Oakwood, Georgia
| Oakwood, Georgia | |
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| City | |
Oakwood City Hall
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 Location in Hall County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 34°13′52″N 83°52′57″W / 34.23111°N 83.88250°WCoordinates: 34°13′52″N 83°52′57″W / 34.23111°N 83.88250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Hall |
| Oakwood | 1896 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Popular Vote Democracy. |
| • Mayor | Lamar Scroggs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,970 |
| • Density | 867.4/sq mi (332/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 30566, 30542, 30502, 30504 |
| Area code(s) | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-57260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0319873 |
| Website | www |
Oakwood is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,970 at the 2010 census. Oakwood is home to the University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus and Wayne Farms.
Oakwood is located at 34°13′52″N 83°52′57″W / 34.23111°N 83.88250°W (34.230976, −83.882364).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), all of it land.
Oakwood acquired the unincorporated community of Chestnut Mountain (30502) in 2008 (The area uses a Flowery Branch ZIP code, yet is in the city limits of Oakwood) which borders Braselton.
Oakwood was named after the railroad tracks that ran, and still are running as of 2008, through both the City of Oakwood and Gainesville. Because most of the cars contained wood (particularly high quality oak), it seemed reasonable to name the city after that type of lumber.
Oakwood was initially called O'Dell's Crossing for its main landowner, Ulysses S. O'Dell Sr. The O'Dell home place was located only a few hundred feet from the railroad track. The name changed in 1896 because Southern Railway trains would stop on the way from Atlanta to Gainesville to get oak wood for their engines.
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