars, Inc. Announces Wrigley, Mars Chocolate Expansion In Georgia Will Create 175 Jobs". www.vendingmarketwatch.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
24. "Zoning Map" (PDF). Flowery Branch. Retrieved May 8, 2023. - Compare areas zoned for residential use to the Hall County school zone maps.
25. "Hall County Schools Attendance Zones Introduction". Hall County Schools . Retrieved May 8, 2023– via YouTube. - See school zone viewer - Linked from this page
26. "Filming Location Matching "Flowery Branch, Georgia" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
27. "These movies, TV series filmed in Hall County". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

External links

• The Flowery Branch Depot historical marker