For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR).

For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.

Health Care
Barrow County had 4 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 6.7, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Barrow County was created in 1914 as a way of settling a dispute among the citizens of the City of Winder, which at the time was located at the juncture of three counties. A new county was created from parts of Gwinnett, Jackson, and Walton counties, with Winder designated as the county seat. The new county was named for David Crenshaw "Uncle Dave" Barrow, long-time chancellor of the University of Georgia.

The county has five municipalites, including Auburn, Bethelem, Carl, Statham, and Winder. The largest of these is Winder, with a 1990 population of over 7,000. Incoporated in 1893 when the Seaboard Air Line Railroad was built through the town, Winder was named after the president of the railroad, John W. Winder of North Carolina. Before being incorporated as Winder, the town was called Brandon. Prior to that the town had been known as Jug Tavern.