"Gwinnett" redirects here. For other uses, see Gwinnett (disambiguation).
Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville
Location in the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Button Gwinnett
437 sq mi (1,132 km2)
6.4 sq mi (17 km2), 1.5%
Population (est.)
1,871/sq mi (722/km²)
Congressional districts
4th, 7th, 10th
Eastern: UTC-5/-4
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Gwinnett County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 859,304,[1] making it the second-most populous county in Georgia. Its county seat is Lawrenceville.[2] The county is named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.[3]
Gwinnett County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2.1 Adjacent counties
3 Transportation
3.1 Airport
3.3 Ronald Reagan Parkway
3.4 Transit Systems
6 Government and politics
6.1 Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
6.2 United States Congress
6.3 Georgia General Assembly
6.3.1 Georgia State Senate
6.4 Georgia House of Representatives
9.1 Primary and secondary schools
9.2 Private education
9.3 Colleges and universities
10 Sports
11.1 Cities
11.2 Towns
11.3 Census-designated places
11.4 Unincorporated communities
Created in 1818 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, Gwinnett County was formed from parts of Jackson County (formerly part of Franklin County) and from lands gained through the cession of Indian lands. Named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence, the first county court was held at the home of Elisha Winn, and the county seat was placed at Lawrenceville.[4]
In 1861, all three of Gwinnett County's representatives at the Georgia Constitutional Convention (1861) in Milledgeville voted against secession. Towards the end of the war, several skirmishes took place in Gwinnett County as part of the Atlanta Campaign.
The northeastern part of Gwinnett County was removed to form a part of the new Barrow County in 1914.
The Elisha Winn House served as Gwinnett County's first courthouse
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 437 square miles (1,130 km2), of which 430 square miles (1,100 km2) is land and 6.4 square miles (17 km2) (1.5%) is water.[5]
It is located along the Eastern Continental Divide. A portion of the county to the northwest is a part of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area chain.
The regional reservoir, Lake Lanier, at the extreme north of the county, is the central cause to the Tri-state water dispute.
The southern and central portions of Gwinnett County are located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. Most the county's northern edge, from south of Peachtree Corners to north of Buford, is located in the Upper Chattahoochee River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), while the county's eastern edge, north and south of Dacula, is located in the Upper Oconee River sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin.[6]
Adjacent counties
Forsyth County - north
Hall County - northeast
Jackson County - northeast
Barrow County - east
Walton County - southeast
Rockdale County - south
DeKalb County - southwest
Fulton County - west
The county maintains a regional airport under the name Gwinnett County Airport, formerly, Briscoe Field.
Major highways
U.S. Route 23
State Route 8
State Route 120
State Route 403 (unsigned designation for I-85)
State Route 419 (unsigned designation for I-985)
Ronald Reagan Parkway
Main article: Ronald Reagan Parkway
Xpress GA/ RTA Commuter buses and Gwinnett County Transit serve the county.
1830 13,289 189.6%
1980 166,903 130.7%
2000 588,448 66.7%
Est. 2014 877,922 [7] 9.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10]
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 805,321 people, 268,519 households, and 203,238 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 1,871.2 inhabitants per square mile (722.5/km2). There were 291,547 housing units at an average density of 677.4 per square mile (261.5/km2).[13] The racial makeup of the county was 53.3% white, 23.6% black or African American, 10.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 8.8% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 20.1% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 8.3% were German, 7.8% were Irish, 7.7% were English, and 5.8% were American.[14]
Of the 268,519 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 24.3% were non-families, and 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.40. The median age was 33.7 years.[12]
The median income for a household in the county was $63,219 and the median income for a family was $70,767. Males had a median income of $48,671 versus $39,540 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,901. About 8.7% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.[15]
AGCO is headquartered in Duluth.
American Megatrends is headquartered in Building 200, at 5555 Oakbrook Parkway, in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near Norcross.[16]
NCR Corporation has its headquarters in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near Duluth.[17][18]
Primerica is headquartered in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near Duluth.[19]
Waffle House is headquartered in unincorporated Gwinnett County,[20] near Norcross.[21]
Yerkes National Primate Research Center, the CDC's primate research center located on the campus of Emory University near Atlanta, maintains its high security Yerkes field station, which houses most of its primates, near Lawrenceville.
Canon has its southeast region headquarters in Norcross.
Under Georgia's "home rule" provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal law, or state or federal Constitutions.
Gwinnett County, Georgia is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, which exercises both legislative and executive authority within the county. The chairman of the Board is elected county-wide and serves full-time. The four other Commissioners are elected from single-member districts and serve part-time positions. The Board hires a County Administrator who oversees daily operations of the county's twelve executive departments. Gwinnett County has a police department that operates under the authority of the Board of Commissioners.
In addition to the Board of Commissioners, county residents also elect persons to the following positions: Sheriff, District Attorney, Probate Court Judge, Clerk of State/Superior Court, Tax Commissioner, State Court Solicitor, Chief Magistrate Judge (who appoints other Magistrate Court judges), Chief Superior Court Judge and Superior Court Judges, and Chief State Court Judge and State Court Judges.
