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Current Population of Gwinnett County:    776,347
(Source: Gwinnett County Forecasting and Research Division estimate, 2007)

Geography

Approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlanta

County seat: Lawrenceville, GA

437 square miles

Adjacent counties: Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall, Jackson, Rockdale, and Walton

80 percent of the U. S. population is within a two-hour flight

Gateway to metro Atlanta from north and northeast via I-85 and I-985

Easy access to University of Georgia (at Athens) via University Parkway/GA Highway 316

Minutes from scenic Lake Lanier

Home to 15 municipalities

History

Created in 1818 by state legislature

Some of the land had been part of Jackson County

The rest was frontier land ceded to the state by the Creek Indians

Named for Button Gwinnett, signer of the Declaration of Independence