Bremen, Georgia
Encyclopedia
Bremen is a city in Haralson County and Carroll County
, Georgia
, United States
. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,227.
Locally the name of the city is pronounced BREE-muhn. Sharon Sewell is the current mayor.
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 (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (56.34%) is water.
, there were 4,579 people, 1,824 households and 1,245 families residing in the city. The population density
was 515.7 per square mile (199.1/km²). There were 1,978 housing units at an average density of 222.8 per square mile (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, 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.
Age distribution was 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 household income
$29,354, and the median family income 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.
, a noted scholar of American hymn
ody and the foremost expert in the Sacred Harp
tradition of shape note
singing. McGraw's Sacred Harp Publishing 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.
Most of the groups of the confederacy shared the same language (Muskogean), types of ceremonies, and village lay-out. The Creek people lived in large permanent towns or italwa with smaller outlying villages or talofa that were associated with the larger town. Italwa were centered around plazas (pascova) used for dancing, religious ceremonies and games. It was here that the Sacred Fire was rekindled annually at the Green Corn Festival (Busk). Plazas in the towns also contained a rotunda, a round building made of poles and mud used for council meetings, and an open-air summer council house. The people in the villages attended ceremonies in the towns with which they were associated. Surrounding the plaza area were the family homes. Towns were governed by a Chief, or "Mico", an assistant chief, and a "Mico Apokta", who acted as speaker for the Chief, announcing his decisions to the people.
These characteristics are very similar to what is known about the prehistoric Mississippian Culture who occupied the Etowah Mounds village. The people of the Etowah Mounds are believed to be the ancestors of the Creeks who controlled the area until the early 16th century.
Bremen’s economy was given a significant boost when the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad was built, crossing the Georgia Pacific at Bremen. This and other favorite circumstances have helped Bremen to grow from a simple railroad junction settled by German immigrants to the largest town in Haralson County, Georgia.
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. The district has 96 full-time teachers and over 1,575 students.
The Lion Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Bremen, Georgia. The Lion Golf Club is located at 400 Murphy Industrial Blvd
The Sports Complex contains the following fields:
Services Provided
BFR provides many non-emergency services to the public including: fire extinguisher training, public education classes, station tours, blood pressure checks, fire inspections, and smoke detector checks and installation. Bremen Fire Rescue also operates a volunteer unit (C.E.R.T. TEAM) titled B.E.R.T. (Bremen Emergency Response Team).
Bremen Fire Rescue responds to a wide array of calls including: all fire calls, emergency medical calls, vehicle accidents, entrapments, hazardous materials incidents, gas leaks, natural disasters, alarms at residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, and carbon monoxide alarms.
Robert E. Rivers, Jr., Attorney, current Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives
Hugh McGraw
, Sacred Harp
singing master and composer,
Neal Horsley
Sammy Byrd
Harold Shedd
, country music industry executive and producer.
Britton J. Thomas, Lead-singer of Atlanta indie-rock band Capibara.
Carroll County, Georgia
Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 87,268. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 111,954...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,227.
Locally the name of the city is pronounced BREE-muhn. Sharon Sewell is the current mayor.
Geography
Bremen is located at 33°42′57"N 85°8′50"W (33.715933, -85.147213).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (56.34%) is water.
Demographics
At the 2000 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, there were 4,579 people, 1,824 households and 1,245 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 515.7 per square mile (199.1/km²). There were 1,978 housing units at an average density of 222.8 per square mile (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
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 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, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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.
Age distribution was 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 household income
Median household income
The median household income is commonly used to generate data about geographic areas and divides households into two equal segments with the first half of households earning less than the median household income and the other half earning more...
$29,354, and the median family income was $39,674. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $20,823 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
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 McGrawHugh McGraw
Hugh McGraw is a leading figure in contemporary Sacred Harp singing. He was the General Chairman of the committee that created the 1991 Denson revision of The Sacred Harp and played an important role in promoting the spread of Sacred Harp singing...
