Editing Oakwood, Georgia

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|leader_name              = Lamar Scroggs
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'''Oakwood''' is a city in [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. It is part of the [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]], Georgia [[Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 4,822 at the 2020 census, up from 3,970 in 2010.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1357260| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oakwood city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=May 16, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Oakwood is home to the [[University of North Georgia]] Gainesville Campus and [[Wayne Farms]].

==History==
The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Oakwood in 1903.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Q5yJl7zqL4C&pg=PA642|year=1903|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=642}}</ref>

==Geography==
Oakwood is located southwest of the center of Hall County. It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Gainesville, the [[county seat]], and to the southwest by the city of [[Flowery Branch, Georgia|Flowery Branch]].

[[Interstate 985]] travels through the southeastern part of Oakwood, with access from Exits 16 and 17. Via I-985 it is {{convert|48|mi}} southwest to downtown [[Atlanta]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|13.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.12%, are water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 110
|1920= 163
|1930= 189
|1940= 207
|1950= 225
|1960= 218
|1970= 250
|1980= 723
|1990= 1464
|2000= 2689
|2010= 3970
|2020= 4822
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 6412
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-13.xlsx |date=May 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Oakwood racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1357260&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,476
|51.35%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|693
|14.37%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|139
|2.88%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.08%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|177
|3.67%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,328
|27.54%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,822 people, 1,445 households, and 932 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,689 people, 1,031 households, and 686 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|859.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,098 housing units at an average density of {{convert|350.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 76.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 20.68% of the population.

There were 1,031 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,862, and the median income for a family was $43,308. Males had a median income of $31,413 versus $21,414 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,083.  About 7.2% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.6% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cityofoakwood.net/ City of Oakwood official website]

{{Hall County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Hall County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1896]]