Dacula, Georgia
| Dacula, Georgia | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "A treasure in time...on track for tomorrow" | |
 Location in Gwinnett County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 33°59′15″N 83°53′31″W / 33.98750°N 83.89194°WCoordinates: 33°59′15″N 83°53′31″W / 33.98750°N 83.89194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Gwinnett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.99 sq mi (12.92 km2) |
| • Land | 4.96 sq mi (12.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,442 |
| • Density | 895/sq mi (345.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30019 |
| Area code(s) | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-21184 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333990 |
| Website | daculaga |
Dacula (duh-KYOO-luh) is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 4,442, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population to be 5,330 as of 2015.
The vicinity of Dacula was one of the first areas in present-day metropolitan Atlanta to be settled by whites (around the time of the War of 1812), but the area remained mostly undeveloped until the late 20th century. The Dacula area is home to some of the oldest buildings in greater Atlanta, such as the Elisha Winn House, which originally acted as the courthouse for Gwinnett County. Dacula itself began in the late 1800s near the community of Chinquapin Grove, where Dacula Elementary now stands. The town was originally named "Hoke", after a Seaboard Air Line Railroad executive, but that name was changed due to the Post Office Department's protest.. Dacula's name was formed from letters in Decatur and Atlanta, two cities to the west that were already prospering at the time of Dacula's founding. The city was once home to a train station on a CSX line through northeast Georgia, although the station closed in the mid-1950s.
Dacula is located in eastern Gwinnett County, with U.S. Route 29 Business/Georgia State Route 8 (Winder Highway) the main road through the center of town. Business 29/SR 8 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Lawrenceville, the county seat, and east 11 miles (18 km) to Winder. U.S. Route 29 (University Parkway) is a four-lane highway that bypasses Dacula to the south, with access from Harbins Road. University Parkway leads east 34 miles (55 km) to Athens and west 12 miles (19 km) to Interstate 85, which leads an additional 25 miles (40 km) southwest to downtown Atlanta.
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