Mulberry, Georgia

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mulberry

| official_name = City of Mulberry

| settlement_type = City

| coordinates = {{coord|34.053410|-83.885844|type:city|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Georgia

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Gwinnett

| established_title = Incorporated

| established_date = 2024

| named_for = Mulberry trees

| government_type = Mayor-council

| governing_body = City Council

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Michael Coker

| timezone1 = Eastern

| utc_offset = -5

| website = https://www.mulberryga.gov/

}}

Mulberry is a city in northeastern Gwinnett County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created in 2024.{{GNIS|2832427}} It is 30 sqmi with a population of 42,000 people.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

History

A post office called Mulberry was established in 1838, and remained in operation until 1914.{{cite web |url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=GA |title=Post Offices |website=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=24 March 2019}} The community was named for mulberry trees near the original town site.{{cite book |url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/m.pdf |title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins |publisher=Winship Press |last=Krakow |first=Kenneth K. |year=1975 |location=Macon, GA |page=154 |isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

Cityhood initiative

On January 8, 2024, Georgia State House Majority Leader, Chuck Efstration, introduced legislation that would pave the way for the creation of the city of Mulberry located in Gwinnett County.{{Cite news |first=Matt |last=Johnson |date=2024-01-08 |title=Lawmakers propose new city in northern Gwinnett County with no city property taxes |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/lawmakers-propose-new-city-northern-gwinnett-county-with-no-city-property-taxes/DMQBXLAQ2NENNHOVDBD4G4HTRM/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta |language=en}} This city would be separate from the already established unincorporated Mulberry located in Barrow County. Efstration’s office worked with KB Advisory Group to develop a feasibility study for prospective cityhood.{{Cite web |title=It's Time For Local Control! |url=https://www.cityofmulberryga.com/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=City of Mulberry, Georgia |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605134448/https://www.cityofmulberryga.com/ |archive-date=June 5, 2024}} Mulberry cityhood was approved on May 21, 2024 in an election held that day.{{Cite news |date=2024-05-22 |title=Gwinnett voters approve creating City of Mulberry |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/gwinnett-voters-approve-creating-city-mulberry/GZMDNPJAIRFF3EQUX6SUMU2YTU/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta |language=en}}

On January 1, 2025, the City of Mulberry began operations with Michael Coker elected as the city's first mayor.{{cite web |title=NEWS BRIEFS: Coker is the first mayor of City of Mulberry |url=https://www.gwinnettforum.com/2024/12/news-briefs-coker-is-the-first-mayor-of-city-of-mulberry/ |website=Gwinnett Forum |date=December 13, 2024}}

References

External links

{{cite web |title=Feasibility Study: Proposed City of Mulberry, Gwinnett County, Georgia |url=https://irp.cdn-website.com/c74888e0/files/uploaded/City%20of%20Mulberry%20Executive%20Summary%20and%20Introduction_1_02_24.pdf |publisher=KB Advisory Group, Inc. |date=December 2023}}

Category:Cities in Gwinnett County, Georgia

Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)