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Norcross is a city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. According to the 2010 census , the population was 9,116, [ 5 ] while in 2020, the population increased to 17,209. [ 6 ] Norcross is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area .
Just to the west of Norcross, SR 140 meets SR 141 (Peachtree Industrial Boulevard). Shortly to the southeast, in town, it intersects US 23/SR 13 (Buford Highway). It continues to the southeast until it meets its eastern terminus, an interchange with I-85 (Veterans Parkway), just south of Norcross. [1]
As Jimmy Carter Boulevard was constructed in the 1970s, Norcross Tucker Road was split into North Norcross Tucker Road and South Norcross Tucker Road, and a portion of the road was incorporated into Jimmy Carter Boulevard. In 1981, Jimmy Carter Boulevard was designated as SR 141 Connector between Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Interstate 85 ...
In 1870 Thrasher moved northeast of the city along the Richmond and Danville Railroad and founded the town of Norcross, named after Thrasher's good friend, Jonathan Norcross, the fourth mayor of Atlanta. He was also elected the city's first mayor. [4] Thrasher quickly turned Norcross into a vacation destination with a resort hotel he built.
Georgia's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia.It is currently represented by Republican Rich McCormick.. The district includes portions of the northeast Atlanta metropolitan area, including the cities of Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Duluth, Snellville, Suwanee, and Buford.
Buford Highway (also Buford Highway Corridor), a.k.a. the DeKalb International Corridor, [4] [5] and in the 1990–2000's as the DeKalb County International Village district, [6] is a community northeast of the city of Atlanta, celebrated for its ethnic diversity and spanning multiple counties including Fulton, DeKalb, and Gwinnett counties in the U.S. state of Georgia.
The Georgia NAACP, a civil rights group, called the new map an example of "racial gerrymandering." "All of Georgia has now been diluted of our voices," said Gerald Griggs, president of the Georgia ...
The city limits pass within the interchange. SR 120 continues to the southeast until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 29/SR 8, in the central part of the city. [1] SR 120 has two sections that are included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility ...