Bartow is a town in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 186. Initially the town was known as "Spier's Turnout", but was changed to honor the first Confederate officer to die in battle, Colonel Francis S. Bartow of Savannah, Georgia, who was killed at the Battle of Manassas, Virginia on July 21, 1861.
Geography Bartow is located at (32.881111, -82.472222).
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition +Bartow town, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)901188540.36%41.26%45.70%Black or African American alone (NH)1301679658.30%58.39%51.61%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0010.00%0.00%0.54%Asian alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)0020.00%0.00%1.08%Hispanic or Latino (any race)3121.35%0.35%1.08%Total223286186 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census
Notable person Robby Wells, American college football coach and politician
See also
Central Savannah River Area
References
External links The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald/ Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia.