Richmond County, Georgia




For information about the Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government, see Augusta, Georgia.
































































Richmond County, Georgia

Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building, May 2017 2.jpg
Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building


Map of Georgia highlighting Richmond County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia

Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within 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 (est.)
 • (2015) 201,793
 • Density 618/sq mi (239/km2)
Congressional district 12th
Time zone
Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website www.augustaga.gov

Richmond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 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 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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Adjacent counties




  • 3 Transportation


    • 3.1 Major highways


    • 3.2 Pedestrians and cycling




  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Communities


  • 6 Notable person


  • 7 Politics


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Footnotes


  • 10 Further reading


  • 11 External links





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. 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 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]


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 Gordon, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.[4]



Adjacent counties




  • Edgefield County, South Carolina (north)


  • Aiken County, South Carolina (northeast)


  • Burke County (south)


  • Jefferson County (southwest)


  • McDuffie County (west)


  • Columbia County (northwest)



Transportation



Major highways





  • I-20 (GA).svg Interstate 20


  • I-520 (GA).svg Interstate 520


  • US 1.svg U.S. Route 1


  • US 25.svg U.S. Route 25


  • Business plate.svg
    US 25.svg U.S. Route 25 Business


  • US 78.svg U.S. Route 78


  • US 278.svg U.S. Route 278


  • Georgia 4.svg State Route 4


  • Georgia 10.svg State Route 10


  • Georgia 28.svg State Route 28


  • Georgia 56.svg State Route 56


  • Georgia 56 Spur.svg State Route 56 Spur


  • Georgia 88.svg State Route 88


  • Georgia 88 Connector.svg State Route 88 Connector


  • Georgia 104.svg State Route 104


  • Georgia 104 Connector.svg State Route 104 Connector


  • Georgia 121.svg State Route 121


  • Georgia 223.svg State Route 223


  • Georgia 232.svg State Route 232


  • Georgia 383.svg State Route 383


  • Georgia 402.svg State Route 402 (unsigned designation for I-20)


  • Georgia 415.svg State Route 415 (unsigned designation for I-520)


  • Georgia 540.svg State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)




Pedestrians and cycling




  • Augusta Canal Historic Trail

  • New Bartram Trail

  • Phinizy Swamp Constructed Wetlands Trail

  • River Levee Trail

  • Riverwalk Augusta Trail




Demographics



























































































































































Historical population
Census Pop.
%±
1790 11,317 —
1800 5,475 −51.6%
1810 6,189 13.0%
1820 8,608 39.1%
1830 11,644 35.3%
1840 11,932 2.5%
1850 16,246 36.2%
1860 21,284 31.0%
1870 25,724 20.9%
1880 34,665 34.8%
1890 45,194 30.4%
1900 53,735 18.9%
1910 58,886 9.6%
1920 63,692 8.2%
1930 72,990 14.6%
1940 81,863 12.2%
1950 108,876 33.0%
1960 135,601 24.5%
1970 162,437 19.8%
1980 181,629 11.8%
1990 189,719 4.5%
2000 199,775 5.3%
2010 200,549 0.4%
Est. 2016 201,647 [5] 0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[2]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 200,549 people, 76,924 households, and 48,641 families residing in the county.[10] The population density was 618.4 inhabitants per square mile (238.8/km2). There were 86,331 housing units at an average density of 266.2 per square mile (102.8/km2).[11] The racial makeup of the county was 54.2% black or African American, 39.7% white, 1.7% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.2% Pacific islander, 1.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.1% of the population.[10] In terms of ancestry, 8.0% were American, 7.0% were Irish, 6.7% were German, and 5.3% were English.[12]


Of the 76,924 households, 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6% were married couples living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.8% were non-families, and 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 33.2 years.[10]


The median income for a household in the county was $37,882 and the median income for a family was $45,220. Males had a median income of $37,368 versus $29,313 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,604. About 19.4% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.5% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.[13]



Communities



  • Augusta

  • Blythe

  • Hephzibah

  • Fort Gordon



Notable person


  • David E. Twiggs


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 1948 to 1988 which did not have Georgian Jimmy Carter on the ballot, the county backed the Republican candidate for president. Prior to 1948, the county voted like a typical Solid South county, voting for Democratic presidential candidates by landslide margins. 1928 was an exception to this rule with Herbert Hoover beating Al Smith handily due to anti-Catholic sentiment.



Presidential elections results















































































































































































Previous presidential elections results[14]
Year
Republican
Democratic
Third parties

2016
 32.2% 24,461
64.2% 48,814
 3.6% 2750

2012
 32.6% 25,845
66.4% 52,560
 1.0% 769

2008
 33.8% 26,842
65.6% 52,100
 0.6% 480

2004
 42.9% 29,764
56.6% 39,262
 0.5% 350

2000
 44.3% 25,485
54.6% 31,413
 1.1% 640

1996
 41.6% 23,670
54.1% 30,738
 4.3% 2461

1992
 40.7% 24,227
48.6% 28,910
 10.7% 6386

1988
57.1% 27,566
 42.5% 20,489
 0.4% 203

1984
58.5% 29,869
 41.5% 21,208

1980
 43.7% 19,619
53.7% 24,104
 2.6% 1,148

1976
 42.7% 17,893
57.3% 24,042

1972
72.6% 24,362
 27.5% 9,219

1968
41.3% 14,993
 32.4% 11777
 26.3% 9,532

1964
61.3% 21,481
 38.7% 13,545
 0.0% 3

1960
54.8% 11,978
 45.2% 9,868

1956
60.1% 10,251
 40.0% 6,819

1952
52.1% 9,347
 47.9% 8,584

1948
68.6% 8,814
 19.1% 2,450
 12.3% 1,582

1944
 14.3% 1,152
85.7% 6,918

1940
 9.9% 641
90.0% 5,855
 0.2% 12

1936
 7.1% 551
92.7% 7,239
 0.3% 20

1932
 13.0% 738
85.6% 4,873
 1.5% 83

1928
71.0% 5,104
 29.0% 2,086

1924
 33.7% 1,296
56.4% 2,169
 9.9% 379

1920
 16.1% 511
83.9% 2,656

1916
 15.1% 524
78.0% 2,708
 6.9% 238

1912
 10.3% 234
82.0% 1,871
 7.8% 177




See also




  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Georgia

  • Richmond County School System

  • New Savannah, Georgia



Footnotes





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  2. ^ ab "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2014.


  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


  4. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved 2015-11-20.


  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.


  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2014.


  7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved June 25, 2014.


  8. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2014.


  9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2014.


  10. ^ abc "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-30.


  11. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-30.


  12. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-30.


  13. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-30.


  14. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.




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)







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