Gwinnett County ( ) is located in the north central portion of the

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. It forms part of the

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, being located about northeast of

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city limits. In

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, the population was 957,062, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia (after Fulton County). Its

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is Lawrenceville. The county is named for

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, one of the signatories of the

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. Gwinnett County is the most ethnically diverse county in Georgia, with significant populations of

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, and Asian residents. As of the 2020 Census, no ethnicity constitutes more than a third of its population.

History

In 1813,

Fort Daniel Fort Daniel was a fort in Georgia, United States. Located on Hog Mountain in modern-day Gwinnett County, the fort was built in 1813, during the War of 1812, to protect settlers in the state's western regions from attacks. Archaeologists exc ...

was created during the

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in territory that would become Gwinnett County. The county was created in 1818 by an act of the

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, Gwinnett County was formed from parts of Jackson County (formerly part of Franklin County) and from lands gained through the cession of

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, one of the signatories of the

, the first county election was held at the home of Elisha Winn, and the first Superior Court was held in his barn. The county seat was later placed at Lawrenceville. In 1831, a group of white men were tried and found guilty in Lawrenceville for violating Georgia law by living in the Cherokee Nation without a valid passport from the Governor. Two of the men appealed to the US Supreme Court in

Worcester v. Georgia ''Worcester v. Georgia'', 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832), was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from ...

, which resulted in a ruling stating that only the federal government had jurisdiction over native lands, a decision which still stands. In 1861, all three of Gwinnett County's representatives at the

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in Milledgeville voted against secession. Towards the end of the war, Union troops foraged in Gwinnett County as part of the Atlanta Campaign. The

Freedmen's Bureau The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction, assisting freedmen (i.e., former enslaved people) in the ...

was active in Gwinnett County during

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. In 1871, the courthouse in Lawrenceville was burned by the

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in an attempt to avoid prosecution for their crimes, which included the shooting of a Black election manager in Norcross. Early in the county's history, gold mining was a minor industry. The Gwinnett Manufacturing Company, a cotton textile factory, operated in Lawrenceville in the 1850s through 1865, when it burned. The

Bona Allen Company The Bona Allen Company is a tannery and leather goods factory that opened in 1873 in Buford, Georgia. It became the nation's largest producer of hand-tooled saddles, bridles, horse collars, postal bags, cowboy boots, and shoes and had a contrac ...

Buford, Georgia Buford is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett and Hall County, Georgia, Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,144. Most of th ...

produced saddles, harnesses and other leather goods from 1873 to 1981. The northeastern part of Gwinnett County was removed in 1914 to form a part of the new

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.5%) is water. The county is located in the upper

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region of the state. It is located along the

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. A portion of the county to the northwest is a part of the

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) preserves a series of sites between Atlanta and Lake Sidney Lanier along the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, U.S. The 48-mile (77 km) stretch of the river affords public recreation oppor ...

chain. Allocation of water from the regional

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Lake Lanier Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier) is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee ...

, at the extreme north of the county, has been subject to the

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. The southern and central portions of Gwinnett County are located in the Upper

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basin. Most of the county's northern edge, from south of

Peachtree Corners Peachtree Corners is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and is the largest city in Gwinnett County with a population of 42,243 as of the 2020 U.S. census. Peachtree Corners is the on ...

to north of Buford, is located in the Upper

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sub-basin of the

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(Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's eastern edge, north and south of Dacula, is located in the Upper

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sub-basin of the same

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basin.

Adjacent counties

* Forsyth County – north * Hall County – northeast * Jackson County – northeast *

– east * Walton County – southeast *

Rockdale County Rockdale County is a county located in the North Central portion in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,570 up from 85,215 in 2010. The county seat is Conyers. Rockdale County is included in Metro Atlanta. ...

– south *

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– southwest * Fulton County – west

Communities

Cities

* Auburn (partly in

) * Berkeley Lake * Buford (partly in Hall County) * Dacula *

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* Grayson * Lawrenceville * Lilburn * Loganville (partly in Walton County) *

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* Norcross *

* Snellville * Sugar Hill * Suwanee

Towns

Braselton Braselton ( ) is a town in Jackson, Barrow, Gwinnett, and Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, approximately northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 13,403, and in 2023 the estimated population was 15,5 ...

