Bremen, Georgia

Bremen, Georgia

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Bremen is a city in Haralson County, United States. The population was 4,579 at the 2000 census.

Locally the name of the city is pronounced BREE-muhn. Sharon Sewell is the current mayor.

Geography

Bremen is located at coor dms|33|42|57|N|85|8|50|W|city (33.715933, -85.147213)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.34%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,579 people, 1,824 households, and 1,245 families residing in the city. The population density was 515.7 people per square mile (199.1/km²). There were 1,978 housing units at an average density of 222.8/sq mi (86.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.53% White, 9.54% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,824 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,354, and the median income for a family was $39,674. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $20,823 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,833. About 6.2% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

Bremen is the home of Hugh McGraw, a noted scholar of American hymnody and the foremost expert in the Sacred Harp tradition of shape note singing. McGraw's Sacred HarpPublishing company is located in Bremen, as is the Holly Springs Primitive Baptist church, where he leads monthly singing schools and an annual all-day singing held in early June.

References

External links

* [http://www.bremenga.gov City of Bremen]


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