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Bowdon, Georgia
Bowdon is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,161.
The community was incorporated on January 1, 1859, and was named after Alabama congressman Franklin Welsh Bowdon.
Bowdon College was established in Bowdon in 1857 but closed in 1936.
Bowdon was formerly served by the Bowdon Railway, in operation from 1910 to 1963.
On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 crashed between Bowdon and neighboring city Carrollton.
Bowdon is located near the Georgia-Alabama state line at 33° 32′ 22″ N, 85° 15′ 21″ W (33.539444 N, -85.255833 W). The main highways through the city are Georgia State Routes 100 and 166. GA-100 runs through the city from north to south, leading north 16 mi (26 km) to Tallapoosa and south 11 mi (18 km) to Ephesus. GA-166 runs through the city from west to east, leading east 12 mi (19 km) to Carrollton, the county seat, and west 4 mi (6.4 km) to its end at the Alabama-Georgia state line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bowdon has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), all land.
Bowdon has generally mild winters, with highs averaging in the low to mid 50s and lows around 32. Usually, there are one or two days each winter when lows drop below 15. Snow is infrequent, averaging about 2" per winter. Some winters, however, experience no snowfall. Ice is more common than snow. Rainfall is usually plentiful in the winter.
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Bowdon, Georgia
Bowdon is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,161.
The community was incorporated on January 1, 1859, and was named after Alabama congressman Franklin Welsh Bowdon.
Bowdon College was established in Bowdon in 1857 but closed in 1936.
Bowdon was formerly served by the Bowdon Railway, in operation from 1910 to 1963.
On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 crashed between Bowdon and neighboring city Carrollton.
Bowdon is located near the Georgia-Alabama state line at 33° 32′ 22″ N, 85° 15′ 21″ W (33.539444 N, -85.255833 W). The main highways through the city are Georgia State Routes 100 and 166. GA-100 runs through the city from north to south, leading north 16 mi (26 km) to Tallapoosa and south 11 mi (18 km) to Ephesus. GA-166 runs through the city from west to east, leading east 12 mi (19 km) to Carrollton, the county seat, and west 4 mi (6.4 km) to its end at the Alabama-Georgia state line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Bowdon has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), all land.
Bowdon has generally mild winters, with highs averaging in the low to mid 50s and lows around 32. Usually, there are one or two days each winter when lows drop below 15. Snow is infrequent, averaging about 2" per winter. Some winters, however, experience no snowfall. Ice is more common than snow. Rainfall is usually plentiful in the winter.
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