, a noted scholar of American hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
ody and the foremost expert in the Sacred Harp
Sacred Harp
Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that took root in the Southern region of the United States. It is part of the larger tradition of shape note music.- The music and its notation :...
tradition of shape note
Shape note
Shape notes are a music notation designed to facilitate congregational and community singing. The notation, introduced in 1801, became a popular teaching device in American singing schools...
singing. McGraw's Sacred Harp Publishing 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.
Early Inhabitants
Prior to the early 18th Century Bremen and most of Georgia was home to American Indians belonging to a southeastern alliance known as the Creek Confederacy. Today's Creek Nation, also known as the Muskogee, were the major tribe in that alliance. According to Creek traditions, the Creek Confederacy migrated to the southeastern United States from the Southwest. The confederacy was probably formed as a defense against other large groups to the north. The name "Creek" came from the shortening of "Ocheese Creek" Indians; a name given by the English to the native people living along the Ocheese Creek (or Ocmulgee River). In time, the name was applied to all groups of the Creek Confederacy.Most of the groups of the confederacy shared the same language (Muskogean), types of ceremonies, and village lay-out. The Creek people lived in large permanent towns or italwa with smaller outlying villages or talofa that were associated with the larger town. Italwa were centered around plazas (pascova) used for dancing, religious ceremonies and games. It was here that the Sacred Fire was rekindled annually at the Green Corn Festival (Busk). Plazas in the towns also contained a rotunda, a round building made of poles and mud used for council meetings, and an open-air summer council house. The people in the villages attended ceremonies in the towns with which they were associated. Surrounding the plaza area were the family homes. Towns were governed by a Chief, or "Mico", an assistant chief, and a "Mico Apokta", who acted as speaker for the Chief, announcing his decisions to the people.
These characteristics are very similar to what is known about the prehistoric Mississippian Culture who occupied the Etowah Mounds village. The people of the Etowah Mounds are believed to be the ancestors of the Creeks who controlled the area until the early 16th century.
History
The town of Kramer was incorporated on September 5, 1883, and given the name Bremen. It was originally named for a German immigrant that owned a local vineyard but the name was changed at Kramer’s request to honor the city of Bremen, Germany.Bremen’s economy was given a significant boost when the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad was built, crossing the Georgia Pacific at Bremen. This and other favorite circumstances have helped Bremen to grow from a simple railroad junction settled by German immigrants to the largest town in Haralson County, Georgia.
Services Provided by the City of Bremen
- Law enforcement
- Fire protection and fire safety
- Road and street construction/maintenance
- Solid Waste Management
- Water supply/distribution
- Wastewater treatment
- Enforcement of building, housing, plumbing, and electrical codes and other similar codes
- Planning and zoning
- Independent City School System
- Public Library
- Recreational facilities
- Senior Citizen Center
Bremen City School District
The Bremen City School DistrictBremen City School District
The Bremen City School District is a public school district in Haralson County, Georgia, USA, based in Bremen, Georgia. It serves Bremen, Georgia and the surrounding area of Haralson County.-Schools:...
holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. The district has 96 full-time teachers and over 1,575 students.
- Bremen 4th/5th Academy
- Crossroad Academy
- Jones Elementary
- Bremen Middle School
- Bremen High SchoolBremen High School (Bremen, Georgia)Bremen High School is a public school, in the Bremen City School District consisting of grades 9-12, located in the city of Bremen, Georgia, United States. There are 492 students as of the 2008 and 2009 school year. The student to faculty ratio is 17 to 1. The school is ranked 12th out of 340...
- The faculty to student ratio at BHS is 17 to 1 and it is ranked 12th out of 340 schools in the state of Georgia. The school colors are royal blue and white and their mascot is the Blue Devils.
Higgins General Hospital
Higgins General Hospital became affiliated with Tanner Health System in 1998. The 25-bed critical access hospital recently underwent an extensive $7.5 million renovation and expansion and offers its community inpatient as well as outpatient medical services including a 24-hour Emergency Department, same-day surgery, lithotripsy, and a wide range of outpatient services.Cost of Living Index
The December 2009 cost of living index in Bremen was 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100).Media and Communications
- WGMI (1440 AM; 3 kW; Bremen, GA; Owner: Garner Ministries, Inc.)
