Did You Know: Lawrencevile was votes one of best places to retire?

Lawrenceville GA was voted one of the best places to retire in 2005. Since then, my in-laws and many of their friends have come here to retire.

Population, town and surrounding area: 198,745
Population, age 50+: 38,473
Population growth (since 1999), age 50+: 261.28%

More statistics here

Go Lawrenceville

Check out Lawrenceville's online magazine at http://www.golawrenceville.com/ The 2007 edition has a story on the Aurora Theatre, and the new Georgia Gwinnett College. It also talks about the development of downtown Lawrenceville

Facts about Lawrenceville GA

Did you know:

• The city is named after Captain James Lawrence, commander of the Frigate Chesapeake during the War of 1812.
• The two most famous people born in Lawrenceville gained their fame elsewhere. Charles Henry Smith, born in 1826, left as a young man and lived most of his life in other Georgia towns. Beginning during the Civil War, he wrote humorous pieces for Atlanta newspapers under the name Bill Arp. Ezzard Charles, born in Lawrenceville in 1921, grew up in Cincinnati, where opportunities for African-Americans were far better at the time. He eventually was heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
• Lawrenceville was one of many venues in the nation where Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt faced obscenity charges in the late 1970s.

These facts and more found at wikipedia.org

Where is Lawrenceville?

Lawrenceville is the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. The 2000 census recorded the city's population as 22,397. The Census Bureau estimates the 2005 population at 28,393. Lawrenceville has three ZIP codes (30043, 30044, 30045); it is part of the 678/770 telephone area code, which is used throughout metropolitan Atlanta. (www.wikipedia.org)



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