Big Creek CCD, Georgia

{{About|Forsyth County, Georgia community|the North Georgia creek|Vickery Creek}}

Big Creek is a census county division in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. It is the largest locale in the county in terms of population.

The locale is a Census county division (CCD) class of unincorporated community. It has a population of 83,973 according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey, representing an increase of 110 over the 83,863 reported in the 2020 United States census.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 With an area of {{Convert|43.9|mi2}}, the population density is {{Convert|1,914.9|PD/sqmi}}.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/

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.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=18 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}Big Creek Elementary School, Big Creek Elementary School History https://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/domain/2682

Geography

Big Creek is south of Cumming, the incorporated community of the county, and is north of the Forsyth–Fulton county line. 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.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

Education

Big Creek is part of the Forsyth County Schools district.

The Forsyth County campus of Lanier Technical College is in the southern part of the county. The campus, which opened in 1997, was expanded in 2010.[http://www.laniertech.edu/coc/history.html History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410065642/http://www.laniertech.edu/coc/history.html |date=2015-04-10 }} section of the LTC online student catalog. Last accessed 2024-04-16.

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.{{cite web|title=Current Look at Georgia Libraries 2015|url=http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/publiclibinfo/currentlook/Current_Look_FY-15.pdf|accessdate=6 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224151657/http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/publiclibinfo/currentlook/Current_Look_FY-15.pdf|archive-date=24 December 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last1=Robins|first1=Kayla|title=Forsyth County library system celebrating 20 years|url=http://www.forsythnews.com/archives/30786/|accessdate=6 March 2017|publisher=Forsyth County News|date=August 21, 2016}}

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

Category:Unincorporated communities in Forsyth County, Georgia

Category:Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state)