Gwinnett County, Georgia
The Gwinnett County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. Administrative office ( County Seat) is Lawrenceville, named after James Lawrence, a U.S. naval officer.
Geography
The County is located in north-central Georgia, is located about 130 km to the west of Alabama, located in the north about 100 miles from Tennessee and North Carolina and the North East about 110 miles from South Carolina. It has an area of 1131 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers of water surface are bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hall County, Barrow County, Walton County, Rockdale County, DeKalb County, Fulton County and Forsyth County. The northwestern boundary is formed by the Chattahoochee River.
History
Gwinnett County was formed on December 15, 1818 Land of the Creek and the Cherokee County as the 42nd of Georgia. It was named after the Declaration of Independence of Georgia Button Gwinnett, one of the three signatories.
Demographic data
1900-1990
According to the census of 2000, there were 588 448 people in Gwinnett County. Of these, 6,385 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 202 317 households and 152 344 families. The population density was 525 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 72.71 percent White, 13.29 percent Black or African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 7.20 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 4.32 percent from other races groups; 2.15 percent were descended from two or more races. 10.90 percent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 202 317 households out of which 42.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.2 percent were married couples living together, 10.0 percent were single mothers and 24.7 percent were non-families. 18.4 percent of all households and 3.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.28 persons.
28.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 to 24, 37.5 percent between 25 and 44, 20.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 5.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 101.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 60,537, and the median income for a family $ 66,693. Males have a median income of $ 42,343, women $ 31,772. The per capita income was $ 25,006. 3.8 percent of families and 5.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Gwinnett County
- Adams Crossroads
- Allendale
- Auburn
- Berkeley Lake
- Bethesda
- Braselton
- Buford
- Caleb
- Centerville
- Dacula
- Duluth
- Five Forks
- Forest Hills
- Gloster
- Grayson
- Harbin
- Hog Mountain
- Lawrenceville
- Lilburn
- Loganville
- Luxomni
- Meadow
- Mechanicsville
- Mountain Park
- New Hope
- Norcross
- Pittman
- Pleasant Hill
- Rest Haven
- Rosebud
- Snellville
- Sugar Hill
- Suwanee
- Trickem