Lilburn, Georgia | |
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![]() Lilburn City Hall | |
Motto(s): "Small town, Big difference" | |
![]() Location in Gwinnett County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 33°53′20″N84°8′27″W / 33.88889°N 84.14083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Gwinnett |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tim Dunn |
Area | |
• Total | 6.85 sq mi (17.74 km2) |
• Land | 6.80 sq mi (17.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
Elevation | 951 ft (290 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,502 |
• Density | 2,133.27/sq mi (823.66/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 30047-30048 |
Area code | 470/678/770 |
FIPS code | 13-46356 |
GNIS feature ID | 0332213 [2] |
Website | www |
Lilburn is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. The population was 14,502 at the 2020 census. The estimated population was 12,810 in 2019. [3] It is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
The city of Lilburn was founded in 1890 by the Seaboard Air Line Railway. The area previously known as "McDaniel" was renamed "Lilburn" after the general superintendent of the railroad, Lilburn Trigg Myers of Virginia. The town was incorporated as Lilburn on July 27, 1910. [4]
A devastating fire and hard economic times in the 1920s ended the prosperity. [5] A revitalization of the original historic area has emerged with shopping and restaurants in the Old Town district which has been described as a "slice of history." [6]
Lilburn is located in western Gwinnett County at 33°53′20″N84°8′27″W / 33.88889°N 84.14083°W (33.888853, -84.140897). [7] U.S. Route 29 (Lawrenceville Highway) passes through the center of town, leading southwest 19 miles (31 km) to downtown Atlanta and northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Lawrenceville, the Gwinnett County seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lilburn has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.5 km2), of which 6.3 square miles (16.4 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.82%, is water. [8]
Lilburn's downtown is currently undergoing a revitalization project. The city has already constructed a new city hall/library, having already rerouted Main Street's intersection with US 29. This revitalization includes miles of walking/biking paths referred to as the Greenway Trail and the reconstruction of the historic Prohibition Trail Bridges from the early 1900s. [9]
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta is located in Lilburn, approximately two miles southwest of the city center. It is the tallest building in the city and was the largest Swaminarayan temple outside of India until the Robbinsville, NJ temple opened in 2014. [10]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 179 | — | |
1960 | 753 | — | |
1970 | 1,668 | 121.5% | |
1980 | 3,765 | 125.7% | |
1990 | 9,301 | 147.0% | |
2000 | 11,307 | 21.6% | |
2010 | 11,596 | 2.6% | |
2020 | 14,502 | 25.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [11] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 3,613 | 24.91% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,413 | 16.64% |
Native American | 25 | 0.17% |
Asian | 2,882 | 19.87% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 541 | 3.73% |
Hispanic or Latino | 5,022 | 34.63% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 14,502 people, 3,807 households, and 2,873 families residing in the city.
Gwinnett County Public Schools operates public schools.
The following have Lilburn addresses:
Elementary schools
Middle schools
High schools
Gwinnett County Public Library operates the Mountain Park Branch and the Lilburn Branch. [13]
Lilburn Daze Arts and Crafts Festival, hosted and organized by the Lilburn Woman's Club, an affiliate of the GFWC, is celebrated on the second Saturday in October and features over 200 vendors. This one-day event features local artisans, children's activities, live entertainment, food, hayrides, a health screening tent and a petting zoo.
The annual "Spark in the Park" is a 4th of July parade, which features local vendors, live performances, and fireworks
The annual Christmas Parade, held on the first Saturday in December, usually features about 100 entrants marching down Main Street on a route ending at Lilburn City Park. Proceeds from this event fund local scholarships and many other community improvement projects in the greater Lilburn area.
Lilburn is twinned with:
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