Braselton, Georgia

Encyclopedia : B : BR : BRA : Braselton, Georgia

Braselton is a town in Jackson and Gwinnett Counties, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,206. Braselton was named after the Braselton family that has lived in the area for some time.

The town was bought by actress Kim Basinger in 1989 for $20 million, with the hopes of establishing Braselton as a tourist attraction with movie studios and a film festival, but she met financial difficulties and sold it in 1993. The town is now owned by developer Wayne Mason. It is also the headquarters of the Panoz Motor Sports Group.

Geography

Braselton is located at [34°5′56″N, 83°47′52″W] (34.098764, -83.797814)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.6 km² (7.2 mi²). All of it is land and none is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 1,206 people, 459 households, and 360 families residing in the town. The population density was 64.7/km² (167.4/mi²). There were 491 housing units at an average density of 26.3/km² (68.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.38% White, 1.33% African American, 5.56% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.32% of the population.

There were 459 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,563, and the median income for a family was $64,667. Males had a median income of $46,477 versus $27,292 for females. The per capita income for the town was $39,135. About 4.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

External links

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.