Flowery Branch, Georgia
Flowery Branch, Georgia | ||
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ZIP code 30542 | ||
Area code | 770 | |
FIPS code | 13-30340[3] | |
GNIS feature ID | 2403624[2] | |
Website | www |
Flowery Branch is a city in
History
Flowery Branch was established in 1874, one year after the Richmond and Danville Air-Line Railroad Railway System built a rail line through the city connecting Charlotte to Atlanta. The city hosts the Historic Caboose exhibit and the Historic Train Depot museum.
Flowery Branch was originally named Anaguluskee, a Cherokee Indian word meaning "flowers on the branch".[4] Other sources claim the original name was Nattagasska ("Blossom Creek"), which long-term residents recall as an alternative nickname for the town.[5]
Part of the historic Old Federal Road is in Flowery Branch.[9] It was an important route through northern Georgia in the early to mid-1800s. Its most obvious significance lay in four issues: the early history of Cherokee-U.S. social, economic, and cultural relations in the early 1800s, the eventual use of the Road as part of the Trail of Tears, use of the Road during the Georgia Gold Rush, and Union and Confederate use of the Road during the campaigns for Chickamauga in 1863 and Atlanta in 1864.[9]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.32 square miles (16.4 km2), of which, 6.32 square miles (16.4 km2) is land and 0.40% is water.[11]
Flowery Branch is within the Brevard Fault zone.[12]
Natural resources in the Flowery Branch area include:
Flowery Branch borders Chestnut Mountain and Oakwood. City limits are 1 mile (1.6 km) from Gainesville and Braselton. Flowery Branch is on the shores of Lake Lanier.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 289 | — | |
1890 | 350 | 21.1% | |
1900 | 420 | 20.0% | |
1910 | 373 | −11.2% | |
1920 | 461 | 23.6% | |
1930 | 418 | −9.3% | |
1940 | 506 | 21.1% | |
1950 | 610 | 20.6% | |
1960 | 741 | 21.5% | |
1970 | 779 | 5.1% | |
1980 | 755 | −3.1% | |
1990 | 1,251 | 65.7% | |
2000 | 1,806 | 44.4% | |
2010 | 5,679 | 214.5% | |
2020 | 9,391 | 65.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[19] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
6,580 | 70.07% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
810 | 8.63% |
Native American
|
24 | 0.26% |
Asian
|
363 | 3.87% |
Pacific Islander
|
2 | 0.02% |
Other/mixed
|
417 | 4.44% |
Latino
|
1,195 | 12.72% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,391 people, 2,976 households, and 1,862 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
There were 706 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 25.7% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $35,478, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $29,572 versus $21,382 for females. The
Economy
The Atlanta Falcons football team's training camp has been located in Flowery Branch since the start of the 2005 season.[21]
King's Hawaiian operates a 116,000-sq ft bakery and distribution center in Flowery Branch.[22]
Education
Public education in Flowery Branch is served by
Popular culture
Flowery Branch is a popular film location, featured in several movies and television series including Ozark[26][27] & Blended[26][27]
Notable people
- Gone Too Soon"
- Brad Keller, baseball player
- Phil Niekro, pitcher, MLB Hall of Fame
- Connor Shaw, football player
- John-Allison Weiss, singer/songwriter
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flowery Branch, Georgia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/f.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Hopper, Buz. "Jackson at Young's Tavern". GeorgiaInfo: an Online Georgia Almanac. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ^ "Jackson at Young's Tavern Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM". 1973.
- ^ a b Ownby, Ted; Wharton, David (2007). "Old Federal Road". www.dot.ga.gov. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil, Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches of Many of Its People. Southern Historical Association. 1895.
- ^ "Flowery Branch (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ a b https://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/B-96.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Furcron. "Dolomites and Magnesian Limestones in Georgia" (PDF). State of Georgia, EPD.
- ^ "Magnesium Resources of the United States A Geologic Summary and Annotated Bibliography to 1953" (PDF).
- ^ "Johnny Vardeman: North Georgia's mining boom lasted after the 1820s rush". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ a b McCallie (1910). A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF GEORGIA.
- ^ "Bulletin - Geological Survey". 1909.
- ^ "USEFUL MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES**-" (PDF).
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "City of Flowery Branch » Falcons Campus". Archived from the original on May 29, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
- ^ "King's Hawaiian Bakery". Pattillo Construction Corporation. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Mars, Inc. Announces Wrigley, Mars Chocolate Expansion In Georgia Will Create 175 Jobs". www.vendingmarketwatch.com. June 25, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). Flowery Branch. Retrieved May 8, 2023. - Compare areas zoned for residential use to the Hall County school zone maps.
- Hall County Schools. Retrieved May 8, 2023 – via YouTube. - See school zone viewer - Linked from this page
- ^ a b "Filming Location Matching "Flowery Branch, Georgia" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "These movies, TV series filmed in Hall County". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
External links
- The Flowery Branch Depot historical marker