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Current Population of Gwinnett County: 920,260
(Source: U.S. Census, 2017 estimate)
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 16 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
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