Wrens, Georgia Explained
| Official Name: | Wrens, Georgia |
| Other Name Jefferson County: | wrens ga |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.12 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.14 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2217 |
| Population Density Km2: | 273.18 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 707.63 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.2081°N -82.3875°W |
| Elevation M: | 124 |
| Elevation Ft: | 407 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 30818, 30833 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-84456[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0333472[3] |
Wrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2020 census.[4] It is located on U.S. Route 1, thirty miles west of Augusta.
History
Wrens was laid out in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point, and named after W.J. Wren, an early settler and merchant.[5]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrens as a town in 1901.[6] Wrens was incorporated again as a city in 1970.[7]
Geography
Wrens is located at .[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3sqmi, of which 3sqmi is land and 0.33% is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 2,217 people, 880 households, and 591 families residing in the city.
Notable people
- Erskine Caldwell, author of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre
- Dr. Molly Howard, 2008 National Principal of the Year, Secondary School[10]
- Bruce Kelly, landscape architect who created the John Lennon memorial Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York[11]
- Henry Johnson, former NFL linebacker, Minnesota Vikings
- Mark "M.V." Oliphant, actor, BMF on Starz,Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse, TV One's Fatal Attraction[12] [13]
- Fernando Velasco, NFL center for the Tennessee Titans[14]
See also
References
- Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
- Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
- Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
- Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census. Bureau. United States Census Bureau.
- Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 257 . 0-915430-00-2.
- Book: Candler. Allen Daniel. Evans. Clement Anselm. Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. 1906. State historical association. 634.
- Web site: Wrens . GeorgiaGov . 30 June 2019.
- Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
- Web site: Explore Census Data. 2021-12-15. data.census.gov.
- Web site: USA's top principal could teach CEOs a thing or two - USATODAY.com. www.usatoday.com.
- News: Bruce Kelly, 44, Architect of Strawberry Fields. David W.. Dunlap. The New York Times . 23 January 1993 .
- Web site: ACMP PUBLISHING. www.acmppublishing.com.
- Web site: Urban Pro Weekly. 28 November 2013 .
- Web site: Tennessee Titans player page on Fernando Velasco.
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