(partly in Jackson County, Hall County, and

) * Rest Haven (partly in Hall County)

Census-designated places

* Mountain Park

Unincorporated communities

* Allendale * Centerville * Five Forks * Harbins *

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* Lucky Shoals * Mechanicsville * Mountain Park * Rockbridge *

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Demographics

Gwinnett County is often cited as one of the counties in the US that has demographically changed the most rapidly. As recently as

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

, over 90% of Gwinnett County's population was

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. By 2007, the county was projected to be

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. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 957,062 people, 301,471 households, and 230,960 families residing in the county. In 2010, 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 per capita income for the county was $26,901. About 8.7% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

AGCO AGCO Corporation is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1990. AGCO designs, produces and sells tractors, combines, foragers, hay tools, self-propelled sprayers, ...

is headquartered in Duluth. *

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is headquartered in unincorporated Gwinnett County near Norcross. *

ASHRAE The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE ) is an American professional association seeking to advance heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems design and constructio ...

's world headquarters is in Peachtree Corners. *

Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation, formerly known as Comcast Holdings,Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, not the parent company ...

, the American global telecommunications conglomerate and owner of

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and

NBCUniversal NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and Trade name, doing business as NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media and Show business, entertainment conglomerate (comp ...

, has its Southeast Headquarters in Peachtree Corners. *

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has its southeast region headquarters in Norcross.
Datapath, Inc.
a firm specializing in secure satellite communications and wireless communications systems, is headquartered in unincorporated Gwinnett, near Duluth. * Fortune 500 companies

CarMax CarMax, Inc. is a used vehicle retailer based in the United States. It operates two business segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance. The company began as a side business of Circuit City Corporation, Inc., opening its first loc ...

and Mass Mutual as well as

Honeywell Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It primarily operates in four areas of business: aerospace, building automation, industrial automa ...

Sprint Corporation Sprint Corporation was an American telecommunications company. Before being acquired by T-Mobile US on April 1, 2020, it was the fourth-largest mobile network operator in the United States, serving 54.3 million customers as of June 30, 2019. Th ...

, Siemens Industry Automation, Fleetcor,

ACI Worldwide ACI Worldwide is a digital payments software company headquartered in Elkhorn, Nebraska, that processes billions of transactions daily equating to trillions of U.S. dollars for customers in 94 countries. Banks, financial institutions, merchants, ...

, and CMD Group are among the businesses in Peachtree Corners. * The

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are headquartered in Peachtree Corners. *

Primerica Primerica, Inc. is a multi-level marketing company that provides insurance, Investment management, investment and financial services to middle-income families in the United States and Canada. Primerica is the parent company of National Bene ...

is headquartered in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near Duluth. *

Scientific Atlanta Scientific Atlanta, Inc. was a Georgia, United States–based manufacturer of cable television, telecommunications, and broadband equipment. Scientific Atlanta was founded in 1951 by a group of engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, ...

in Lawrenceville. * United States Tennis Association (USTA)‘s headquarters for the Southern Section is in Peachtree Corners. *

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is headquartered in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near Norcross. *

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, the

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's primate research center located on the campus of

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in Atlanta, maintains its high security Yerkes Field Station, which houses most of its primates, near Lawrenceville.

Government and politics

Under Georgia's "home rule" provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal law, or state or federal Constitutions. Gwinnett County, Georgia is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, which exercises both legislative and executive authority within the county. The Chair of the Board is elected county-wide and serves full-time. The four other commissioners are elected from single-member districts and serve part-time positions. The board hires a county administrator who oversees daily operations of the county's twelve executive departments. Gwinnett County has a police department that operates under the authority of the Board of Commissioners. Some of the local Gwinnett city budgets have recently come under increasing scrutiny of the General Funds allocated to police services. Cities such as Duluth have allocated as much as forty percent of their city budgets, reaching some of the highest levels in the nation. Solutions to high spending being discussed include additional “investment in mental health, housing, youth development and living wages would stabilize communities and prove more effective than policing.” In addition to the Board of Commissioners, county residents also elect persons to the following positions: Sheriff, District Attorney, Probate Court Judge, Clerk of State/Superior Court, Tax Commissioner, State Court Solicitor, Chief Magistrate Judge (who appoints other Magistrate Court judges), Chief Superior Court Judge and Superior Court Judges, and Chief State Court Judge and State Court Judges. Gwinnett County has the largest public school system in the state of Georgia. Members of the Board of Education are elected from special election districts in the county. For most of the time from

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, the county was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. The only Democrat to carry the county in this period was former Georgia governor

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1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

, who carried Gwinnett County during his sweep of every county in the state. However, the Republican edge narrowed, and then eventually was eliminated, in the 2010s as the county, as well as the rest of the Atlanta metro area, became larger and more diverse. In

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Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...

became the first Democrat to win Gwinnett County in 40 years and the first non-Georgian Democrat to do so since

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, doing so by 5.9 points. This was due to changing demographics with white college-educated voters, as well as a

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out of the county. In

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became the first Democrat to win Gwinnett County in a gubernatorial election since

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when

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swept every county statewide. The Democratic trend became even more apparent in

, when

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

won the county by 18.2 points, the best showing for a non-Georgian Democrat since Kennedy's 73.50%.

