Official Name: | Barwick, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Thomas, Brooks |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.94 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.86 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.75 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.72 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 363 |
Population Density Km2: | 195.19 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 505.57 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 30.9°N -127°W |
Elevation M: | 81 |
Elevation Ft: | 266 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 31720 |
Area Code: | 229 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-05708[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0310835[3] |
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.
Barwick had its start in the early 1890s when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] A post office has been in operation at Barwick since 1894.[5] The community was named after R. H. Barwick, a Primitive Baptist leader.[6] Barwick was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly as a town in 1903.[7]
Barwick is located at 30.9°N -127°W (30.8921, −83.7384).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9km2, of which 0.08km2, or 4.16%, is water.[9]
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.