Living in Cumming, Georgia

How many people live here?

• The 2020 Census counted 7,318 people in the city of Cumming. The 2010 Census count was 5,430. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), Table P1; 2010 Census SF1 Table P1
• Forsyth County had 98,407 residents in the 2000 Census, 175,511 in 2010 and 251,283 in 2020. U.S. Census Bureau: 2000 SF1 P001, 2010 SF1 P1, 2020 PL P1 (Forsyth County, GA)
• New Georgia Encyclopedia says finishing Georgia Highway 400 in the 1980s turned Forsyth County into an Atlanta suburb and drove its population growth. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Forsyth County

How the City pays for itself

• The City says it provides its services and amenities without levying a municipal property tax and without taking on debt. City of Cumming: Our Community
• The City of Cumming built the City Center and owns its buildings, which it leases to retail and dining tenants. The City says the leases give it a steady income so municipal property taxes never have to be levied. City of Cumming: Our Community; Cumming City Center: About
• In the late 1970s City leaders signed the area's first contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to draw water from Lake Lanier. Cumming Utilities now supplies water and sewer to about a third of Forsyth County's homes and businesses. City of Cumming: Our Community

Everyday life

• The Cumming City Center is a City-built district of about 75 acres between Canton Highway and Sawnee Drive, behind Forsyth Central High School. It has shops, restaurants, the Lou Sobh Amphitheater, green space and trails. City of Cumming: Cumming City Center
• The City's Cumming Aquatic Center, at 201 Aquatic Circle, opened in 2011. It has two indoor pools and an outdoor water park. Daily admission is $8 for ages 2–13, $9 for ages 14–59 and $8 for 60 and up, and children under 2 get in free. Cumming Aquatic Center; City of Cumming: Our Community
• The Big Creek Greenway is a 12-foot-wide concrete and boardwalk path that first opened in 2009. It runs nearly 16 miles from south Forsyth County to Sawnee Mountain Preserve, with a trailhead at 4075 Spot Road. The section from Bethelview Trailhead (mile 8.5) to south of Kelly Mill Road (mile 10.3) is closed for renovation. Forsyth County Parks & Recreation: Big Creek Greenway
• Forsyth County's Sawnee Mountain Preserve, at 4075 Spot Road just north of Cumming, opened in 2005. It has more than 11 miles of hiking trails, including routes to the Indian Seats rock overlook. A visitor center was added in 2008. Forsyth County Parks & Recreation: Sawnee Mountain Preserve

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Questions

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