Barrow County, Georgia
Barrow County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 46,144. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 63,702. The county seat is Winder, Georgia.

History
The Georgia General Assembly approved a joint resolution on July 7, 1914 to place an amendment on the November 3, 1914 election ballot that proposed the creation of Barrow County. The approval of the amendment by Georgia voters officially created the new county. The land for the county came from parts of Jackson, Gwinnett and Walton Counties.
Barrow County is named after David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., alumnus, professor and chancellor of the University of Georgia.