Wrens, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 33°12′29″N 82°23′15″W / 33.20806°N 82.38750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Jefferson |
Area | |
• Total | 3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2) |
• Land | 3.13 sq mi (8.12 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
Population (
2020) | |
• Total | 2,217 |
• Density | 707.63/sq mi (273.18/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 30818, 30833 |
Area code | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-84456 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0333472 [3] |
Website |
cityofwrens |
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 south of Augusta.
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]
Wrens is located at 33°12′29″N 82°23′15″W / 33.208171°N 82.387520°W. [8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), of which 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) is land and 0.33% is water.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 616 | — | |
1920 | 1,074 | 74.4% | |
1930 | 1,085 | 1.0% | |
1940 | 1,192 | 9.9% | |
1950 | 1,380 | 15.8% | |
1960 | 1,628 | 18.0% | |
1970 | 2,204 | 35.4% | |
1980 | 2,415 | 9.6% | |
1990 | 2,414 | 0.0% | |
2000 | 2,314 | −4.1% | |
2010 | 2,187 | −5.5% | |
2020 | 2,217 | 1.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 643 | 29.0% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,453 | 65.54% |
Native American | 2 | 0.09% |
Asian | 9 | 0.41% |
Other/Mixed | 55 | 2.48% |
Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 2.48% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,217 people, 880 households, and 591 families residing in the city.