Wrens, Georgia

Wrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2020 census. It is located on U.S. Route 1, thirty miles west of Augusta.

History

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.

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrens as a town in 1901. Wrens was incorporated again as a city in 1970.

Geography

Wrens is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.33% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Wrens had a population of 2,217. The median age was 40.4 years. About 25.3% of residents were under age 18, and 18.8% were age 65 or older. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 891 households in Wrens, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.1% were married-couple households, 20.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 46.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was age 65 or older.

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

|White (non-Hispanic)

|643

|29.0%

|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|1,453

|65.54%

|Native American

|0.09%

|Asian

|0.41%

|Other/Mixed

|55

|2.48%

|Hispanic or Latino

|55