Raphael Warnock Raphael Gamaliel Warnock ( ; born July 23, 1969) is an American politician and Baptists, Baptist pastor serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, ...

earned 62.8% of the vote here in the 2022 Senate runoff election, substantially improving upon Biden's result. Gwinnett County is one of six "reverse pivot counties", counties that voted Republican in

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and 2012 before voting Democratic in 2016 onward.

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

United States Congress

Georgia General Assembly

Georgia State Senate

Georgia House of Representatives

Hospitals

Northside Hospital Gwinnett Northside Hospital Gwinnett (formerly Gwinnett Medical Center-Lawrenceville) is a hospital with 353 acute care beds in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. The hospital was previously the main operation of the overall Gwinnett Medical Center sys ...

– Lawrenceville * Northside Hospital Duluth – Duluth * Piedmont Hospital Eastside - Snellville (formerly an HCA hospital, purchased by Piedmont in 2020.)

Media

The county's main newspaper is the ''

Gwinnett Daily Post The ''Gwinnett Daily Post'' is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week. History In 1970 advertisin ...

''. The Spanish language newspaper '' El Nuevo Georgia'' has its headquarters in unincorporated Gwinnett County, near Norcross.Media Kit 2011
"
Archive
'' El Nuevo Georgia''. p. 7. Retrieved on September 18, 2012. "5855 Jimmy Carter Blvd. Norcross, GA 30071" Telemundo Atlanta and ''

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'' are both based in Gwinnett.

Parks

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation operates and maintains parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses and recreation centers in the county. The department also runs recreational and educational programs. The parks system has won many awards such as the gold medal in 2008 from American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and National Recreation and Park Association. They were also finalists in 1999, 2006, and 2014. The system has also been cited to use

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by NRPA.

Organizations

Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GC&B) is a nonprofit organization who's mission includes environmental care and community engagement. Affiliated with Keep America Beautiful, GC&B has been influential in promoting sustainbility and education in Gwinnett County since its founding in 1979 by the Lawrenceville Junior Women's Club. One of the organization's primary areas of focus is community-based environmental education. GC&B collaborates with local school through its Green & Healthy Schools Program, where students participate in projects such as waste reduction, composting, and energy conservation. In 2023, GC&B received a grant in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the Food Waste Warriors program in local schools. The program is aimed at reducing cafeteria food waste and educating students about sustainability practices. Another GC&B effort is their community events. The annual Earth Day Recycling Event has seen significant participation. Volunteers collect essential amounts of recyclable materials, resulting in reduced landfill waste. Also, the Great Gwinnett Wetlands cleanup event enabled volunteers to remove litter and invasive species, strengthening the ecosystem. In 2024, over 1,000 residents participated in GC&B Earth Day event, collecting materials such as electronics, paint, and tires for proper disposal and recycling. GC&B sponsors the Green Youth Advisory Council (GYAC), a program for high school students to develop and implement environmentally focused community service projects. The council provides opportunities for students to engage in civic action, promoting sustainability among their peers, and participating in environmental events throughout the county. GC&B has received recognition at the local, state, and national levels. It has been honores with the Governor's Circle Award by the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation and the President's Circle Award from Keep America Beautiful.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Gwinnett County Public Schools The Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia,Buford City School District The Buford City School District is a school district in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The Georgia Department of Education announced Buford Academy as a 2014 Highest-Performing School. Buford City Schools (BCSS) serves approximately 5 ...

. There are 143 schools in the district—21 high schools, 29 middle schools, 80 elementary schools and 13 specialty schools, making it the largest school district in Georgia. There is a

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in Peachtree Corners,

International Charter Academy of Georgia is a charter elementary school in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The school is directly chartered by the State of Georgia. It is a bilingual English-Japanese school, the first of such in Georgia. The school accep ...

