Big Creek CCD, Georgia
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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.[2]
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.[3][4]
Geography
Big Creek is south of Cumming, the incorporated community of the county, and is north of the Forsyth County - Fulton County border. The western one-third of Big Creek is separated off by Georgia State Route 400.[5]
Education
Big Creek is part of the Forsyth County Schools district.
Transportation
Georgia State Route 141, also called Peachtree Parkway, runs north-south through the community.
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 https://data.census.gov/profile/Big_Creek_CCD,_Forsyth_County,_Georgia?g=060XX00US1311790270