The City of Lawrenceville, Georgia is located in Gwinnett County, Georgia, just a few miles northeast of Atlanta. Lawrenceville is the county seat of Gwinnett County and serves as the home of the Gwinnett County government.

According to 2000 US Census figures, Lawrenceville has a population of 22,397 and covers a land area of 13.05 square miles.

Lawrenceville was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on 15 December 1821. This makes Lawrenceville the second oldest city in the Metro Atlanta Area. The city is named after Captain James Lawrence, commander of the Frigate Chesapeake during the War of 1812. In 1871 a permanent site for the county courthouse was selected and purchased, the four streets bordering the square were laid out along with other streets in the village, and a public well was dug. Major Grace built the first permanent courthouse, a brick structure, in 1923-24 for a cost of $4,000. The courthouse presently on the square was constructed in 1885.

William Maltbie, the town’s first postmaster, suggested the name “Lawrenceville” in honor of Captain James Lawrence, a naval commander during the War of 1812. Lawrence, a native of New Jersey, is probably best known today for his dying command, "Don't give up the ship!"

Lawrenceville is a great place to live and the town square continues to draw people with it's great restaraunts and shops.

Are you considering moving to Lawrenceville? Make sure you contact James Dudley your local area expert for Lawrenceville,GA to find out all the information you will need to make your move.