Buford

Also known as Buford, Georgia, Buford, GA

city in Gwinnett and Hall counties, Georgia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Georgia
Counties: Gwinnett , Hall
Incorporated: August 24, 1872 ; 153 years ago ( 1872-08-24 )
Named after: Algernon Sidney Buford
Total: 18.22 sq mi (47.18 km )
Land: 18.13 sq mi (46.96 km )
Water: 0.085 sq mi (0.22 km )
Elevation: 1,053 ft (321 m)
Density: 945.5/sq mi (365.05/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip codes: 30515, 30518, 30519
Area codes: 770 , 678
Fips code: 13-11784
Website: www .cityofbuford .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Buford
Population: 17144
Area: 44.260101
Elevation: 361
Official website: www.cityofbuford.com
Image: Buford Georgia Main Street.jpg
Households: 4727

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Commons category: Buford, Georgia
water as percent of area: 0.4434
postal code: 30515
per capita income: 25299

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Buford is a city in Gwinnett and Hall counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 17,144. Most of the city is in Gwinnett County, which is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Metropolitan Statistical Area. The northern sliver of the city is in Hall County, which comprises the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the larger Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area.

The city was founded in 1872 after a railroad was built in the area connecting Charlotte, North Carolina, with Atlanta. Buford was named after Algernon Sidney Buford, who at the time was president of the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway. The city's leather industry, led by the Bona Allen Company, as well as its location as a railway stop, caused the population to expand during the early 1900s until after the Great Depression had ended.