Barrow County is a county located in the East Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 83,505. Its county seat is Winder. Barrow County is included in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan statistical area.
History
Barrow County was created from portions of Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties when Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment on November 3, 1914, making Barrow County the 149th Georgia county; there are now 159. Barrow County was named after David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., a University of Georgia mathematics and engineering professor who was later Chancellor serving in that position from 1906 to 1925. Barrow died on January 11, 1929, in Athens and is buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.6%) is water. The entirety of Barrow County is located in the Upper Oconee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.
Adjacent counties
- Hall County – north
- Clarke County – east at single point
- Jackson County – east
- Oconee County – southeast
- Walton County – south
- Gwinnett County – west
Communities
Cities
- Auburn
- Statham
- Winder
Towns
- Bethlehem
- Braselton
- Carl
Census-designated place
- Russell
Other unincorporated communities
- Barrow Heights