Augusta metropolitan area

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This article is about the metropolitan area in Georgia and South Carolina. For micropolitan area in Maine, see Augusta micropolitan area.
Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map of the Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Map of the Augusta-Richmond County MSA
Country  United States
State

Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia

South Carolina South Carolina
Largest city Augusta
Area
 • Total 3,583 sq mi (9,280 km2)
 • Land 3,479 sq mi (9,010 km2)
 • Water 104 sq mi (270 km2)  2.9%
Population (2014)
 • Total 716,305(92nd)[1]
 • Density 163/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 478, 706, 762, 803, 864
Augusta is the principal city of the metropolitan area
Map of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA), with the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area highlighted in red.

The Augusta metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina centered on the principal city of Augusta. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Census Bureau and other agencies define Augusta's Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as comprising Richmond, Burke, Columbia, McDuffie, Lincoln, Wilkes, Glascock, Jefferson, Screven, Jenkins Counties in Georgia and Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda, Barnwell, Allendale, Bamberg As of the 2010 Census, the area had a population of 556,877, though a 2014 estimate of it was at 716,305.[2]

Counties[edit]

In Georgia[edit]

County Population (2014)
Richmond County 201,368
Columbia County 139,257
Burke County 22,709
McDuffie County 21,370
Lincoln County 7,622
Wilkes County||10,593
Glascock County||3,082
Jefferson County||16,930
Screven County||14,593
Jenkins County||8,340
Total: 445,864

In South Carolina[edit]

County Population (2014)
Aiken County 164,753
Edgefield County 26,553
[[McCormick County, South

Carolina|McCormick County]]||10,233

[[Barnwell County, South

Carolina|Barnwell County]]||22,621

[[Allendale County, South

Carolina|Allendale County]]||10,419

[[Bamberg County, South

Carolina|Bamberg County]]||15,987

[[Saluda County, South

Carolina|Saluda County]]||19,875

Total 270,441

Communities[edit]

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants[edit]

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants[edit]

Demographics[edit]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 499,684 people, 184,801 households, and 132,165 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 60.81% White, 35.09% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.40% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,933, and the median income for a family was $42,869. Males had a median income of $34,574 versus $22,791 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,652.

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