Wrens is a city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2020 census. It is located on U.S. Route 1, thirty miles west of Augusta.

History

Wrens was laid out in 1884 when the railroad was extended to that point, and named after W.J. Wren, an early settler and merchant. The

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incorporated Wrens as a town in 1901. Wrens was incorporated again as a city in 1970.

Geography

Wrens is located at . According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.33% is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,217 people, 880 households, and 591 families residing in the city.

Notable people

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, author of '' Tobacco Road'' and ''

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'' * Dr. Molly Howard, 2008 National Principal of the Year, Secondary School * Bruce Kelly, landscape architect who created the

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memorial Strawberry Fields in

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, New York * Henry Johnson, former NFL linebacker,

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* Mark "M.V." Oliphant, actor, BMF on Starz,''Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse'', TV One's ''Fatal Attraction'' * Fernando Velasco, NFL center for the Tennessee Titans

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