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}}Template:Main other Braselton (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a town in Jackson, Barrow, Gwinnett, and Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, approximately Template:Convert northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 13,403, and in 2023 the estimated population was 15,538.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Jackson County portion of Braselton is part of the Jefferson, GA, micropolitan statistical area, while the Gwinnett and Barrow County portions are part of Metro Atlanta, and the Hall County portion is part of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area.
HistoryEdit
The first permanent settlement at Braselton was made in 1884.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The town is named after Harrison Braselton, a poor dirt farmer who married Susan Hosch, the daughter of a rich plantation owner. Braselton built a home on Template:Convert of land he purchased north of the Hosch Plantation. The land he purchased was later called Braselton.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Braselton as a town in 1916.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1989 actress and Georgia native Kim Basinger and other investors bought Template:Convert of the town's 2,000 privately owned acres for $20Template:Nbspmillion from Braselton Brothers Inc, intending to turn it into a tourist destination.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1995, facing personal bankruptcy, she and her partners sold the land for $4.3Template:Nbspmillion.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
GeographyEdit
Braselton is located at Template:Coord (34.109167, -83.762778).<ref name="GR1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.79%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Braselton has seen its growth from Template:Convert to its current size from annexations into surrounding areas.
Braselton borders the mailing addresses (not city limits) of Gainesville (Candler), Flowery Branch, Oakwood (Chestnut Mountain side), and Pendergrass.
The town borders the city limits and shares a ZIP code with Hoschton.
The Road Atlanta race track has a Braselton address, but is located just north of the town itself.
DemographicsEdit
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Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 9,316 | 69.51% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,468 | 10.95% | |
| Native American | 17 | 0.13% | |
| Asian | 567 | 4.23% | |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.03% | |
| Other/Mixed | 561 | 4.19% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,470 | 10.97% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,403 people, 3,779 households, and 3,100 families residing in the town.
In 2022 the Braselton population by county breakdown was as follows: 2,973 in Gwinnett County, 1,763 in Jackson County, 1,690 in Hall County, and 1,085 in Barrow County.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
InfrastructureEdit
The town operates a police department,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a Hall County Sheriff's Office location,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> post office, and one fire station.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Northeast Georgia Health System built a new hospital in the Central/Greater Braselton area that opened in Spring 2015.<ref name="hospital">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It's the first net-new hospital in Georgia in 20 years.<ref name="netnew20">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
EducationEdit
Portions in Barrow County are in the Barrow County School District.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Text list</ref> For this portion, Bramlett Elementary School is the zoned elementary school, and Winder-Barrow High School is the zoned high school.<ref name=BarrowSDmap>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Match the cluster with the schools on the map.</ref>
Portions in Gwinnett County are in the Gwinnett County Public Schools school district.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Text list</ref> This section is zoned to Duncan Creek Elementary School, Osborn Middle School, and Mill Creek High School.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Portions in Hall County are in the Hall County School District.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Text list</ref>
The portion in Jackson County is in the Jackson County School District.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Text list</ref>
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Town of Braselton official website
- The Braselton Family historical marker
- The Braselton School Bell historical marker
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