Wrens, Georgia

Wrens, Georgia
Wrens, Georgia
City
	Location in Jefferson County and the state of Georgia
	Coordinates: 33°12′29″N 82°23′15″W / 33.20806°N 82.38750°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	3.14 sq mi (8.13 km2)
• Land	3.13 sq mi (8.12 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	407 ft (124 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,217
• Density	707.63/sq mi (273.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	30818, 30833
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-84456
GNIS feature ID	0333472
Website	cityofwrens.com

Wrens is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2020 census.^[4] 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.^[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Wrens as a town in 1901.^[6] Wrens was incorporated again as a city in 1970.^[7]

Wrens is located at 33°12′29″N 82°23′15″W / 33.208171°N 82.387520°W / 33.208171; -82.387520.^[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), of which 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²) is land and 0.33% is water.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	616	—
1920	1,074	74.4%
1930	1,085	1.0%
1940	1,192	9.9%
1950	1,380	15.8%
1960	1,628	18.0%
1970	2,204	35.4%
1980	2,415	9.6%
1990	2,414	0.0%
2000	2,314	−4.1%
2010	2,187	−5.5%
2020	2,217	1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9]

Wrens racial composition as of 2020^[10]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	643	29.0%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,453	65.54%
Native American	2	0.09%
Asian	9	0.41%
Other/Mixed	55	2.48%
Hispanic or Latino	55	2.48%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,217 people, 880 households, and 591 families residing in the city.

Erskine Caldwell, author of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre
Dr. Molly Howard, 2008 National Principal of the Year, Secondary School^[11]
Bruce Kelly, landscape architect who created the John Lennon memorial Strawberry Fields in Central Park, New York^[12]
Henry Johnson, former NFL linebacker, Minnesota Vikings
Mark "M.V." Oliphant, actor, BMF on Starz,Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse, TV One's Fatal Attraction^[13]^[14]
Fernando Velasco, NFL center for the Tennessee Titans^[15]

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^ "USA's top principal could teach CEOs a thing or two - USATODAY.com". www.usatoday.com.
^ Dunlap, David W. (January 23, 1993). "Bruce Kelly, 44, Architect of Strawberry Fields". The New York Times.
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^ "Urban Pro Weekly". November 28, 2013.
^ "Tennessee Titans player page on Fernando Velasco".