Richmond County, Georgia

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Richmond County, Georgia
Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building
Location in the state of Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 5, 1777
Named for	Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
Seat	Augusta
Largest city	Augusta
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	329 sq mi (852 km²) 324 sq mi (839 km²) 4.3 sq mi (11 km²), 1.3%
PopulationEst.  - (2015)  - Density	201,793 618/sq mi (239/km²)
Congressional district	12th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	http://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. 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. Excepted 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.

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.

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.

Major highways

• Interstate 20
• Interstate 520
• U.S. Route 1
• U.S. Route 25
• 
  U.S. Route 25 Business
• U.S. Route 78
• U.S. Route 278
• State Route 4
• State Route 10
• State Route 28
• State Route 56
• State Route 56 Spur
• State Route 88
• State Route 88 Connector
• State Route 104
• State Route 104 Connector
• State Route 121
• State Route 223
• State Route 232
• State Route 383
• State Route 402 (unsigned designation for I-20)
• State Route 415 (unsigned designation for I-520)
• State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

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

Historical populations
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		0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 200,549 people, 76,924 households, and 48,641 families residing in the county. 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). 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. In terms of ancestry, 8.0% were American, 7.0% were Irish, 6.7% were German, and 5.3% were English.

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.

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.

Communities

• Augusta
• Blythe
• Hephzibah
• Fort Gordon

Notable person

• David E. Twiggs

Politics

Previous Presidential Elections Results

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

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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