Martinez ( ) is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Columbia County, Georgia
Columbia County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,010. The legal county seat is Appling, but the ''de facto'' seat of county government is Evans. , United States. It is a northwestern suburb of
Augusta and is part of the
Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 34,535 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Martinez is located in eastern Columbia County at (33.516089, -82.100024).
It is bordered to the southeast by the city of
Augusta in
Richmond County. To the north and northwest is the CDP of
Evans.
Interstate 20 forms the short southern boundary of Martinez, with access from Exits 194 (
Georgia State Route 383/South Belair Road) and 195 (Wheeler Road).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.76%, is water.
Martinez has an elevation of above sea level, about higher than downtown Augusta. The areas of the CDP closest to the Richmond County line tend to be relatively flat, while land further west is hillier. Trees in Martinez are seen mainly in the subdivisions, as the main roads are crowded with businesses. They include pine, oak, sweet gum, hickory, and a variety of other species.
History
The founder was Jose Antonio Martinez y Zaldivar, a wealthy man from Camagüey Cuba. He bought land in Columbia County in 1869 and named it El Cordero Ranch; Cordero means Lamb.
On November 5, 1876, Marie Martinez married Mr. George Perrin at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Augusta, Georgia. The 1880 US Census indicates George was a druggist and was 29 years old. Marie was 22, and they resided on Broad Street #1109. The couple had one son, Thomas Wright Perrin, born on August 23, 1885. El Cordero Ranch is now only 20 acres in size. His old hacienda and several buildings, barns and a water tower still stand off Old Ferry Road in Martinez (near the intersection of River Watch Parkway and Baston Road).
Demographics
Martinez was first listed as a CDP in the
1980 U.S. Census
The 1980 United States census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons Enumeration, enumerated dur ...
.
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 34,535 people, 11,780 households, and 8,153 families residing in the CDP.
Schools
The school district is
Columbia County School System.
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Lakeside High School
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Evans High School
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Greenbrier High School
*Adventist Christian School
* Lakeside Middle School
* Riverside Middle School
* Columbia Middle School
* Greenbrier Middle School
* Evans Middle School
* Stallings Island Middle School
* Martinez Elementary School
* Blue Ridge Elementary School
* Westmont Elementary School
* South Columbia Elementary School
* Stevens Creek Elementary School
Private schools:
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Augusta Preparatory Day School
Augusta Preparatory Day School (APDS) is a non-sectarian, independent school
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Augusta Christian Schools
Highways
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See also
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Central Savannah River Area
The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is an unofficial trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning thirteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCol ...
References
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Augusta metropolitan area