Gwinnett County has the largest public school system in the State of Georgia. Members of the Board of Education are elected from special election districts in the county.
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
First elected
Area(s) of Gwinnett County Represented
At-Large (Chair) Charlotte J. Nash Republican 2011 All
1 Jace Brooks Duluth, Suwanee
2 Lynette Howard Republican 2010 Berkeley Lake, Lilburn, Norcross
3 Tommy Hunter Republican 2012 Auburn, Dacula, Grayson, Loganville, Snellville
4 John Heard Republican 2010 Braselton, Buford, Lawrenceville, Rest Haven, Sugar Hill
Senate Class 2 Johnny Isakson Republican 2004 Senior Senator
Senate Class 3 David Purdue Republican 2014 Junior Senator
District 4 Hank Johnson Democratic 2006 Lilburn, Norcross
District 7 Rob Woodall Republican 2010 Lilburn, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Suwanee, Buford, Snellville
District 10 Jody Hice Republican 2015 Dacula, Loganville
Georgia General Assembly
Georgia State Senate
5 Curt Thompson Democratic 2004 Norcross, Lilburn, Tucker
9 P.K. Martin Republican 2015 Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Mountain Park, Snellville
41 Steve Henson Democratic 2002 Lilburn, Tucker
45 Renee Unterman Republican 2002 Buford, Dacula, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Sugar Hill, Suwanee
48 David Shafer Republican 2001 Berkeley Lake, Duluth, Peachtree Corners
55 Gloria Butler Democratic 1999 Centerville, Stone Mountain
Georgia House of Representatives
51 Tom Rice Republican 1996 Berkeley Lake and Peachtree Corners
95 Toney Collins Democratic 2008 Centerville and Stone Mountain
96 Pedro Marin Democratic 2002 Norcross
97 Brooks Coleman Republican 1992 Duluth
98 Bobby Reese Republican 2004 Buford, Rest Haven, Sugar Hill, Suwanee
99 Hugh Floyd Democratic 2002 Lilburn and Norcross
100 Dewey McClain Democratic 2004 Duluth, Lawrenceville, Lilburn
101 Mike Coan Republican 1996 Lawrenceville
102 Buzz Brockway Republican 2011 Lawrenceville, Suwanee,
103 David Casas Republican 2002 Five Forks, Lawrenceville, Lilburn
104 Valerie Clark Republican 2010 Lawrenceville
105 Donna Sheldon Republican 2002 Braselton, Dacula, Hamilton Mill, Hog Mountain
106 Melvin Everson Republican 2005 Five Forks, Lilburn, Snellville
108 B.J. Pak Republican 2011 Lilburn, Snellville
107 Len Walker Republican 1994 Snellville and Loganville
Gwinnett Medical Center (Lawrenceville)
Gwinnett Medical Center – Duluth
Eastside Medical Center - (Snellville) Formerly Emory Eastside Medical Center, the hospital was purchased by Hospital Corporation of America in 2011.
The main newspaper of Gwinnett County, Georgia is the Gwinnett Daily Post.
The Spanish language newspaper El Nuevo Georgia has its headquarters in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near Norcross.[22][23]
Telemundo Atlanta and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution are both based out of Gwinnett.
The rap group Migos hails from Gwinnett County. Migos won the 2015 YouTube Music Award, as well as several other notable entertainment television awards. Net worth in 2015 was reported to be 4.2 million (USD).
Primary and secondary schools
Gwinnett County Public Schools operates the public schools for residents in Gwinnett County, with the exception of residents inside the Buford city limits, which are served by the Buford City School District.
Greater Atlanta Christian School, the second-largest independent school in Georgia, is located in Norcross.
Seigakuin Atlanta International School, a private Japanese education system elementary and middle school, is located in Peachtree Corners.[24][25] The school moved from property at Oglethorpe University to its current address, former property of the Romanian First Baptist Church, in 2003.[26]
Wesleyan School is located in Peachtree Corners.
Georgia Gwinnett College is located in Lawrenceville, in Gwinnett County.
Gwinnett Technical College is also located in Lawrenceville.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Suwanee.
Minor-league affiliates of the NHL Buffalo Sabres, the Phoenix Coyotes, and the MLB Atlanta Braves play home games and talent scout in the area.
Georgia Force of Arena Football League had also played at Arena at Gwinnett Center before the team folded in 2012.
Club Sport League Venue
Atlanta Gladiators Ice hockey ECHL Infinite Energy Arena
Gwinnett Braves Baseball International League Coolray Field
Gwinnett also hosts the Gwinnett Rugby International Touring Squad, a Division 3 Men's Rugby Team.
On May 29, 2015, the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League announced it was relocating, becoming the Georgia Swarm, and will play at The Arena at Gwinnett Center beginning with the 2016 season.[citation needed]
Auburn (partly in Barrow County)
Buford (partly in Hall County)
Loganville (partly in Walton County)
Braselton (partly in Jackson County, Hall County, and Barrow County)
Rest Haven (partly in Hall County)
Census-designated places
Atlanta portal
State of Georgia portal
National Register of Historic Places listings in Gwinnett County, GA
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