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Barrow County

U.S. county

Barrow County Courthouse in Winder

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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia

Georgia's location within the U.S.

Country

United States

State

Georgia

Founded

July 7, 1914; 111 years ago

Named for

David Crenshaw Barrow Jr.

Seat

Winder

Largest city

Winder

Area

• Total

163 sq mi (420 km²)

• Land

160 sq mi (400 km²)

• Water

2.6 sq mi (7 km²) 1.6%%

Population

(2020)

• Total

85,588

• Estimate

(2023)

92,792

• Density

525.1/sq mi (202.7/km²)

Time zone

UTC−5 (Eastern)

• Summer (DST)

UTC−4 (EDT)

Congressional district

10th

Barrow County is a place in the state of Georgia, USA. It is located in the east-central part of the state. In 2020, about 83,505 people lived there. The main city and county seat is Winder. Barrow County is also part of the larger Atlanta region.

History of Barrow County
Geography of Barrow County
- Neighboring Counties
Communities in Barrow County
Population and People
Education in Barrow County
- Winder-Barrow Cluster
- Apalachee Cluster
Transportation
- Main Roads
See also

History of Barrow County

Barrow County was created a long time ago, on November 3, 1914. It was formed from parts of three other counties: Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton. People in Georgia voted to make it the 149th county in the state. Today, Georgia has 159 counties.

The county was named after a special person named David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr. He was a professor who taught math and engineering at the University of Georgia. Later, he became the leader, or Chancellor, of the university from 1906 to 1925. He passed away in 1929 and is buried in Athens, Georgia.

Geography of Barrow County

Barrow County is about 163 square miles big. Most of this area, about 160 square miles, is land. The rest, about 2.6 square miles, is water.

All the water in Barrow County flows into the Oconee River. This river is part of a larger river system called the Altamaha River basin.

Neighboring Counties

Barrow County shares its borders with several other counties:

Hall County to the north
Clarke County to the east (at one small point)
Jackson County to the east
Oconee County to the southeast
Walton County to the south
Gwinnett County to the west

Communities in Barrow County

Barrow County has several towns and cities where people live.

Cities

Towns

Census-Designated Place

Russell

Other Communities

Barrow Heights

Population and People

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	13,188	—
1930	12,401	−6.0%
1940	13,064	5.3%
1950	13,115	0.4%
1960	14,485	10.4%
1970	16,859	16.4%
1980	21,354	26.7%
1990	29,721	39.2%
2000	46,144	55.3%
2010	69,367	50.3%
2020	83,505	20.4%
2023 (est.)	92,792	33.8%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 2020

In 2020, there were 83,505 people living in Barrow County. These people lived in about 27,765 homes. The county is a diverse place, with people from many different backgrounds.

In 2022, the average income for a household in Barrow County was about $78,216 per year. This means that families in the county generally have a good income. About 9.5% of the people in the county lived below the poverty line.

Education in Barrow County

The schools in Barrow County are all part of one school system called Barrow County Schools. This system has different groups of schools, called "clusters." Each cluster has a high school, middle schools, and elementary schools.