Forsyth County, Georgia
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Forsyth County, Georgia is a rapidly growing suburban county in the Atlanta metropolitan area, known for its high-ranked schools, affluent communities, and proximity to Lake Lanier.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forsyth County | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Lake Lanier ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cherokee County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dawson County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Fulton County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwinnett County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hall County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economicCharacteristic | high median household income ⓘ |
| emergencyServices | Forsyth County Fire Department ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1832 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 13117 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 00322741 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county commission ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
470
ⓘ
678 ⓘ 770 ⓘ |
| hasCity | Cumming, Georgia ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway | Georgia State Route 400 ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea |
Lake Lanier
ⓘ
Sawnee Mountain Preserve ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Forsyth County Schools ⓘ |
| hasUnincorporatedCommunity |
Alpharetta, Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Alpharetta (unincorporated parts in county)
Johns Creek, Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
Johns Creek (unincorporated parts in county)
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| hasZIPCode |
30040
ⓘ
30041 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
affluent residential areas
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high-performing public schools ⓘ rapid population growth ⓘ suburban communities ⓘ |
| largestCity | Cumming, Georgia ⓘ |
| lawEnforcement | Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlanta urban area
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta metropolitan area
Georgia ⓘ Piedmont region of Georgia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Forsyth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northeast Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
North Georgia
Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ
surface form:
United States Census Bureau Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|
| populationTrend | rapidly increasing ⓘ |
| publicSchoolSystemRank | among top in Georgia ⓘ |
| regionCodeISO | US-GA-117 ⓘ |
| regionType | suburban ⓘ |
| seat | Cumming, Georgia ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| suburbanOf |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Forsyth County