Official Name: | Brinson, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Decatur |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.29 |
Area Land Km2: | 5.29 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.04 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.04 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 217 |
Population Density Km2: | 41.05 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 106.32 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 30.9792°N -84.7361°W |
Elevation M: | 37 |
Elevation Ft: | 121 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 31725, 39825 |
Area Code: | 229 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-10608[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0354857[3] |
Brinson is a town in Decatur County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 217, up from 215 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bainbridge, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Variant names were "Mount Zion and "Spring Creek.[4] Simeon Brinson, an early postmaster and first mayor, gave the town its present name. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Brinson" in 1907.[5]
Agriculture predominates in the area. According to one compilation, three of the top ten recipients of U.S. farm subsidies are in Brinson.[6]
Brinson is located in northwestern Decatur County at 30.9792°N -84.7361°W (30.979029, −84.736059).[7] U.S. Route 84 passes through the southwest side of the town, leading southeast to Bainbridge, the Decatur County seat, and northwest 44 miles to Dothan, Alabama.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Brinson has a total area of 5.3km2, all land.[8]
At the 2000 census, there were 225 people, 90 households and 63 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 217.