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Braswell, Georgia
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Location in Paulding County and the state of Georgia
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Polk, Paulding |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.18 sq mi (8.23 km2) |
| • Land | 3.16 sq mi (8.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,161 ft (354 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 379 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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383 |
| • Density | 121.05/sq mi (46.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 770/678/470 |
| FIPS code | 13-10104 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331229 |
Braswell is a city in Polk and Paulding counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 379.
Geography
Braswell is located at 33°59′2″N 84°57′34″W / 33.98389°N 84.95944°W (33.983787, -84.959479).
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 a population of 25 in 1950. (Source=Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer)
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, is currently used by bicyclists and joggers as a part of the Georgia/Alabama Silver Comet Trail.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 100 | — | |
| 1910 | 95 | −5.0% | |
| 1920 | 58 | −38.9% | |
| 1930 | 76 | 31.0% | |
| 1940 | 56 | −26.3% | |
| 1950 | 25 | −55.4% | |
| 1960 | 14 | −44.0% | |
| 1970 | 30 | 114.3% | |
| 1980 | 282 | 840.0% | |
| 1990 | 247 | −12.4% | |
| 2000 | 80 | −67.6% | |
| 2010 | 379 | 373.8% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 383 | 1.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