- Bremen Gateway Beacon "The voice of Haralson County"
Golf Courses
- The Lion Golf Club
The Lion Golf Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Bremen, Georgia. The Lion Golf Club is located at 400 Murphy Industrial Blvd
Bremen Towne Festival
The Bremen Towne Festival is an annual event held in mid October each year and is sponsored by the Bremen Junior Woman's Club.Sports Complex
All ball fields are available for rent by individuals, groups or organizations. Fields are also available to rent for private tournaments. This complex provides plenty of parking space, playgrounds, batting cages, full concessions and restrooms. The Community Center is also located within the confines of this complex.The Sports Complex contains the following fields:
- 4 youth size fields (1 grass infield, 1 "all" grass infield and 2 with skinned infields; all fields have lights with the exception of Field #6) - Dimensions: 60 ft. Base Paths and up to 46 ft. Pitching Distances
- 1 Middle School size field, with and all grass infield, with dirt section cut-outs around all bases and the pitching mound, and with lights - Dimensions: 75 ft. Base Paths and a 54 ft. Pitching Distance
- 1 High School size field, with and all grass infield, with dirt section cut-outs around all bases and the pitching mound, and with lights - Dimensions: 90 ft. Base Paths and a 60 ft. Pitching Distance
Bremen Fire Department
Bremen Fire Rescue is located at 516B Tallapoosa Street East, Bremen, Georgia. Bremen Fire Rescue operates one 1500 GPM Engine, one 1250 GPM Reserve Engine, and one staff car. BFR operates with three firefighters per shift on a 24 hour rotation, 365 days a year. Bremen Fire Rescue currently employs 10 full time career firefighters and 2 part-time personnel. The department receives mutual aid from Haralson County Fire Department and Carroll County Fire Rescue. Bremenn is located within both counties. Bremen also receives mutual aid from The City of Carrollton Fire Department Ladder 21. BFR is a member of the West Georgia Haz-Mat Team, which is stationed at Carrollton Fire Department, station number 21.Services Provided
BFR provides many non-emergency services to the public including: fire extinguisher training, public education classes, station tours, blood pressure checks, fire inspections, and smoke detector checks and installation. Bremen Fire Rescue also operates a volunteer unit (C.E.R.T. TEAM) titled B.E.R.T. (Bremen Emergency Response Team).
Bremen Fire Rescue responds to a wide array of calls including: all fire calls, emergency medical calls, vehicle accidents, entrapments, hazardous materials incidents, gas leaks, natural disasters, alarms at residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, and carbon monoxide alarms.
Notable People from Bremen
Thomas Bailey Murphy (US politician) (1924–2007), former Speaker of the Georgia House of RepresentativesRobert E. Rivers, Jr., Attorney, current Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives
Hugh McGraw
Hugh McGraw
Hugh McGraw is a leading figure in contemporary Sacred Harp singing. He was the General Chairman of the committee that created the 1991 Denson revision of The Sacred Harp and played an important role in promoting the spread of Sacred Harp singing...
, Sacred Harp
Sacred Harp
Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that took root in the Southern region of the United States. It is part of the larger tradition of shape note music.- The music and its notation :...
singing master and composer,
Neal Horsley
Neal Horsley
Otis O'Neal Horsley, Jr. is a militant anti-abortionist known for producing a website which provided the home addresses of abortion providers in the United States, for admitting on Fox News television to practising bestiality in his youth, and for being arrested on charges of terroristic threats...
Sammy Byrd
Sammy Byrd
Samuel Dewey Byrd was an American professional baseball player and professional golfer. He went by both "Sammy" and "Sam"....
Harold Shedd
Harold Shedd
Harold Shedd is a music industry executive and producer, best known for his role as producer of the country group Alabama as well as Reba McEntire, Shania Twain and Toby Keith...
, country music industry executive and producer.
Britton J. Thomas, Lead-singer of Atlanta indie-rock band Capibara.