Editing Braselton, Georgia

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"It's better in Braselton"
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'''Braselton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|æ|z|əl|t|ən}} {{respell|BRAZ|əl|tən}}) is a [[town]] in [[Jackson County, Georgia|Jackson]], [[Barrow County, Georgia|Barrow]], [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett]], and [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], approximately {{convert|43|mi}} northeast of [[Atlanta]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town had a population of 13,403, and in 2023 the estimated population was 15,538.<ref>{{cite web |title=Braselton town, Georgia; United States |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/braseltontowngeorgia,US/PST045223 |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref>

The Jackson County portion of Braselton is part of the [[Jefferson, Georgia|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]].

==History==
[[File:Braselton Brothers Department Store Warehouse Oct 2012.jpg|thumb|left|Street scene of the Braselton Historic District]]
The first permanent settlement at Braselton was made in 1884.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf |title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins |publisher=Winship Press |author=Krakow, Kenneth K. |year=1975 |location=Macon, Georgia |page=24 |isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</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 {{convert|786|acre}} of land he purchased north of the Hosch Plantation. The land he purchased was later called Braselton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.braselton.net/dda/history-braselton.pdf |title=History of Braselton |publisher=Braselton.net |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120619163527/http://www.braselton.net/dda/history-braselton.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Braselton as a town in 1916.<ref>{{cite book |title=Park's Annotated Code of the State of Georgia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J6wnAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA678 |year=1922 |publisher=Harrison Company |page=678}}</ref>

In 1989 actress and Georgia native [[Kim Basinger]] and other investors bought {{convert|1751|acre}} of the town's 2,000 privately owned acres for $20{{nbsp}}million from Braselton Brothers Inc, intending to turn it into a tourist destination.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/31/us/braselton-journal-actress-buys-town-a-place-on-the-map.html |title=Braselton Journal; Actress Buys Town a Place on the Map |newspaper=New York Times |date=March 31, 1989 |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> In 1995, facing [[personal bankruptcy]], she and her partners sold the land for $4.3{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Altman |first1=Sheryl |title=Kim Basinger Public Troubles, Private Joys |journal=Biography |date=2000 |volume=4 |issue=5 |page=55}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aol.com/2010/09/23/10-worst-celebrity-business-owners/ |title=10 worst celebrity business owners |website=AOL.com|date=July 15, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/actual-factual-gwinnett-kim-basinger-used-own-braselton/xo3lLbG9Srb0HGIN9uDkQM/ |title=Actual factual: Gwinnett Kim Basinger Used to Own Braselton |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |last1=Estep |first1=Tyler }}</ref>

==Geography==
Braselton is located at {{coord|34|06|33|N|83|45|46|W|type:city}} (34.109167, -83.762778).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|32.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|32.2|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.79%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1310076 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175919/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1310076 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Braselton town, Georgia |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |access-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> Braselton has seen its growth from {{convert|7.20|sqmi}} to its current size from annexations into surrounding areas.

Braselton borders the mailing addresses (not city limits) of [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]] (Candler), [[Flowery Branch]], [[Oakwood, Georgia|Oakwood]] (Chestnut Mountain side), and [[Pendergrass, Georgia|Pendergrass]].

The town borders the city limits and shares a ZIP code with [[Hoschton, Georgia|Hoschton]].

The [[Road Atlanta]] race track has a Braselton address, but is located just north of the town itself.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 148
|1930= 189
|1940= 197
|1950= 165
|1960= 255
|1970= 386
|1980= 308
|1990= 418
|2000= 1206
|2010= 7511
|2020= 13403
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Braselton racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1310076&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 12, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|9,316
|69.51%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,468
|10.95%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|17
|0.13%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|567
|4.23%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|561
|4.19%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Barrow.pdf|title=General Highway Map Barrow County Georgia|publisher=[[Georgia Department of Transportation]]|year=2022|access-date=2024-09-24}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The town operates a police department,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.braselton.net/police.html |title=Town of Braselton, Georgia - Police Department |website=www.braselton.net |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811050946/http://braselton.net/police.html |archive-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> a [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall County]] Sheriff's Office location,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://accesswdun.com/article/2014/11/281844 |title=New sheriff's office precinct opens in south Hall County}}</ref> post office, and one fire station.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wjfd.org/about-us/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715061356/http://www.wjfd.org/about-us/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |title=About Us &#124; West Jackson Fire Department |date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> Northeast Georgia Health System built a new hospital in the Central/Greater Braselton area that opened in Spring 2015.<ref name="hospital">{{cite web |url=http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=286198 |title=NGMC Braselton open house set for March 29 |publisher=accessnorthga.com |access-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-date=March 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313070117/http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=286198 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It's the first net-new hospital in Georgia in 20 years.<ref name="netnew20">{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2014/05/16/new-braselton-hospital-spurs-other-development.html?page=all |title=New Braselton hospital spurs other development |publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle |access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Education==
Portions in Barrow County are in the [[Barrow County School District]].<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]]|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13013_barrow/DC20SD_C13013_SD2MS.txt 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>{{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>

Portions in Gwinnett County are in the [[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] school district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13135_gwinnett/DC20SD_C13135.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gwinnett County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13135_gwinnett/DC20SD_C13135_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> This section is zoned to Duncan Creek Elementary School, Osborn Middle School, and [[Mill Creek High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/fs/resource-manager/view/8201551e-5d35-4c4a-bec4-00d2d1ccb35e|title=Mill Creek Cluster 2024-2025|publisher=[[Gwinnett County Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-09-07}}</ref>

Portions in Hall County are in the [[Hall County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13139_hall/DC20SD_C13139.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hall County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|pages=23–24 (PDF p. 24/25)|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13139_hall/DC20SD_C13139_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The portion in Jackson County is in the [[Jackson County School District (Georgia)|Jackson County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13157_jackson/DC20SD_C13157.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|pages=8, 14 (PDF pp. 9, 15/27)|accessdate=May 7, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13157_jackson/DC20SD_C13157_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.braselton.net Town of Braselton official website]
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/jackson/the-braselton-family The Braselton Family] historical marker
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/jackson/the-braselton-school-bell The Braselton School Bell] historical marker

{{Barrow County, Georgia}}
{{Hall County, Georgia}}
{{Gwinnett County, Georgia}}
{{Jackson County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Towns in Barrow County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Hall County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Jackson County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Gwinnett County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1884]]
[[Category:1884 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]