Big Creek CCD, Georgia

Big Creek is a municipality in Forsyth County, Georgia. It is the largest locale in the county in terms of population.

The locale is a Census county division (CCD) class of an unincorporated community. It has an 83,973 population, according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey. With the locale having 43.9 square miles; the population density is 1,914.9 people per square mile. That population is an increase over the figure in the 2020 United States census: 83,863.

Name origin
The origin of the locale lies with the creek of the same name running on the west side of the CCD's territory.

Geography
Big Creek is south of Cumming, the incorporated community of the county, and is north of the Forsyth County - Fulton County border. Big Creek is bounded on the east by the Chattahoochee River. The western one-third of Big Creek is separated off by US Route 19/Georgia State Route 400.

Education
Big Creek is part of the Forsyth County Schools district.

The Forsyth County campus of Lanier Technical College is in the northern part of the county. The campus, which opened in 1997, was expanded in 2010.

Library
Big Creek is served by the Sharon Forks branch of the Forsyth County Public Library. The branch was recognized as the busiest library in the state, with a circulation of over one million materials.

Transportation
Georgia State Route 141, also called Peachtree Parkway, runs north-south through the community. US 19/SR 400 runs southwest-northeast through Big Creek.