Editing Berkeley Lake, Georgia

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'''Berkeley Lake''' is a city in [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. It is a northern suburb of [[Atlanta]]. From its 1956 origins as a summer retreat, Berkeley Lake has grown into a thriving community centered on its {{convert|88|acre|m2|adj=on}} namesake lake. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 2,054. It has been named a [[Tree City USA]] for 18 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2017/02/07/Berkeley_Lake_Received_Tree_City_USA_Distinction_for_18th_Ye/|title=Berkeley Lake Received Tree City USA Distinction for 18th Year (City of Berkeley Lake_ GA)|website=Article.wn.com|accessdate=4 August 2018}}</ref>

==History==
The majority of lands in the city limits (the {{convert|700|acre|km2|adj=on}} Berkeley Lake Properties) were developed by Frank Coggins in the late 1940s. The dam, constructed in 1948, is one of the largest earthen dams in the state. The city's namesake, Lake Berkeley ({{convert|77|acre|m2}}), was named after Mr. Coggins' Berkeley Blue Granite Quarries in [[Elberton, Georgia|Elberton]]. In 1950 the Berkeley Lake "subdivision," which included five reserved Free Pass and Repass tracts (FPR) and the residential and fishing lots around the lake, was laid out. In 1952, Calvin and Kate Parsons, along with John and Dorothy Bagwell, purchased the Berkeley Realty & Investment Company and its {{convert|700|acre|km2|adj=on}} property.

For many years, Berkeley Lake was primarily a summer retreat, with an assortment of fishing cottages mingling with a slowly growing number of permanent homes. The health of the lake was guarded by a small, but tenacious, core of residents, each lending their expertise and time.

In 1953, some 25 property owners met and formed the Lake Berkeley Civic Association. Besides zoning and developmental control, there were important needs such as electricity, telephones, and "an all year road" around the lake. This need for benefits that an incorporated city could help secure brought about the creation of its charter, which was approved by the General Assembly of Georgia on March 6, 1956. A new municipality to be known as the City of Berkeley Lake was created in Gwinnett County.

Over the years since the city's incorporation, a number of ordinances have been passed to protect the character and tranquility of the community. In addition, a comprehensive [[comprehensive planning|master plan]] for future land use and growth was developed and adopted.

Since 1994, five new subdivisions have been added to nearly complete the development of all the land within the city limits. Only two tracts of over {{convert|10|acre|m2}} remain. In November 1996, residents supported a referendum for the issuance of a bond to be used to purchase one of these tracts, approximately {{convert|63|acre|m2}} of undeveloped forest land. This property, which provides both buffer and greenspace, was acquired by the city in December 1996. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070711144143/http://www.berkeley-lake.ga.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=342&Itemid=103]

In 2009, the city received record-breaking rainfall and the Lake Berkeley Dam was damaged. The lake was subsequently drained and, with the help of [[FEMA]], repaired. The Lake Berkeley Dam repairs were completed in 2013, and the lake returned to full pool in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Berkeley Dam Reconstruction Project |url=http://www.berkeley-lake.com/Blog.aspx?CID=1 |publisher=City of Berkeley Lake}}</ref>

==Geography==
Berkeley Lake is in western Gwinnett County, bordered by [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]] to the east, [[Peachtree Corners, Georgia|Peachtree Corners]] to the south and west, and [[Johns Creek, Georgia|Johns Creek]] to the north. The northern boundary of the city follows the [[Chattahoochee River]], which is also the [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] line. [[Peachtree Industrial Boulevard]] is the main road through the city. The community consists of several subdivisions around the private {{convert|88|acre|m2|adj=on}} Lake Berkeley.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 10.14%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1307248| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Berkeley Lake city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=November 29, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 94
|1970= 219
|1980= 503
|1990= 791
|2000= 1695
|2010= 1574
|2020= 2054
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Berkeley Lake racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1307248&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-13|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,538
|74.88%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|106
|5.16%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|230
|11.2%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|82
|3.99%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|93
|4.53%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,054 people, 687 households, and 592 families residing in the city.

==Education==
Berkeley Lake residents are zoned to Duluth cluster schools in the [[Gwinnett County Public Schools]] system: Berkeley Lake Elementary, Duluth Middle, and [[Duluth High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcpsk12.org/fs/resource-manager/view/565b0f96-95d4-41ca-8b4f-5c0ee3101a91|title=Duluth Cluster 2024-2025|publisher=[[Gwinnett County Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-09-07}} - Compare with the Peachtree Corners city map.</ref>

==Infrastructure==
[[File:Berkeley Lake Panoramic - 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Berkeley Lake, 2007]]

===Roads and expressways===
A number of collector roads distribute traffic around both incorporated and unincorporated areas of the city.

===Transit systems===
[[Gwinnett County Transit]] serves the city.

===Pedestrians and cycling===
* The Loop Trail (Under construction)
* [[West Gwinnett Bikeway|Western Gwinnett Bikeway]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local/bikeway-and-multi-use-trail-growing/yeBUhaMtiwYk2tnfJPD49K/|title=Bikeway and multi-use trail growing|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|accessdate=4 August 2018 |last1=Huppertz |first1=Karen }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.berkeley-lake.com City of Berkeley Lake official website]
* [https://berkeleylake.org/ Berkeley Lake community website]
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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Gwinnett County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1956]]