Bronwood, Georgia Explained

Official Name:	Bronwood, Georgia
Settlement Type:	Town
Mapsize:	250px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Georgia
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Terrell
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	2.05
Area Land Km2:	2.05
Area Water Km2:	0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:	0.79
Area Land Sq Mi:	0.79
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.00
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	334
Population Density Km2:	163.16
Population Density Sq Mi:	422.78
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	31.8308°N -84.3639°W
Elevation M:	112
Elevation Ft:	367
Postal Code Type:	ZIP codes
Postal Code:	31726, 39826
Area Code:	229
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	13-10860^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	0354864^[3]

Bronwood is a town in Terrell County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 334. It is part of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

History

Bronwood was originally called "Brown's Station" in 1858, when the railroad was extended to that point, after one Mr. Brown, a railroad official.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1883 as "Bronwood", with the town's limits extended in a one mile radius from the depot at Brown's station.^[5]

Geography

Bronwood is located at 31.8308°N -84.3639°W (31.830959, -84.363942).^[6] The closest cities are Dawson (six miles away), Americus 21 miles and Albany 25 miles. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all land.

Demographics

Bronwood town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010^[7] !Pop 2020^[8] !% 2010!% 2020

White alone (NH)	62	92	27.56%	27.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)	155	216	68.89%	64.67%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
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	8	0.00%	2.40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	18	3.56%	5.39%
Total	225	334	100.00%	100.00%

In 2020, it had a population of 334, up from 225 in 2010.

References

1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
4. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 26 . 0-915430-00-2.
5. Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1883. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 423.
6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
7. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bronwood town, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.
8. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bronwood town, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.