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Closed3437 Winder Hwy, Oakwood, GA 30542
Area Description
Oakwood is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. Hall County is in the Northeast region of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the Hall county population was 203,136, up from 179,684 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Gainesville and is located in the upper Piedmont region of the state in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north. The entirety of Hall County comprises the Gainesville, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also party of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, Combined Statistical Area. Oakwood is part of the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,822 at the 2020 census, up from 3,970 in 2010. The city is home to the University of North Georgia Gainesville Campus and Wayne Farms. Oakwood is located southwest of the center of Hall County. It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Gainesville and to the southwest by the city of Flowery Branch. Interstate 985 travels through the southeastern part of Oakwood, with access from Exits 16 and 17. Via I-985 it is 48 miles southwest to downtown Atlanta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles. Oakwood originated around 1873 as a railroad stop between Charlotte and Atlanta. Initially called Odell's Crossing, the name was later changed to Oakwood because the location was the regular stop for wood-burning locomotives picking up essential fuel. The community quickly blossomed into a thriving railroad center with a depot packed with traveling passengers and a yard lined with crews loading and unloading freight. This bustle of activity attracted the town's earliest industries, including a brick-making shop and a bottle-making plant. In turn, these industries helped attract boarding houses, stores, a hotel and other businesses to supply the growing area's demands. With nearby Interstate 985 and improved interchange access, the ever-increasing popularity of Lake Lanier, and a strong educational and business base, Oakwood has grown rapidly and is positioned for much more. It is home to Lanier Technical College, University of North Georgia and Gainesville State College.