Metropolitan area of Augusta
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| States : | Georgia and South Carolina |
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Burke , Columbia , Lincoln , McDuffie, and Richmond ; Aiken and Edgefield |
| Area : | 10,480 km² |
| Residents : | 556,877 (2010) |
| Population density : | 53 inhabitants / km² |
The metropolitan area Augusta (ger .: Augusta metropolitan area ) is a metropolitan area in the US states Georgia and South Carolina . It represents a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) defined by the Office of Management and Budget and is officially designated by the authority as Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area .
The region includes counties of Richmond , Columbia , Burke , McDuffie, and Lincoln, Georgia, as well as Aiken and Edgefield, South Carolina. The center of the area is the city of Augusta .
At the time of the 2010 census , the area had 556,877 residents.