Private education

Greater Atlanta Christian School Greater Atlanta Christian School is a private Christian school located in Norcross, Georgia, United States. Notable alumni * Micah Abernathy, NFL free safety for the Atlanta Falcons * Sherill Baker, former WNBA player, assistant coach for G ...

, the second-largest independent school in Georgia, is located in Norcross. * Hebron Christian Academy is located in Dacula. * Providence Christian Academy is located in Lilburn *

Wesleyan School Wesleyan School is a private school, private College-preparatory school, college-preparatory Nondenominational Christianity, nondenominational Christian school located 20 miles north of Atlanta in the suburban city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, ...

is located in Peachtree Corners. ; Closed *

Seigakuin Atlanta International School was an international school, international, private school, private, Christian school, Christian elementary school located in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Peachtree Corners, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, northeast of Atlanta, It i ...

, a private Japanese education system elementary and middle school, was located in

.Relocating school has Japan ties
." ''

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (''AJC'') is an American daily newspaper based in metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia. It is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' is the result of the merger ...

''. September 29, 2002. JJ1. Retrieved on January 11, 2012. The school moved from property at

Oglethorpe University Oglethorpe University is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Brookhaven, Georgia, United States. It was chartered in 1835 and named in honor of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder ...

to its current address, former property of the Romanian First Baptist Church, in 2003.

Colleges and universities

Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Gwinnett College (Georgia Gwinnett or GGC) is a public college in Lawrenceville, Georgia. It is a member of the University System of Georgia. Georgia Gwinnett College opened on August 18, 2006. It has grown from its original 118 students ...

is located in Lawrenceville. *

Gwinnett Technical College Gwinnett Technical College is a public technical college in the U.S. state of Georgia with campuses in Lawrenceville and Alpharetta. It is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleg ...

is also located in Lawrenceville. *

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is a Private university, private medical school with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and additional locations in Suwanee, Georgia (PCOM Georgia) and Moultrie, Georgia (PCOM Sout ...

is located in Suwanee. *

Trevecca Nazarene University Trevecca Nazarene University (TNU) is a private Nazarene liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1901. History TNU was founded in 1901 by Cumberland Presbyterian minister J. O. McClurkan as the "Pentecostal Literary a ...

has an

adult education Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained educating activities in order to gain new knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Merriam, Sharan B. & Brockett, Ralph G. ''The Pr ...

site in Duluth. *

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

has a

satellite campus A satellite campus, branch campus or regional campus is a campus of a university or college that is physically at a distance from the original university or college area. This branch campus may be located in a different city, state, or country, ...

in Lawrenceville.

Sports

Minor-league affiliates of the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Divisio ...

and the

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...

play home games and talent scout in the area. In 2016, the

Georgia Swarm The Georgia Swarm are an American professional box lacrosse team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They have been playing at the 13,000-seat Gas South Arena since their 2016 season. Tea ...

of the

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

relocated from Minnesota and began playing games at

Infinite Energy Arena The Gas South Arena (originally known as the Gwinnett Civic Center Arena, later known as The Arena at Gwinnett Center and Infinite Energy Arena) is an indoor arena in Duluth, Georgia. It is located approximately northeast of Atlanta. The aren ...

. The team won the league championship in 2017.

Georgia Force The Georgia Force was an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States (part of suburban Atlanta) that played in the South Division of the American Conference. The team was owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn ...

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 Arena Football League season, 1987 season, making it the third longest-runnin ...

had also played at Arena at Gwinnett Center before the team folded in 2012. Gwinnett also hosts the Gwinnett Lions Rugby Football Club, a Division 3 Men's Rugby Team competing in the

Georgia Rugby Union The Georgian Rugby Union (GRU) ( ka, საქართველოს რაგბის კავშირი) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the nation of Georgia (country), Georgia. History Founded in 1964, it was par ...

Transportation

Airport

The county maintains a regional airport under the name Gwinnett County Airport, formerly Briscoe Field. The closest major airport serving the region is

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its Metro Atlanta, surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is located south of the Down ...

Major roads and expressways

Interstate 85 Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, ...

Interstate 985 Interstate 985 (I-985) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway in Northeast Georgia. It links the Atlanta metropolitan area to the city of Gainesville, Georgia, Gainesville via Suwanee, Georgia, Suwanee. I-985 is also known as the Sidney Lanie ...

U.S. Route 23 * US 29

U.S. Route 29 U.S. Route 29 or U.S. Highway 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida, to Ellicott City, Maryland, just west of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, in the Eastern United Stat ...

