Winder (, ) is a city and the

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of Barrow County,

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, United States. It is located east of Atlanta and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The population was 18,338 at the 2020 census.

History

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incorporated Winder in 1893. The community was named after John H. Winder, a railroad builder, and not the John H. Winder who served as a General in the Confederate Army. Before Winder was named Winder it was originally named Jug Tavern. The first hotel of the Jameson Inn chain opened in Winder in 1987. The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 28, 1933, in Winder. This first observance included the mailing of cards to the physicians and their wives, flowers placed on graves of deceased doctors, including Dr.

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(who in 1842 performed the first surgery under general anesthesia), and a formal dinner in the home of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Randolph. After the Barrow County Alliance adopted Mrs. Eudora Brown Almond's resolution to pay tribute to the doctors, the plan was presented to the Georgia State Medical Alliance in 1933 by Mrs. E. R. Harris of Winder, president of the Barrow County Alliance. On May 10, 1934, the resolution was adopted at the annual state meeting in Augusta, Georgia. The resolution was introduced to the Women's Alliance of the Southern Medical Association at its 29th annual meeting held in St. Louis, Missouri, November 19–22, 1935, by the Alliance president, Mrs. J. Bonar White. Since then, Doctors' Day has become an integral part of and synonymous with, the Southern Medical Association Alliance.

Geography

Winder is located in central Barrow County at (33.996495, -83.720873). It is west of

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and northeast of downtown

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.97%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,338 people, 5,799 households, and 3,885 families residing in the city.

Arts and culture

National Register of Historic Places

The

Barrow County Courthouse The Barrow County Courthouse, which is located on Courthouse Sq. in Winder, Georgia, was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was designed by J.J. Baldwin. It has a one-story projecting entrance ...

in Winder was built in 1920, and is listed under the

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Barrow County Museum

The Barrow County Museum holds artifacts of Barrow County. It is the home of the Barrow County Historical Society. The museum located in the old Barrow County Jail.

Education

Public schools

Public schools are part of the Barrow County School District. The district consists of eight elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 610 full-time teachers and over 9,362 students. Northern portions of Winder are assigned to

Winder-Barrow High School Winder-Barrow High School is a high school in Winder, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9–12. It has an enrollment of 1,911 students, and is the home of the Winder-Barrow "Bulldoggs." It is a part of Barrow County Schools. The attendanc ...

, while southern portions are zoned to

Apalachee High School Apalachee High School is a public high school located near Winder, Georgia, United States. The school mascot is a wildcat. Apalachee is a part of Barrow County Schools, a Title I district. Feeder schools include Haymon-Morris Middle School an ...

. The majority of AHS-zoned parts of Winder are in the zones of Kennedy Elementary School and Westside Middle School, with one section in the zones of Bethlehem Elementary School and Haymon-Morris Middle School. Elementary schools with attendance boundaries covering the WBHS part include Winder Elementary School, County Line Elementary School, and Holsenbeck Elementary School. Richard B. Russell Middle School is in Winder, in the Winder-Barrow feeder zone. The Arts and Innovation Magnet Program is in Wilder. The following is a list of schools featured in the Winder area. *County Line Elementary School *Holsenbeck Elementary School *Kennedy Elementary School *Winder Elementary School *Yargo Elementary School *Arts and Innovation Magnet Program *Bramlett Elementary School *Westside Middle School *Richard B. Russell Middle School *Haymon-Morris Middle School *Bear Creek Middle School *

* Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy (BASA) *Sims Academy of Innovation and Technology Former schools *Winder-Barrow Middle School (closed 2013) *Snodon Preparatory School (closed 2014)

Private schools

*Bethlehem Christian Academy *B.C.C.A Barrow County Christian Academy

Colleges and universities

*Lanier Technical College - (Winder-Barrow Campus)Lanier Technical College
Retrieved June 3, 2010.

Transportation

Major roads

State Route 8 * Georgia 11

State Route 11 * US 29

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State Route 53 * Georgia 81

State Route 81 * Georgia 82

State Route 82 * Georgia 211

State Route 211

Pedestrians and cycling

There are limited

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options available currently. However, neighboring Clarke, Gwinnett and Hall counties have accessible trails available.