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Forsyth County (/ f ɔːr ˈ s aɪ θ / for-SYTHE or / ˈ f ɔːr s aɪ θ / FOR-sythe) is a county in the Northeast portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. Suburban and exurban in character, Forsyth County lies within the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. The county's only incorporated city and county seat is Cumming. At the 2020 census, the population ...
The Forsyth County Government Center is located at 201 North Chestnut Street in Downtown Winston-Salem. Forsyth County is a member of the regional Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments. The Forsyth County Public Library, founded in 1906, is free for residents of Forsyth and surrounding counties, while all others must pay a small yearly fee ...
Forsyth County Schools. / 34.23248; -84.12358. Forsyth County Schools ( FCS) is a public school district in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, based in Cumming. FCS serves over 51,000 students and is the largest employer in the county with over 8,000 full-time employees and substitutes. Out of 180 school districts, FCS is the seventh ...
Oscarville is a ghost town in Forsyth County, Georgia. Oscarville, a majority-Black town, is most famous for being a central location in a series of violent crimes and racially motivated riots that happened in 1912, driving away most of the Black residents in Forsyth County.
The Forsyth County Public Library (FCPL) is a consortium of four public libraries in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. All four branches are located in the county seat of Cumming . The Forsyth County Public Library as of 2015 had the highest circulation per capita in the state of Georgia. [3]
Location of Forsyth County within the U.S. state of Georgia. In Forsyth County, Georgia, in September 1912, two separate alleged attacks on white women in the Cumming area resulted in black men being accused as suspects. First, a white woman reportedly awoke to find a black man in her bedroom; then days later, a white teenage girl was beaten ...
13-20932 [3] GNIS feature ID. 0331494 [4] Website. www .cityofcumming .net. Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated area in the county. It is a suburban city, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In the 2020 census, the population is 7,318, up from 5,430 in 2010. [5]
1987 Forsyth County protests Part of the post–civil rights era in African-American history Date January 17, 1987 (first march) January 24, 1987 (second march) Location Forsyth County, Georgia, United States Caused by Expulsion of black people following the 1912 racial conflict in Forsyth County, Georgia Forsyth County's reputation as a sundown county Goals Bring attention to legacy of racist ...