The Augusta metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the U.S. states of

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and

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centered on the principal city of Augusta. The U.S.

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and other agencies define Augusta's

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, the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as comprising

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, Columbia,

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, McDuffie, Wilkes,

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, Jenkins and Screven Counties in Georgia and Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Barnwell, Bamberg 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
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In
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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 Martinez ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is a northwestern suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 35,795 at the 2010 census. Geography Mar ...

Pop: 35,795 *

Aiken, South Carolina Aiken is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, in western South Carolina. It is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. Founded in 1835, Aiken was named after William Aiken, the president of the S ...

Pop: 29,884 *

Evans, Georgia Evans is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is a suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 29,011 at the 2010 census, up from 17,727 at the 2000 census. Evans ...

Pop: 29,011 *

North Augusta, South Carolina North Augusta is a city in Aiken and Edgefield counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, on the north bank of the Savannah River. The population was 21,348 at the 2010 census. The city is included in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) ...

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 Thomson (originally called Slashes) is a city in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,778 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of McDuffie County. Thomson's nickname is "The Camellia City of the South", in honor ...

Pop: 6,718 *

Belvedere, South Carolina Belvedere is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburb of North Augusta in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 5,792 at the 2010 census. Belvedere (from Italian, ...

Pop: 5,792 *

Waynesboro, Georgia Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,766 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Waynesboro is known as "The Bird Dog Ca ...

Pop: 5,816

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Edgefield, South Carolina Edgefield is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,750 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Edgefield County. Edgefield is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Geography Edgefield is l ...

Pop: 4,690 * Barnwell, South Carolina 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 populatio ...

Pop: 4,370 *

Hephzibah, Georgia Hephzibah () is a city in southern Richmond County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 4,011 at the 2010 census. ''Hephzibah'' is a poetic name used in the Book of Isaiah ( 62:4) to refer ...

Pop: 4,021 * Gloverville, South Carolina Pop: 2,831 * Burnettown, South Carolina 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 Johnston is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,362 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia, metropolitan area. The town's official welcome sign states that it is "Peach Capital of the Wor ...

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 The city of Lincolnton is the county seat of Lincoln County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2020 census. It contains numerous houses and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Both the city ...

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 Dearing is a town in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 529 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. History An early variant name was "Lombardy". A post office called Lombardy was established in ...

Pop: 549 *

Salley, South Carolina Salley is a town in Aiken County, South Carolina, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 398 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Salley is known for hosting the chitterlings, Chitlin St ...

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 Pop: 233 *

Trenton, South Carolina Trenton is a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 196 at the 2010 census, down from 226 in 2000. History Bettis Academy and Junior College and Marshfield, a historic plantation house with outbuilding and c ...

Pop: 196 * Girard, Georgia 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 Pop: 112

Demographics

As of the

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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%

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, 35.09%

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, 0.32% Native American, 1.42%

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, 0.08%

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, 0.85% from

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, and 1.43% from two or more races.

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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

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for the MSA was $17,652.

References

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