Hartwell, Georgia

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Hartwell is a city in Hart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,469 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">[1] Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore</ref> The city is the county seat of Hart County.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Hartwell was founded in 1854 as seat of the newly formed Hart County. It was incorporated as a town in 1856 and as a city in 1904.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The town was named for Revolutionary War figure Nancy Morgan Hart.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Hartwell is located in central Hart County at Template:Coord (34.352738, -82.931161).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It sits Template:Convert southwest of Lake Hartwell, which acquired its name from the city. Hartwell is in the Piedmont region of Georgia, or the Upland South, and lies Template:Convert southeast of the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at Toccoa.

U.S. Route 29 passes through the center of Hartwell, leading east Template:Convert to the South Carolina border at Hartwell Dam on the Savannah River, and southwest Template:Convert to Royston. Anderson, South Carolina, is Template:Convert to the northeast via US 29, and Athens, Georgia, is Template:Convert to the southwest. Georgia State Route 51 also passes through Hartwell, leading north Template:Convert to Reed Creek and west Template:Convert to Bowersville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hartwell has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.32%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Climate

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Demographics

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2020 census

Hartwell Racial Composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White	2,568	57.45%
Black or African American	1,526	34.14%
Native American	5	0.11%
Asian	68	1.52%
Other/Mixed	177	3.96%
Hispanic or Latino	126	2.82%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,470 people, 1,592 households, and 1,013 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 4,469 people. There were 2,266 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 61.33% White, 34.53% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.07% of the population.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,128 and the median income for a family was $45,909. The per capita income for the city was $18,937. About 15.4% of families and 23.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Hart County School District

The Hart County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and an academy school.<ref>[2] Template:Dead link</ref> The district has 230 full-time teachers and over 3,564 students.<ref>[3]</ref>

Hartwell Elementary School
North Hart Elementary School
South Hart Elementary School
Hart County Middle School
Hart County High School
Hart County Academy

Hart County Public Library

The Hart County Public Library was begun in 1938 with rooms over Homer Herndon's drug store, then moved to the County Courthouse in 1941 until 1968 when the courthouse burned down. It was then located in the County School Board building until funds were raised for a permanent building in 1975.<ref>[4]</ref>

Controversy

The Hartwell Police Department was mentioned during an August 2024 podcast interview by YouTuber DG Hamblin with a former Hartwell Police Officer<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> who discussed supervisors' contact with the controversial Poulan Police Department Police Chief, as well as supervisors' apparent lack of knowledge of lawful policing procedures, to include several falsehoods in police documentation that was showcased in a redacted documents release.<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> DG Hamblin posted both the interview and the redacted documents on his YouTube Channel, The DG Hamblin Show.