Richmond County, Georgia

Richmond County, Georgia
Location in the state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 5, 1777[1]
Named for	Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
Seat	Augusta
Largest city	Augusta
Area
• Total	329 sq mi (852 km2)
• Land	324 sq mi (839 km2)
• Water	4.3 sq mi (11 km2), 1.3%
Population
• (2010)	200,549
• Density	618/sq mi (239/km²)
Congressional district	12th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Richmond County is a 2010 census, the population was 200,549.^[2] It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created February 5, 1777.

Following an election in 1995, the city of Blythe in southern Richmond County voted to remain separate and not consolidate.

Richmond County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The county is named for King George III.

Richmond County was established in 1777 by the first Constitution of the (newly independent) State of Georgia. As such, it is one of the original counties of the state. It was formed out of a portion of the colonial Parish of St. Paul, after the Revolution disestablished the Church of England in the (former) Royal Province of Georgia.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 329 square miles (850 km²), of which 324 square miles (840 km²) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km²) (1.3%) is water.^[3] Richmond is in the Savannah River basin.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

• Edgefield County, South Carolina (north)
• Aiken County, South Carolina (northeast)
• Burke County (south)
• Jefferson County (southwest)
• McDuffie County (west)
• Columbia County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census^[9] of 2010, there were 201,368 people, 73,920 households, and 49,526 families residing in the county. The population density was 616 people per square mile (238/km²). There were 82,312 housing units at an average density of 254 per square mile (98/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 55.2% Black or African American, 39.8% White, 0.20% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 1% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. 4.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 73,920 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.80% were married couples living together, 20.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 27.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 12.00% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,004, and the median income for a family was $52,892. Males had a median income of $30,028 versus $23,512 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,133. About 16.20% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.20% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Augusta
• Blythe
• Hephzibah
• Fort Gordon

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Georgia
• Richmond County School System
• New Savannah, Georgia

Footnotes

Further reading

• A. Ray Rowland (ed.), Historical Markers of Richmond County, Georgia. Augusta, GA: Richmond County Historical Society, 1966.
• Richmond County History. Augusta, GA: Richmond County Historical Society, 1969-date. —Journal, established Winter 1969.

External links

• Official website of Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government
• Documents from Richmond County in the Digital Library of Georgia
• Georgia Department of Transportation map of Richmond County (Note: map uses pre-consolidation city boundaries)

	Columbia County	Edgefield County, South Carolina	Aiken County, South Carolina
	McDuffie County
		Richmond County, Georgia
	Jefferson County	Burke County

Municipalities and communities of Richmond County, Georgia, United States Augusta Cities Augusta Blythe‡ Hephzibah Communities of Augusta Summerville Downtown Historic District Broad Street Historic District Medical District Ghost towns New Savannah Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) Central Savannah River Area of Georgia and South Carolina Georgia South Carolina Burke County: Keysville Midville Girard Sardis Vidette Columbia County: Grovetown Harlem CDPEvans CDPMartinez UAppling Glascock County: Edge Hill Gibson Mitchell Hancock County: Sparta UCulverton Jefferson County: Avera Louisville Stapleton Wadley Wrens Bartow Jenkins County: Millen UPerkins Lincoln County: Lincolnton UChennault McDuffie County: Thomson Dearing Richmond County: Augusta Blythe Hephzibah Taliaferro County: Crawfordville Sharon Warren County: Norwood Warrenton Camak UJewell Washington County: Davisboro Oconee Sandersville Tennille Deepstep Harrison Riddleville Wilkes County: Washington Rayle Tignall Aiken County: Aiken North Augusta Jackson Burnettown Monetta New Ellenton Perry Salley Wagener Windsor BelvedereCDP ClearwaterCDP GlovervilleCDP BathU Beech IslandU GranitevilleU LangleyU VaucluseU WarrenvilleU Edgefield County: Edgefield Johnston Trenton Murphys EstatesCDP Allendale County: Allendale Fairfax Sycamore Ulmer MartinU Barnwell County: Barnwell Blackville Elko Hilda Kline Snelling Williston McCormick County: McCormick Parksville Plum Branch Clarks HillCDP ModocCDP Mount CarmelCDP WillingtonCDP CDP Census-designated place U Unincorporated area

Georgia Atlanta (capital) Topics Index Geology History Congressional delegations Government Law People Music Elections Geography State Parks Symbols Transportation Visitor Attractions Society Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Politics Sports Regions Atlantic coastal plain Blue Ridge Central Georgia Cumberland Plateau Golden Isles Historic South Lower Coastal Plain Metro Atlanta North Georgia North Georgia Mountains Northeast Georgia Piedmont Ridge and Valley Sea Islands Southern Rivers Southeast Georgia Southwest Georgia Tennessee Valley Wiregrass Region Largest cities Albany Atlanta Athens Augusta Columbus Johns Creek Macon Marietta Roswell Sandy Springs Savannah Valdosta Warner Robins Counties Appling Atkinson Bacon Baker Baldwin Banks Barrow Bartow Ben Hill Berrien Bibb Bleckley Brantley Brooks Bryan Bulloch Burke Butts Calhoun Camden Candler Carroll Catoosa Charlton Chatham Chattahoochee Chattooga Cherokee Clarke Clay Clayton Clinch Cobb Coffee Colquitt Columbia Cook Coweta Crawford Crisp Dade Dawson Decatur DeKalb Dodge Dooly Dougherty Douglas Early Echols Effingham Elbert Emanuel Evans Fannin Fayette Floyd Forsyth Franklin Fulton Gilmer Glascock Glynn Gordon Grady Greene Gwinnett Habersham Hall Hancock Haralson Harris Hart Heard Henry Houston Irwin Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jenkins Johnson Jones Lamar Lanier Laurens Lee Liberty Lincoln Long Lowndes Lumpkin Macon Madison Marion McDuffie McIntosh Meriwether Miller Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Morgan Murray Muscogee Newton Oconee Oglethorpe Paulding Peach Pickens Pierce Pike Polk Pulaski Putnam Quitman Rabun Randolph Richmond Rockdale Schley Screven Seminole Spalding Stephens Stewart Sumter Talbot Taliaferro Tattnall Taylor Telfair Terrell Thomas Tift Toombs Towns Treutlen Troup Turner Twiggs Union Upson Walker Walton Ware Warren Washington Wayne Webster Wheeler White Whitfield Wilcox Wilkes Wilkinson Worth (Campbell) (Milton)