Winder, Georgia

Winder (, WYNE-dər) is a city and the county seat of Barrow County, Georgia, United States. It is located east of Atlanta and is part of Metro Atlanta. The population was 18,338 at the 2020 census. History Creek people first inhabited the area. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Winder in 1893. The community was named after John H. Winder who served as a General in the Confederate Army. Before Winder was named Winder it was originally named Jug Tavern. The first hotel of the Jameson Inn chain opened in Winder in 1987. The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 28, 1933, in Winder. This first observance included the mailing of cards to the physicians and their wives, flowers placed on graves of deceased doctors, including Dr. Crawford Long (who in 1842 performed the first surgery under general anesthesia), and a formal dinner in the home of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Randolph. After the Barrow County Alliance adopted Mrs. Eudora Brown Almond's resolution to pay tribute to the doctors, the plan was presented to the Georgia State Medical Alliance in 1933 by Mrs. E. R. Harris of Winder, president of the Barrow County Alliance. On May 10, 1934, the resolution was adopted at the annual state meeting in Augusta, Georgia. The resolution was introduced to the Women's Alliance of the Southern Medical Association at its 29th annual meeting held in St. Louis, Missouri, November 19–22, 1935, by the Alliance president, Mrs. J. Bonar White. Since then, Doctors' Day has become an integral part of and synonymous with, the Southern Medical Association Alliance. Geography Winder is located in central Barrow County at 33°59′47″N 83°43′15″W (33.996495, -83.720873). It is 20 miles (32 km) west of Athens and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta. Winder is 140 miles northwest of the Augusta metropolitan area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.5 km2), of which 12.4 square miles (32.2 km2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), or 3.97%, is water. Demographics Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the 2020 census, Winder had a population of 18,338. The median age was 36.3 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.8 males age 18 and over. 98.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.2% lived in rural areas. There were 6,645 households and 3,885 families in Winder, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.1% were married-couple households, 16.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 6,964 housing units, of which 4.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.6%. Arts and culture National Register of Historic Places The Barrow County Courthouse in Winder was built in 1920, and is listed under the National Register of Historic Places. Barrow County Museum The Barrow County Museum holds artifacts of Barrow County. It is the home of the Barrow County Historical Society. The museum located in the old Barrow County Jail. Education Public schools Public schools are part of the Barrow County School District. The district consists of eight elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 610 full-time teachers and over 9,362 students. Northern portions of Winder are assigned to Winder-Barrow High School, while southern portions are zoned to Apalachee High School. The majority of AHS-zoned parts of Winder are in the zones of Kennedy Elementary School and Westside Middle School, with one section in the zones of Bethlehem Elementary School and Haymon-Morris Middle School. Elementary schools with attendance boundaries covering the WBHS part include Winder Elementary School, County Line Elementary School, and Holsenbeck Elementary School. Richard B. Russell Middle School is in Winder, in the Winder-Barrow feeder zone. The Arts and Innovation Magnet Program is in Wilder. The following is a list of schools featured in the Winder area. County Line Elementary School Holsenbeck Elementary School Kennedy Elementary School Winder Elementary School Yargo Elementary School Arts and Innovation Magnet Program Bramlett Elementary School Westside Middle School Richard B. Russell Middle School Haymon-Morris Middle School Bear Creek Middle School Winder-Barrow High School Apalachee High School Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy (BASA) Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology Former schools Winder-Barrow Middle School (closed 2013) Snodon Preparatory School (closed 2014) Private schools Barrow County Christian Academy (B.C.C.A.) Bethlehem Christian Academy Colleges and universities Lanier Technical College (Winder-Barrow Campus) Transportation Major roads Pedestrians and cycling There are limited walkability options available currently. However, neighboring Clarke, Gwinnett and Hall counties have accessible trails available. References External links City of Winder official website Winder, Georgia, at City-Data.com Railfanning in Winder, Georgia Concord Methodist Cemetery historical marker Rockwell Universalist Church historical marker Winder's Most Historical Site historical marker