The Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the

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and colloquially known as the Chattahoochee Valley, is an area consisting of six counties in

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and one county in

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, anchored by the city of Columbus. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 296,506 (though a July 1, 2016 estimate placed the population at 308,755). The Columbus metropolitan area is a component of the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika (GA-AL) Combined Statistical Area, a trading and marketing region. It is split between the

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, the time zone the Georgia Counties of the metropolitan area are in, and the

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, the time zone in Russell County, Alabama is in, thus making it the only metropolitan area in the United States to be split between multiple time zones. Columbus, Georgia Area

Counties

''Note:'' In 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau revised the official area definition of the Columbus, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Two additional Georgia counties, Stewart and Talbot, will be included in all statistics of the 2020 decennial census and in all annual population estimates after 2018.www.whitehouse.gov
/ref> * Chattahoochee County, Georgia *

Harris County, Georgia Harris County is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia; its western border with the state of Alabama is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,668. The county seat is ...

Marion County, Georgia Marion County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 7,498. The county seat is Buena Vista. The county was created on December 14, 1827. The county wa ...

* Muscogee County, Georgia *

Russell County, Alabama Russell County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,183. Its county seat is Phenix City. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars agai ...

Stewart County, Georgia Stewart County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,058. The county seat is Lumpkin. The county was created on December 23, 1830. History The area was inhabi ...

Talbot County, Georgia Talbot County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2020 census showed a population of 5,733. The county seat and largest city is Talbotton. History Talbot County was created from a portion of Musco ...

Communities

Places with more than 180,000 inhabitants

Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it ...

(principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

* Cusseta, Georgia (includes Fort Benning) * Phenix City, Alabama

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Buena Vista, Georgia Buena Vista ( ) is a city in Marion County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,173 at the 2010 census. Formerly known as Pea Ridge, the city changed its name to B ...

Hamilton, Georgia Hamilton is a city in, and the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,680 at the 2020 census, up from 307 at the 2000 census. As of 20 ...

Ladonia, Alabama Ladonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Russell County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,074. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geogra ...

(census-designated place) *

Lumpkin, Georgia The city of Lumpkin is the county seat of Stewart County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 891. History This area of Georgia was inhabited by succeeding cultures of indigenous Native Americans for thousands of ...

Manchester, Georgia Manchester is a town in Meriwether and Talbot Counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, although primarily in Meriwether. The population was 4,230 at the 2010 census. CSX Transportation runs a railroad yard in Manchester. History Manchester was f ...

(partial) * Pine Mountain, Georgia (partial) *

Richland, Georgia Richland is a city in Stewart County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,370. History The community took its name from the local Richland Baptist Church, the name of which most likely is a transfer from Richland, ...

West Point, Georgia West Point is a city in Troup and Harris counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located approximately halfway between Montgomery, Alabama and Atlanta along Interstate 85. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,474, and in 2015 t ...

(partial)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

Geneva, Georgia Geneva is a town in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 114 at the 2000 census. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the Town of Geneva in 1870. The community's name is a transfer from Geneva, in Switzerland. ...

Hurtsboro, Alabama Hurtsboro is a town in Russell County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 553, down from 592 in 2000. It was founded in 1857 as Hurtsville and named for Joel Hurt, Sr. (whose son, Joel Hurt, was an important developer ...

* Junction City, Georgia *

Shiloh, Georgia Shiloh is a city on the northeastern edge of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia–Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 402. History A post office called Sh ...

Talbotton, Georgia Talbotton is a city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Talbot County. History Talbotton was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Talbot County. Both the ...

Waverly Hall, Georgia Waverly Hall is a town in Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 735 at the 2010 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 747. History A post ...

Woodland, Georgia Woodland is a city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 408 at the 2010 census. History The community was named after C.S. Woods, original owner of the town site. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Woodland as a town ...

Unincorporated places

* Box Springs, Georgia * Cataula, Georgia * Ellerslie, Georgia * Fortson, Georgia *

Midland, Georgia Midland is a suburban community located in northeastern Columbus, Georgia, United States. It is largely residential with a growing commercial segment. Portions of the community also extend into southeastern Harris County. It is part of the Colum ...

* Glenville, Alabama * Juniper, Georgia * Louvale, Georgia *

Omaha, Georgia Local Businesses Omaha Brewing Company is located in Stewart County and owned by Omaha native Dr. Robert E. Lee and his wife, Stephanie Lee. Omaha is an unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia, United States. Geography Omaha is loca ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 281,768 people, 103,982 households, and 72,632 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 54.56%

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, 40.21%

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, 0.40% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.14%

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, 1.01% from

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, and 1.74% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.02% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $35,262, and the median income for a family was $40,065. Males had a median income of $29,196 versus $22,834 for females. The

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for the MSA was $16,410.

Combined Statistical Area

References

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