Ford Gravitt was first elected to the city council in 1966, and went on to be elected mayor in 1970. Gravitt was mayor of Cumming for 48 years before losing to rival candidate and current mayor Troy Brumbalow, who has held the office since January 2018. City Council Previous city council members Rupert Sexton, 1970–2015 (Post 1; mayor pro tem) John D. Pugh, 1993–2016 (Post 5) Quincy Holton, 1969–2017 (Post 2) Dot Otwell, 1956–1957 Charles Welch, 1972–1986 Chuck Welch, 2015–2017 (Post 1) Ralph Perry, 1979–2016 (Post 4) Kenneth J. Vanderhoff, 1987–1990 Previous mayors Many historical records have been destroyed in fires, leaving some information unavailable or unverifiable. W. W. Pirkle (possible) T. J. Pirkle (possible) E. F. Smith (possible) Charles Leon Harris, term dates unknown (also Forsyth County School Superintendent, 1912–1916) Alman Gwinn Hockenhull, term dates unknown (also Cumming Postmaster, 1913–1922) Enoch Wesley Mashburn, 1913–? Marcus Mashburn Sr., 1917; 1961–1966 Joseph Gaither Puett, 1918–1919 Henry Lowndes "Snacks" Patterson, 1920–1921 (also Georgia General Assembly representative, 1884–1885; Commissioner of Public Instruction, 1892–1910; Blue Ridge Circuit Court judge, 1912–1917) John Dickerson Black, 1922–1923 (also Georgia General Assembly representative, 1933–1936) Andrew Benjamin "Ben" Tollison, 1926–1927 (also Forsyth County School Superintendent, 1920–1932) Roy Pilgrim Otwell, 1928–1956; 1959–1960 Marcus Mashburn Jr., 1957–1958 George Ingram, 1966–1970 H. Ford Gravitt, 1970–2018 Transportation Major highways U.S. Route 19 State Route 9 State Route 20 State Route 306 State Route 400 Pedestrians and cycling Big Creek Greenway Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,318 people, 2,480 households, and 1,368 families residing in the city. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 5,430 people, 1,893 households (of which 57.1% were families), and 1,081 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,037 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 76.6% White, 31.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 16.9% from other races, 2.9% Black, 1.7% from two or more races, 1.4% Asian and 0.5% Native American. The median income for a household in the city was $37,118, and the median income for a family was $48,947. Full-time, year-round male workers had a median income of $35,402 versus $31,892 for similarly situated females. The per capita income for the city was $18,326. About 27.9% of families and 22.0% of the adult population were below the poverty line. Education Cumming is served