U.S. Route 78 U.S. Route 78 (US 78) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs for from Swifton, Arkansas, to Charleston, South Carolina. From Byhalia, Mississippi to Graysville, Alabama, US 78 runs concurrently with Inte ...

State Route 8 The following highways are numbered 8. For roads numbered A8, see list of A8 roads. For roads numbered N8, see list of N8 roads. Route 8, or Highway 8, may refer to: International * AH8, Asian Highway 8 * European route E08 * European route E00 ...

State Route 10 * Georgia 13

State Route 13 * Georgia 20

State Route 20 * Georgia 84

State Route 84 * Georgia 120

State Route 120 * Georgia 124

State Route 124 * Georgia 140

State Route 140 * Georgia 141

State Route 141 * Georgia 264

State Route 264 * Georgia 316

State Route 316 * Georgia 317

State Route 317 * Georgia 324

State Route 324 * Georgia 347

State Route 347 * Georgia 365

State Route 365 * Georgia 378

State Route 378 * Georgia 403

State Route 403 (unsigned designation for I-85) * Georgia 419

State Route 419 (unsigned designation for I-985)

Transit systems

* GRTA Xpress commuter buses and

Ride Gwinnett Ride Gwinnett (formerly known as Gwinnett County Transit or GCT prior to 2023) is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties. It was formed in 2000, with ...

(formerly Gwinnett County Transit) serve the county. * Norcross Greyhound Bus Terminal, 2105 Norcross Pkwy, Norcross, GA 30071 * On April 12, 2018, Gwinnett County Officials updated the transit plans to connect to the rest of Metro Atlanta via heavy rail.

Pedestrians and cycling

* Beaver Ruin Creek Greenway (Proposed) * Camp Creek Greenway * Cedar Creek Trail Loop * Crooked Creek Trail (Proposed) * Harbins Greenway (Proposed) * Ivy Creek Greenway (Under construction) * Ivy Creek-Snellville Trail (Proposed) * Norcross-Lilburn Trail (Proposed) * Piedmont Pathway (Proposed) * Riverlands Path (Under construction) * Sugar Hill Greenway (Under construction) *

Suwanee Creek Greenway The Suwanee Creek Greenway is a multi-use trail under construction in the city of Suwanee, Georgia, in the United States. The trail is a hard-surface and meanders through four miles of wooded areas, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. The greenway c ...

(Under construction) * The Loop Trail (Proposed) *

Western Gwinnett Bikeway The Western Gwinnett Bikeway (also West Gwinnett Bikeway) is a multi-use trail under construction along Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Gwinnett County. The trail will be 10 feet (3.0 m) to 14 feet (4.3 m) wide and traverse the cities of Norc ...

(Under construction) In 2015, Peachtree Corners conducted a Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) survey which indicated public desire for more multi-use trails. Beginning in 2016, Peachtree Corners has been in the process of constructing 11.5 miles of multi-use trails within the city limits. In 2016, Suwanee unveiled the first Bike Share program in Gwinnett County.

Notable people

* David Andrews,

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The N ...

football player with the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Pa ...

. *

Alvin Kamara Alvin Mentian Kamara (born July 25, 1995) is an American professional football running back for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers after transferring from Hutchi ...

, NFL running back with the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

. *

Maya Moore Maya April Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American social justice advocate and former professional basketball player. Naming her their inaugural Performer of the Year in 2017, ''Sports Illustrated'' called Moore the "greatest winner in the hist ...

, Women's Basketball Player with the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Lynx compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference. The team won the WNBA ...

. *

Elijah Bryant Elijah Brigham Bryant (born April 19, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Elon Phoenix and Brigham Young ...

(born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Sam Flint (1882 – 1980), actor. *Chandler Massey, actor (''Days of Our Lives''); received the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. In 2012, Massey became the first actor ever to receive a Daytime Emmy Award for playing a gay character. *James Ramsey (baseball), James Ramsey, Major League Baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers. *Trey Thompkins, basketball player formerly with Los Angeles Clippers. *Brice Butler, NFL wide receiver with the Dallas Cowboys. *Jodie Meeks, National Basketball Association, NBA shooting guard with the Washington Wizards. * Rittz, musician. * Migos, hip hop group. *Travis Hunter, Heisman Trophy Winner 2024

References

External links

Official website of Gwinnett County Government

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation

Gwinnett County
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