 County
Profile
Incorporated: December 15, 1818
Population: 676,284
Total Area: 436 Square miles
Cities and Towns
• Lawrenceville (County Seat)
• Berkeley Lake
• Buford
• Dacula
• Duluth• Grayson
• Lilburn
• Loganville
• Norcross
• Snellville
• Sugarhill
• Suwanee
In 1818, the Georgia legislature created Gwinnett County from
Creek and Cherokee Indian lands. The state's 42nd county was
named for Button Gwinnett, one of Georgia's three signers of the
Declaration of Independence.
Following a period of rapid growth during the 1980s and
1990s, Gwinnett has become a true live-work-play community, with
big-city shopping, thousands of employers and more than 300,000
jobs. Gwinnett now boasts excellent facilities for recreation,
professional sports, concerts, conventions and cultural events.
An effective, efficient government is meeting the challenges of
rapid growth, while maintaining excellent credit and keeping
future debt burdens low. Success continues to attract tens of
thousands of new residents every year. |
