Columbia County (Georgia)

administration
Columbia County Courthouse
US state :	Georgia
Administrative headquarters :	Evans
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Columbia County Administration P.O. Box 498 Evans, GA 30809-0498
Foundation :	December 10, 1790
Made up from:	Richmond County
Area code :	001 706
Demographics
Residents :	124,053 (2010)
Population density :	165.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	797 km²
Water surface :	46 km²
map

Website : www.columbiacountyga.gov

The Columbia County is located in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Evans .

geography

The county is located in northeast Georgia, borders South Carolina and has an area of 797 square kilometers, of which 46 square kilometers are water and is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Richmond County , McDuffie County and Lincoln County .

The county is part of the metropolitan area of Augusta .

history

Columbia County was formed on December 10, 1790 from parts of Richmond County. It was named after Christopher Columbus .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1800	8345	-
1810	11,242	34.7%
1820	12,695	12.9%
1830	12,606	-0.7%
1840	11,356	-9.9%
1850	11,961	5.3%
1860	11,860	-0.8%
1870	13,529	14.1%
1880	10,465	-22.6%
1890	11,281	7.8%
1900	10,653	-5.6%
1910	12,328	15.7%
1920	11,718	-4.9%
1930	8793	-25%
1940	9433	7.3%
1950	9525	1 %
1960	13,423	40.9%
1970	22,327	66.3%
1980	40.118	79.7%
1990	66,031	64.6%
2000	89,288	35.2%
2010	124.053	38.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census, the 124,053 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 44,898 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.75 people per household. There are a total of 48,626 households.

77.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.13 people. There were children under the age of 18 in 41.5% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 20.3% of all households.

29.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 24.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 29.5% were 40 to 59 years old, and 15.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 37 years. 48.6% of the population were male and 51.4% were female.

76.5% of the population identified themselves as whites, 14.9% as African American , 0.3% as Indians and 3.8% as Asian Americans . 1.7% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.8% to several ethnic groups. 5.0% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .

The average annual income per household was 68,516 USD , while 9.6% of the population lived below the poverty line.