Town and census div. in Forsyth County, GA
This article is about Forsyth County, Georgia community. For the North Georgia creek, see
Vickery Creek .
Big Creek is a municipality in
Forsyth County, Georgia . It is the largest locale in the county in terms of population.
The locale is a
Census county division (CCD) class of an unincorporated community. It has an 83,973 population, according to the
US Census Bureau 's 2022
American Community Survey . With the locale having 43.9 square miles; the population density is 1,914.9 people per square mile.
[1] That population is an increase over the figure in the
2020 United States census : 83,863.
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Name origin
The origin of the locale lies with the
creek of the same name running on the west side of the CCD's territory.
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Geography
Big Creek is south of
Cumming , the incorporated community of the county, and is north of the Forsyth County -
Fulton County border. Big Creek is bounded on the east by the
Chattahoochee River . The western one-third of Big Creek is separated off by
US Route 19 /
Georgia State Route 400 .
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Education
Big Creek is part of the
Forsyth County Schools district.
The Forsyth County campus of
Lanier Technical College is in the northern part of the county. The campus, which opened in 1997, was expanded in 2010.
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Library
Big Creek is served by the Sharon Forks branch of the
Forsyth County Public Library . The branch was recognized as the busiest library in the state, with a circulation of over one million materials.
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Transportation
Georgia State Route 141 , also called Peachtree Parkway, runs north-south through the community. US 19/SR 400 runs southwest-northeast through Big Creek.
References
^ Census Reporter, Big Creek CCD, Forsyth County, GA, County Subdivision in: Forsyth County, GA, Georgia, United States, AACS 2022 5-year
https://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US1311790270-big-creek-ccd-forsyth-county-ga/
^ United States Bureau, 'Big Creek CCD, Forsyth County, Georgia | Total Population in Big Creek CCD, Forsyth County, Georgia' Source: 2020 Decennial Census
https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Big%20Creek%20CCD,%20Forsyth%20County,%20Georgia
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975).
Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF) . Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 18.
ISBN
0-915430-00-2 .
^ Big Creek Elementary School, Big Creek Elementary School History
https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/2682
^ United States Census Bureau, 2020 Results, County Subdivision, Big Creek CCD, Forsyth County, Georgia, Profile includes map with outline of the community's territory
https://data.census.gov/profile/Big_Creek_CCD,_Forsyth_County,_Georgia?g=060XX00US1311790270
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History
Archived 2015-04-10 at the
Wayback Machine section of the LTC online student catalog. Last accessed 2024-04-16.
^
"Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2015" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017 .
^ Robins, Kayla (August 21, 2016).
"Forsyth County library system celebrating 20 years" . Forsyth County News. Retrieved 6 March 2017 .
34°06′45″N 84°10′38″W / 34.11250°N 84.17722°W / 34.11250; -84.17722
City Map of Georgia highlighting Forsyth County
Unincorporated communities Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties