City of Winder | |
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City | |
 Jug Tavern Park | |
 Seal  Logo | |
| Motto: "City of Opportunity"[1] | |
 Location inBarrow County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:33°59′47″N83°43′15″W / 33.99639°N 83.72083°W /33.99639; -83.72083 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Barrow |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jimmy Terrell |
| • City Manager | Jonathan Lynn |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.17 sq mi (36.70 km2) |
| • Land | 13.68 sq mi (35.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 988 ft (301 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,338 |
| • Density | 1,340.0/sq mi (517.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30680 |
| Area code | 470/678/770 |
| FIPS code | 13-83420[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0325442[4] |
| Website | cityofwinder.com |
Winder (/ˈwaɪndər/,WYNE-dər)[5] is a city and thecounty seat ofBarrow County,Georgia, United States.[6] It is located east of Atlanta and is part ofMetro Atlanta. The population was 18,338 at the 2020 census.
Creek people first inhabited the area.[7]
TheGeorgia General Assembly incorporated Winder in 1893.[8][citation needed] The community was named after John H. Winder, a railroad builder,[9] and not theJohn H. Winder who served as a General in the Confederate Army. Before Winder was named Winder it was originally named Jug Tavern.
The first hotel of theJameson Inn chain opened in Winder in 1987.[10]
The firstDoctors’ Day observance was March 28, 1933, in Winder. This first observance included the mailing of cards to the physicians and their wives, flowers placed on graves of deceased doctors, including Dr.Crawford Long (who in 1842 performed the first surgery under general anesthesia), and a formal dinner in the home of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Randolph. After the Barrow County Alliance adopted Mrs. Eudora Brown Almond's resolution to pay tribute to the doctors, the plan was presented to the Georgia State Medical Alliance in 1933 by Mrs. E. R. Harris of Winder, president of the Barrow County Alliance. On May 10, 1934, the resolution was adopted at the annual state meeting in Augusta, Georgia. The resolution was introduced to the Women's Alliance of the Southern Medical Association at its 29th annual meeting held in St. Louis, Missouri, November 19–22, 1935, by the Alliance president, Mrs. J. Bonar White. Since then, Doctors' Day has become an integral part of and synonymous with, the Southern Medical Association Alliance.[citation needed]
Winder is located in central Barrow County at33°59′47″N83°43′15″W / 33.99639°N 83.72083°W /33.99639; -83.72083 (33.996495, -83.720873).[11] It is 20 miles (32 km) west ofAthens and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of downtownAtlanta. Winder is 140 miles northwest of theAugusta metropolitan area.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.5 km2), of which 12.4 square miles (32.2 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 3.97%, is water.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 202 | — | |
| 1900 | 1,145 | 466.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,443 | 113.4% | |
| 1920 | 3,335 | 36.5% | |
| 1930 | 3,288 | −1.4% | |
| 1940 | 3,974 | 20.9% | |
| 1950 | 4,604 | 15.9% | |
| 1960 | 5,555 | 20.7% | |
| 1970 | 6,605 | 18.9% | |
| 1980 | 6,705 | 1.5% | |
| 1990 | 7,373 | 10.0% | |
| 2000 | 10,201 | 38.4% | |
| 2010 | 14,099 | 38.2% | |
| 2020 | 18,338 | 30.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[13] | Pop 2010[14] | Pop 2020[15] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 7,701 | 9,529 | 10,787 | 75.49% | 67.59% | 58.82% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,826 | 2,542 | 3,746 | 17.90% | 18.03% | 20.43% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 26 | 20 | 25 | 0.25% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 125 | 285 | 546 | 1.23% | 2.02% | 2.98% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.02% |
| Other Race alone (NH) | 3 | 39 | 110 | 0.03% | 0.28% | 0.60% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 132 | 290 | 819 | 1.29% | 2.06% | 4.47% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 385 | 1,381 | 2,302 | 3.77% | 9.80% | 12.55% |
| Total | 10,201 | 14,099 | 18,338 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 18,338 people, 5,799 households, and 3,885 families residing in the city.
TheBarrow County Courthouse in Winder was built in 1920, and is listed under theNational Register of Historic Places.[16]
The Barrow County Museum holds artifacts of Barrow County. It is the home of the Barrow County Historical Society. The museum located in the old Barrow County Jail.[17][18]
Public schools are part of theBarrow County School District. The district consists of eight elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools.[19] The district has 610 full-time teachers and over 9,362 students.[20]
Northern portions of Winder are assigned toWinder-Barrow High School, while southern portions are zoned toApalachee High School.[21] The majority of AHS-zoned parts of Winder are in the zones of Kennedy Elementary School and Westside Middle School, with one section in the zones of Bethlehem Elementary School and Haymon-Morris Middle School.[22][23] Elementary schools with attendance boundaries covering the WBHS part include Winder Elementary School, County Line Elementary School, and Holsenbeck Elementary School.[21][23] Richard B. Russell Middle School is in Winder,[24] in the Winder-Barrow feeder zone.
The Arts and Innovation Magnet Program is in Wilder.[25]
The following is a list of schools featured in the Winder area.
Former schools
There are limitedwalkability options available currently. However, neighboring Clarke, Gwinnett and Hall counties have accessible trails available.
364 W. Candler St., Winder, GA 30680
200 Bellview Street, Winder, GA 30680
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