Barwick, Georgia
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Barwick is a city divided by the county line between Brooks and Thomas counties, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 363.
History
Barwick had its start in the early 1890s when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=15 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} A post office has been in operation at Barwick since 1894.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA | title=County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=11 September 2017}} The community was named after R. H. Barwick, a Primitive Baptist leader.{{cite web | url=http://www.barwickga.com | title=Homepage | publisher=Town of Barwick | accessdate=2 April 2018}} Barwick was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly as a town in 1903.{{cite book|title=Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hg04AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA406|year=1908|page=406|author1 = Georgia}}
Geography
Barwick is located at {{coord|30|54|N|83|44|W|type:city}} (30.8921, −83.7384).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|1.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.08|km2|disp=flip|3}}, or 4.16%, is water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1305708| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175815/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1305708| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Barwick city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 7, 2013}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1910= 381
|1920= 422
|1930= 499
|1940= 409
|1950= 436
|1960= 400
|1970= 432
|1980= 413
|1990= 385
|2000= 444
|2010= 386
|2020= 363
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1870-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}
1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1970{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1990{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2010{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
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At the census of 2000, there were 444 people, 181 households, and 110 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 363.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
Circa 2024, its population was 368. The population by county breakdown was as follows: 240 in Thomas County and 146 in Brooks County.{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov:443/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Thomas.pdf|title=General Highway Map Thomas County Georgia|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation|access-date=2024-09-25}}
Education
Residents in Brooks County are in the Brooks County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13027_brooks/DC20SD_C13027.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brooks County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-25}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13027_brooks/DC20SD_C13027_SD2MS.txt Text list]
Residents in Thomas County are in the Thomas County School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13275_thomas/DC20SD_C13275.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Thomas County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-25|page=6 (PDF p. 7/13)}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13275_thomas/DC20SD_C13275_SD2MS.txt Text list]
References
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External links
- [http://www.cityofbarwick.org City of Barwick official website]
{{Brooks County, Georgia}}
{{Thomas County, Georgia}}
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Category:Cities in Brooks County, Georgia
Category:Cities in Thomas County, Georgia