Suwanee, Georgia
| Suwanee, Georgia | |
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Suwanee City Hall
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| Motto: "Crossroads of Past & Future" | |
 Location in Gwinnett County and the state of Georgia |
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 Suwanee
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| Coordinates: 34°3′5″N 84°4′22″W / 34.05139°N 84.07278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Gwinnett |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.0 sq mi (28.4 km2) |
| • Land | 10.9 sq mi (28.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,355 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 18,694 |
| • Density | 1,718/sq mi (663.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 30024 |
| Area code(s) | 770 |
| FIPS code | 13-74936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0323788 |
| Website | www |
Suwanee is a city in Gwinnett County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,355; this had grown to an estimated 18,694 as of 2015. Suwanee was the practicing home of the Atlanta Falcons football team from 1979 to 2001 and was voted among the Top 10 Best Places to Live by Money in 2007. In 2012, Suwanee was rated by Kiplinger as the third best place in America for raising families, and in 2013, Suwanee was identified as one of the nation's 10 Best Towns for Families by Family Circle magazine.
Portions of Forsyth County and Fulton County also have Suwanee and its ZIP Code (30024) as a mailing address.
Suwanee, as did most towns in Georgia, started out as a Native American village. It was built on the Chattahoochee River, where societies flourished. The city of Suwanee itself was established and officially recognized by the U.S. government in 1837 upon the erection of a post office. In 1871, the Georgia Air Line Railroad was built through Suwanee, and in 1880 the Rhodes House hotel was built to house passengers of the railroad. This was instrumental in bringing people through the town and helped to generate trade and economic activity. In 1881, a fire burned down all of the buildings on Main Street except for one. From 1880 to 1920, the population saw almost no increase, shifting from 216 people to 241 over the course of 40 years. As of 2015[update], the population of Suwanee was over 18,000
Beginning in 1933 and ending in 1936, the now heavily traveled Buford Highway was constructed through Suwanee. In 1960, Interstate 85 was built to extend to just south of Suwanee, where it ended at the time. Throughout the last 100 years, several primary education schools have opened in Suwanee, including North Gwinnett High School and Suwanee Elementary School. The first known date for Suwanee High School was 1880, when it was a one-room school house. The first city hall was built in the early 1960s, and the second city hall was built in 1997. In 2005, Town Center was constructed and finished in 2009, at which time the city hall moved to it, where it currently resides. In 2003, Suwanee was named a City of Excellence by the Georgia Municipal Association and Trend Magazine.
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