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Winder is a city in Barrow County, Georgia, United States. The population was 14,099 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Barrow County.
The first syllable of Winder is pronounced like “wine”.
Winder was incorporated in 1893, and named after John H. Winder, a railroad builder.
Winder is located at 33°59′47″N 83°43′15″W / 33.99639°N 83.72083°W / 33.99639; -83.72083 (33.996495, -83.720873).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 square miles (29 km), of which, 10.8 square miles (28 km) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km) of it (3.21%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,201 people, 3,877 households, and 2,632 families residing in the city. The population density was 941.5 people per square mile (363.3/km²). There were 4,098 housing units at an average density of 378.2 per square mile (146.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.91% White, 18.02% African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.03…
