Richmond County, Georgia

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Richmond County
Consolidated city-county
Augusta-Richmond County
Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building, May 2017 2.jpg
Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building
Map of Georgia highlighting Richmond County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°22′N82°04′W / 33.36°N 82.07°W / 33.36; -82.07
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
FoundedFebruary 5, 1777;248 years ago (1777) [1]
Named after Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
Seat Augusta
Largest cityAugusta
Area
 • Total
329 sq mi (850 km2)
 • Land324 sq mi (840 km2)
 • Water4.3 sq mi (11 km2)  1.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
206,607
 • Density638/sq mi (246/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 12th
Website augustaga.gov

Richmond County is located in the state of Georgia in the U.S. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,607. [2] It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created on February 5, 1777. Following an election in 1995, Augusta (the county seat) consolidated governments with Richmond County. The consolidated entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta. Exempt are the cities of Hephzibah and Blythe, in southern Richmond County, which voted to remain separate. Richmond County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area.

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History

The county is named for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, a British politician and office-holder sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies. [3] Richmond was also a first cousin to 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 from 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. [4]

The vast majority of Richmond County is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin, with just the southwestern corner of the county, from a line running north from Blythe through the middle of Fort Eisenhower, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. [5]

Adjacent counties

Pedestrians and cycling

  • Augusta Canal Historic Trail
  • New Bartram Trail
  • Phinizy Swamp Constructed Wetlands Trail
  • River Levee Trail
  • Riverwalk Augusta Trail

Communities

Cities

Army installation

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1790 11,317—
1800 5,475−51.6%
1810 6,18913.0%
1820 8,60839.1%
1830 11,64435.3%
1840 11,9322.5%
1850 16,24636.2%
1860 21,28431.0%
1870 25,72420.9%
1880 34,66534.8%
1890 45,19430.4%
1900 53,73518.9%
1910 58,8869.6%
1920 63,6928.2%
1930 72,99014.6%
1940 81,86312.2%
1950 108,87633.0%
1960 135,60124.5%
1970 162,43719.8%
1980 181,62911.8%
1990 189,7194.5%
2000 199,7755.3%
2010 200,5490.4%
2020 206,6073.0%
2023 (est.)205,414 [6] −0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
1790-1880 [8] 1890-1910 [9]
1920-1930 [10] 1930-1940 [11]
1940-1950 [12] 1960-1980 [13]
1980-2000 [14] 2010 [15] 2020 [16]
Richmond County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [17] Pop 2010 [15] Pop 2020 [16] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)88,66076,23668,39744.38%38.01%33.10%
Black or African American alone (NH)98,584107,365112,94749.35%53.54%54.67%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)5065705110.25%0.28%0.25%
Asian alone (NH)2,9493,2783,9071.48%1.63%1.89%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)2283743910.11%0.19%0.19%
Other race alone (NH)3613109050.18%0.15%0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2,9424,2098,1001.47%2.10%3.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5,5458,20711,4492.78%4.09%5.54%
Total199,775200,549206,607100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 206,607 people, 68,361 households, and 42,363 families residing in the county.

Politics

Similar to most urban counties in the state with majority African American populations, Richmond County has backed the Democratic Party candidate by increasing margins since 1992. However, in every presidential election from 1952 to 1988 which did not have Georgian Jimmy Carter on the ballot, the county backed the Republican candidate for president. In 1968 it was one of only eight counties in Georgia where George Wallace came in third. Prior to 1952, the county voted like a typical Solid South county, voting for Democratic presidential candidates by landslide margins until backing Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond in 1948. 1928 was an exception to this rule with Herbert Hoover beating Al Smith handily due to anti-Catholic sentiment.

United States presidential election results for Richmond County, Georgia [18]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 26,47231.67%56,65767.79%4490.54%
2020 26,78030.75%59,11967.89%1,1781.35%
2016 24,46132.17%48,81464.21%2,7503.62%
2012 25,84532.64%52,56066.39%7690.97%
2008 26,84233.80%52,10065.60%4800.60%
2004 29,76442.90%39,26256.59%3500.50%
2000 25,48544.29%31,41354.60%6401.11%
1996 23,67041.62%30,73854.05%2,4614.33%
1992 24,22740.70%28,91048.57%6,38610.73%
1988 27,56657.12%20,48942.46%2030.42%
1984 29,86958.48%21,20841.52%00.00%
1980 19,61943.72%24,10453.72%1,1482.56%
1976 17,89342.67%24,04257.33%00.00%
1972 24,36272.55%9,21927.45%00.00%
1968 14,99341.30%11,77732.44%9,53226.26%
1964 21,48161.32%13,54538.67%30.01%
1960 11,97854.83%9,86845.17%00.00%
1956 10,25160.05%6,81939.95%00.00%
1952 9,34752.13%8,58447.87%00.00%
1948 1,52811.89%2,45019.07%8,86869.03%
1944 1,15214.28%6,91885.72%00.00%
1940 6419.85%5,85589.97%120.18%
1936 5517.06%7,23992.69%200.26%
1932 73812.96%4,87385.58%831.46%
1928 5,10470.99%2,08629.01%00.00%
1924 1,29633.71%2,16956.43%3799.86%
1920 51116.14%2,65683.86%00.00%
1916 2386.86%2,70878.04%52415.10%
1912 1777.76%1,87181.99%23410.25%
1908 26710.91%1,72770.55%45418.55%
1904 1746.31%1,81665.82%76927.87%
1900 2159.34%2,04588.84%421.82%
1896 1,69830.06%3,71665.78%2354.16%
1892 3,22425.59%8,30165.89%1,0738.52%
1888 11311.91%80885.14%282.95%
1884 1,94537.13%3,29362.87%00.00%
1880 1,49738.12%2,43061.88%00.00%

Transportation

Major highways

Education

All of Richmond County is in the Richmond County School System. [19]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Richmond County". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Richmond County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 188. ISBN   0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  9. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  10. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  11. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  12. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  13. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  14. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  15. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Richmond County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  16. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Richmond County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ↑ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Richmond County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Richmond County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 25, 2024. - Text list

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