Gwinnett County, Georgia

Gwinnett County is a in the American  of Georgia. The county was created on December 15, 1818. As of the, the population was 859,304, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia. Its county seat is Lawrenceville. The county is named for, one of the signers of the.

Gwinnett County is included in the.

History
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, one of the signatories of the , the first county court was held at the home of Elisha Winn, and the county seat was placed at Lawrenceville.

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.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 437 sqmi, of which 430 sqmi is land and 6.4 sqmi (1.5%) is water.

It is located along the Eastern Continental Divide. A portion of the county to the northwest is a part of the Area chain.

The regional, , 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 sub-basin of the  basin. Most the county's northern edge, from south of Peachtree Corners to north of Buford is located in the Upper sub-basin of the  (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin), while the county's eastern edge, north and south of Dacula, is located in the Upper  sub-basin of the same  basin

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

Airport
The county maintains a regional airport under the name Gwinnett County Airport, formerly, Briscoe Field.

Major highways

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Transit Systems

 * Xpress GA/ RTA Commuter buses and Gwinnett County Transit serve the county.

Demographics
As of the, there were 805,321 people, 268,519 households, and 203,238 families residing in the county. The was 1,871.2 PD/sqmi. There were 291,547 housing units at an average density of 677.4 /sqmi. 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. In terms of ancestry, 8.3% were, 7.8% were , 7.7% were , and 5.8% were.

Of the 268,519 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were 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.

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 for the county was $26,901. About 8.7% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Cities

 * Auburn (partly in Barrow County)
 * Berkeley Lake
 * Buford (partly in Hall County)
 * Dacula
 * Duluth
 * Grayson
 * Lawrenceville
 * Lilburn
 * Loganville (partly in Walton County)
 * Norcross
 * Peachtree Corners
 * Snellville
 * Sugar Hill
 * Suwanee

Towns

 * Braselton (partly in Jackson County, Hall County, and Barrow County)
 * Rest Haven (partly in Hall County)

Census-designated places

 * Mountain Park

Unincorporated communities

 * Allendale
 * Centerville
 * Five Forks
 * Hamilton Mill
 * Mechanicsville
 * Rockbridge
 * Rosebud

People
The rap group  hails from Gwinnett County.  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).

Strange Music artist Rittz also hails from Gwinnett County.

Other websites

 * Official Web site of Gwinnett County Government