Russell, Georgia

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement  |official_name = Russell, Georgia |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = Unincorporated community Census-designated place |motto =  |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = USA Georgia |pushpin_label = Russell |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Georgia |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Barrow |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 3.01 |area_land_km2 = 3.01 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.16 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.16 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 1322 |population_density_km2 = 439.32 |population_density_sq_mi = 1137.69 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|33|58|43|N|83|42|0|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 980  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 30680<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/30680|title=Russell ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref> |area_code = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 13-67676<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0332944<ref name="GR3-u">{{cite gnis|332944|Russell|2026-02-08}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }}

'''Russell''' is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Russell had a population of 1,322.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A67676&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=March 11, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ==History== The community most likely was named after Richard Russell Sr. (1861–1938), chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.<ref name="Names">{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=194 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Russell in 1902.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://barrowchamber.com/community/history-of-barrow-county/ | title=History of Barrow County | publisher=Barrow County Chamber of Commerce | accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref> The city's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.<ref name="Names" />

==Geography== Russell is located in central Barrow County at {{coord|33|58|43|N|83|42|0|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 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 {{convert|3.1|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1367676| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174732/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1367676| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Russell CDP, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |2010= 1203 |2020= 1322 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

Russell first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.<ref name=2010CensusGA/>

===Racial and ethnic composition===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Russell CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Russell CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1367676&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Russell CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1367676&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |714 |style='background: #ffffe6; |680 |59.35% |style='background: #ffffe6; |51.44% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |189 |style='background: #ffffe6; |179 |15.71% |style='background: #ffffe6; |13.54% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |7 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08% |- |Asian alone (NH) |51 |style='background: #ffffe6; |61 |4.24% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.61% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Other race alone (NH) |7 |style='background: #ffffe6; |11 |0.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.83% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |31 |style='background: #ffffe6; |54 |2.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.08% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |204 |style='background: #ffffe6; |336 |16.96% |style='background: #ffffe6; |25.42% |- |'''Total''' |'''1,203''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,322''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Russell had a population of 1,322. The median age was 32.0 years. 29.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.9 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A67676&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A67676&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A67676&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 420 households in Russell, of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.7% were married-couple households, 22.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 448 housing units, of which 6.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/> ==Education== It is in Barrow County Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13013_barrow/DC20SD_C13013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Barrow County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-06}} - Compare to the district boundary map, which mentions which elementary schools feed into which high school.</ref> Zoned schools include Holsenbeck Elementary School and Winder-Barrow High School.<ref name=BarrowSDmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/departments/transportation/school-maps|title=BCSS Attendance Zone Maps|publisher=Barrow County Schools|access-date=2024-09-04|quote=Winder-Barrow Cluster}} - Match the cluster with the schools on the map.</ref>

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Category:Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Census-designated places in Barrow County, Georgia Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Populated places disestablished in 1995