Official Name: | Russell, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia |
Pushpin Label: | Russell |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Barrow |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.01 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.01 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.16 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.16 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1322 |
Population Density Km2: | 439.32 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1137.69 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.9786°N -83.7°W |
Elevation Ft: | 980 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 30680[2] |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-67676[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0332944[4] |
Russell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,203 at the 2010 census.[5]
The community most likely was named after Richard Russell Sr. (1861–1938), chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.[6]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Russell in 1902.[7] The city's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.
Russell is located in central Barrow County at 33.9786°N -83.7°W.[8] It is bordered to the north and west by the city of Winder, the Barrow County seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1km2, all land.[5]