The Augusta metropolitan area is a

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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

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, Lincoln, McDuffie, Wilkes,

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and Screven Counties in Georgia and Aiken, Edgefield,

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, Barnwell,

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and Allendale Counties in South Carolina. In the official

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, the area had a population of 708,122. Its 2019 estimated population was 696,410.

Counties

In Georgia

In South Carolina

Communities

Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants

* Augusta-Richmond County (balance), Georgia (Principal city) Pop: 197,872

Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

* Martinez, Georgia Pop: 35,795 * Aiken, South Carolina Pop: 29,884 * Evans, Georgia Pop: 29,011 * North Augusta, South Carolina Pop: 21,873 *

Grovetown, Georgia Grovetown is a city in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area and the Central Savannah River Area. The 2019 population estimate was 15,152. The mayor is Gary Jones. History From the building of the ...

Pop: 14,473

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Thomson, Georgia Pop: 6,718 * Belvedere, South Carolina Pop: 5,792 * Waynesboro, Georgia Pop: 5,816

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* Edgefield, South Carolina Pop: 4,690 *

Barnwell, South Carolina Barnwell is a city in and county seat of Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States, located along U.S. Route 278. The population was 4,750 at the 2010 census. Geography Barnwell is located east of the center of Barnwell County at (33.244 ...

Pop: 4,500 *

Clearwater, South Carolina Clearwater is a census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina. It lies near North Augusta, South Carolina, and is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Clearwater is located in historic Horse Creek Valley. The population ...

Pop: 4,370 * Hephzibah, Georgia Pop: 4,021 *

Gloverville, South Carolina Gloverville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Aiken County, South Carolina, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,831 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Gloverville is located i ...

Pop: 2,831 *

Burnettown, South Carolina Burnettown is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,105 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Burnettown is located in historic Horse Creek Valley. Geography Burnettown ...

Pop: 2,673 *

Harlem, Georgia Harlem is a city in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 2,666 at the 2010 census, up from 1,814 in 2000. This city was named after the neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan ...

Pop: 2,779 * Johnston, South Carolina Pop: 2,362 *

New Ellenton, South Carolina New Ellenton is a city in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. History New Ellenton was formed from the citizens of Ellenton, a farming t ...

Pop: 2,052 *

Jackson, South Carolina Jackson is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,700 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. History Silver Bluff was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...

Pop: 1,700 * Lincolnton, Georgia Pop: 1,520

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

Sardis, Georgia Sardis is a city in Burke County, Georgia, Burke County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population is 999 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA). Geogr ...

Pop: 999 *

Wagener, South Carolina Wagener is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 797 at the 2010 census, making it the largest settlement in the county north of the South Fork Edisto River. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area ...

Pop: 797 *

Blythe, Georgia Blythe is a city in Richmond County, Georgia, Richmond County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 744. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan a ...

Pop: 721 * Dearing, Georgia Pop: 549 * Salley, South Carolina Pop: 398 *

Keysville, Georgia Keysville is a town in Burke and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 300. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Keysville as a town in 1890. Geography Keysville is loc ...

(partial) Pop: 332 *

Midville, Georgia Midville is a city in Burke County, Georgia, Burke County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 269 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. History The Georgia General Assembly incorpor ...

Pop: 269 *

Monetta, South Carolina Monetta is a town in Aiken and Saluda counties, South Carolina, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. The Aiken County portion of Monetta is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. The Saluda County portion of Monett ...

(partial) Pop: 236 *

Perry, South Carolina Perry is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Geography Perry is located at (33.627689, -81.311114) in eastern Aiken County. It is ...

Pop: 233 * Trenton, South Carolina Pop: 196 *

Girard, Georgia Girard is a town in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 156 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. History Girard was incorporated in 1902. Geography Girard is located at (33.040994, -81 ...

Pop: 156 *

Windsor, South Carolina Windsor is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 121 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Geography Windsor is located in eastern Aiken County at . According to the United ...

Pop: 121 *

Vidette, Georgia Vidette is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 112 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Vidette as a town in 1908. The town ha ...

Pop: 112

Demographics

As of the census 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%

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, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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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.

References

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