Norcross was chartered as a town on October 26, 1870. The community was named for Jonathan Norcross, a former Atlanta Mayor and railroad official.
Geography
Norcross is located in western Gwinnett County at . It is bordered to the north by the city of Peachtree Corners. Interstate 85 forms the southern boundary of the city, with access from Exits 99, 101, and 102. Downtown Atlanta is to the southwest via I-85. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Norcross has a total area of, of which is land and, or 0.25%, is water.
As of 2010, Norcross had a population of 9,116. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 40.8% white, 19.8% black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 2.1% Asian Indian, 10.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 21.5% from some other race and 4.3% reporting two or more races. 39.4% of the population was Hispanic or Latino. At the 2000 census, there were 8,410 people, 2,644 households and 1,768 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,050.4 per square mile. There were 2,750 housing units at an average density of 670.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 53.50% White, 20.82% African American, 0.54% Native American, 6.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 15.39% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 40.93% of the population. There were 2,644 households of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.35. Age distribution was 22.7% under the age of 18, 14.8% from 18 to 24, 40.9% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.8 males. The median household income was $44,728 and the median family income was $42,893. Males had a median income of $26,485 versus $27,347 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,573. About 11.8% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
Institute of Industrial Engineers, a professional society for industrial engineers
LSI Corporation, which designs semiconductors and software that accelerate storage and networking in datacenters and mobile networks
EMS Technologies, specializing in wireless communications
American Megatrends, headquartered in Building 200 at 5555 Oakbrook Parkway in unincorporated Gwinnett County near Norcross
Waffle House, headquartered in Norcross
NanoLumens, designer and manufacturer of digital LED displays
Media
The main newspaper of Greater Atlanta is the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Spanish language newspaper El Nuevo Georgia has its headquarters in unincorporated Gwinnett County near Norcross.
Filming
The ABC Studios television show Resurrection was filmed in the town square and all around Norcross. The 2018 film Love Simon has a carnival themed scene filmed in the Norcross town square. AEW wrestling conducted their television tapings at an undisclosed gym in Norcross in March 2020 during the COVID-19 epidemic.
