Russell, Georgia

Place in Georgia, United States

33°58′43″N 83°42′0″W / 33.97861°N 83.70000°W / 33.97861; -83.70000CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyBarrowArea

^[1]

• Total1.16 sq mi (3.01 km²) • Land1.16 sq mi (3.01 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

980 ft (300 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,322 • Density1,137.69/sq mi (439.32/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

30680^[2]

FIPS code13-67676^[3]GNIS feature ID0332944^[4]

Russell is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,203 at the 2010 census.^[5]

History

The community most likely was named after Richard Russell Sr. (1861–1938), chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.^[6]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Russell in 1902.^[7] The city's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.^[6]

Geography

Russell is located in central Barrow County at 33°58′43″N 83°42′0″W / 33.97861°N 83.70000°W / 33.97861; -83.70000.^[8] It is bordered to the north and west by the city of Winder, the Barrow County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all land.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,322		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "Russell ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Russell CDP, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 194. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "History of Barrow County". Barrow County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.