Oakwood is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,822 at the 2020 census, up from 3,970 in 2010. Oakwood is home to the University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus and Wayne Farms.
History
Oakwood was originally founded as O'Dell's Crossing in 1873. It was later renamed to Oakwood in 1896 as wood-burning trains regularly stopped here for fuel resupplies.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Oakwood in 1903.
Geography
Oakwood is located southwest of the center of Hall County. It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Gainesville, the county seat, and to the southwest by the city of Flowery Branch.
Interstate 985 travels through the southeastern part of Oakwood, with access from Exits 16 and 17. Via I-985 it is southwest to downtown Atlanta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.12%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 4,822 people and 932 families in Oakwood.
The median age was 33.8 years. 22.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.9 males age 18 and over.
There were 2,102 households in Oakwood, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 31.4% were married-couple households, 24.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 36.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.