Gwinnett County is a suburban county of Atlanta in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The county is named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. As of 2019, the population has been estimated to be 936,250, making it the second most populous county in Georgia.
About Gwinnett County, Georgia in brief
Gwinnett County is a suburban county of Atlanta in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2019, the population has been estimated to be 936,250, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia. The county is named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. It is located about 10 miles northeast of Atlanta’s city limits. In 1813, Fort Daniel was created during the War of 1812 in territory that would become Gwinnet County. The northeastern part of Gwinnette County was removed in 1914 to form a part of the new Barrow County. Allocation of water from the regional reservoir, Lake Lanier, at the extreme north of the county, has been subject to the Tri-state water dispute. In 2016, Suwanee unveiled the first Bike Share program in Gwinnetts County. By 2007, over 90% of the population was white, the county was majority-minority, the United States Census, and the county is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It has a total area of 437 square miles, of which 430 square miles is land and 6.4 square miles is water. Most of the country’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. The southern and central portions of Gwinett County are located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub/basin. The county maintains a regional airport under the name Gwinnets County Airport, formerly Briscoe Field. The closest major airport serving the region is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In the 1850s through 1865, a cotton textile factory, operated in Lawrenceville. The Bona Allen Company produced saddles, harnesses and other leather goods from 1873 to 1981.
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