Bowdon is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,161.
History
The community was incorporated on January 1, 1859,
Bowdon College was established in Bowdon in 1857 but closed in 1936.
Bowdon was formerly served by the Bowdon Railway, in operation from 1910 to 1963.
On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 crashed between Bowdon and neighboring city Carrollton.
Geography
Bowdon is located near the Georgia-Alabama state line at 33° 32′ 22″ N, 85° 15′ 21″ W (33.539444 N, -85.255833 W). The main highways through the city are Georgia State Routes 100 and 166. GA-100 runs through the city from north to south, leading north to Tallapoosa and south to Ephesus. GA-166 runs through the city from west to east, leading east to Carrollton, the county seat, and west to its end at the Alabama-Georgia state line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bowdon has a total area of , all land.
Climate
Bowdon has generally mild winters, with highs averaging in the low to mid 50s and lows around 32. Usually, there are one or two days each winter when lows drop below 15. Snow is infrequent, averaging about 2" per winter. Some winters, however, experience no snowfall. Ice is more common than snow. Rainfall is usually plentiful in the winter.
Although severe weather is not very common, it does happen in the winter. The most recent severe weather event occurred on February 26, 2008, when an EF3 tornado hit an area about four miles north of Bowdon.
The fall and spring months tend to bring the nicest weather, with numerous sunny days. Highs in the spring average in the 70s and lows average in the 40s and 50s. There is often severe weather in the spring, with occasionally a tornado. Fall tends to be the nicest season, with plentiful sunshine and highs in the 60s and 70s. Towards the end of fall, lows can drop below 30.
Summer is often very humid and hot, although the heat is relieved by afternoon thunderstorms which occur almost daily. The summer of 2007 was one of the hottest on record, with several days recording highs above 100. Highs in the summer are generally around 90 with lows in the 60s.
On May 11, 2008, Bowdon was hit by a series of tornadoes known as the "Mother's Day Storm", with a few reported injuries, but no deaths.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bowdon had a population of 2,161. The median age was 37.6 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.5 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 882 households in Bowdon, of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.8% were married-couple households, 19.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White
|1,451
|67.14%
|-
|Black or African American
|491
|22.72%
|-
|Native American
|7
|0.32%
|-
|Asian
|6
|0.28%
|-
|Other/mixed
|139
|6.43%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|67
|3.1%
|}
Media
Bowdon is the city of license for Top 40 radio station Power 105.3 WWPW.
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- C. J. Brewer, #62 defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Bull Buchanan, current Rampage Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion
- Mike Dugan, Georgia State Senate majority leader
- Michael Huey, recording studio owner and touring drummer
- Nick Jones, football player, twice signed by the Seattle Seahawks