Rest Haven is a town primarily in northern Gwinnett and partly in southern Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 45.
Rest Haven is located along Georgia State Route 13, a highway from Atlanta to Gainesville that is immediately west of Interstate 985. The Gwinnett County portion of Rest Haven is part of the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Marietta, GA-AL metropolitan statistical area, while the Hall County portion is part of the Gainesville, GA metropolitan statistical area.
History
The town was granted a municipal charter in 1938.
It was announced on September 19, 2005, that the town leaders wished to be annexed into Buford, a much larger city which surrounds Rest Haven except on the north. A previous attempt to do so in 2001 ended in a lawsuit and a judge ordered Rest Haven to remain a city. Some property owners have already de-annexed from the town and annexed into Buford. [http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050919/localnews/18103.shtml] ([http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=96362])
State law prohibits annexation of one city into another, so the town would first have to vote in a referendum to dissolve. It would then go through the annexation process, requiring approval of the Buford city council and a second referendum of the former Rest Haven residents.
Additional legal battles ensued in 2015 by some local residents' request to be annexed by Buford, which was granted.
As of 2022, the city of Rest Haven still exists with Kenneth Waycaster serving as Mayor. All planning, zoning, utilities, and permitting services are provided by Buford.<br> 1850-1870 1870-1880<br> 1890-1910 1920-1930<br> 1940 1950 1960<br> 1970 1980 1990<br> 2000 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|136
|54
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|90.07%
|87.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.44%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|4
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|2.65%
|1.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.11%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.66%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.67%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|4
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|2.65%
|1.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.44%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|6
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|3.97%
|9.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.33%
|-
|Total
|151
|62
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
2000 census
As of the census