Bartow, Georgia

Not to be confused with Bartow County, Georgia.

Bartow is a town in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 186. Initially the town was known as "Spier's Turnout", but was changed to honor the first Confederate officer to die in battle, Colonel Francis S. Bartow of Savannah, Georgia, who was killed at the Battle of Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861.^[4]

Bartow, Georgia
Town
Central of Georgia Railway depot
Location in Jefferson County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°52′52″N 82°28′20″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2)
• Land	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	243 ft (74 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	186
• Density	164.75/sq mi (63.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30413
Area code	478
FIPS code	13-05680[2]
GNIS feature ID	0354475[3]

Geography

Bartow is located at 32°52′52″N 82°28′20″W (32.881111, -82.472222).

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	248		—
1890	437		76.2%
1900	286		−34.6%
1910	384		34.3%
1920	582		51.6%
1930	416		−28.5%
1940	438		5.3%
1950	347		−20.8%
1960	366		5.5%
1970	333		−9.0%
1980	357		7.2%
1990	292		−18.2%
2000	223		−23.6%
2010	286		28.3%
2020	186		−35.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Bartow town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[6]	Pop 2020[7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	118	85	41.26%	45.70%
Black or African American alone (NH)	167	96	58.39%	51.61%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.54%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	2	0.00%	1.08%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	2	0.35%	1.08%
Total	286	186	100.00%	100.00%

Notable person

• Robby Wells, American college football coach and politician

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 14. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bartow town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
7. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bartow town, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

External links

• The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald/ Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia.