Harlem is a city in
Columbia County,
Georgia
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, 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.
Harlem is the birthplace of comedian
Oliver Hardy
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; the annual Harlem Oliver Hardy Festival is held on the first Saturday each October on Main Street in his honor.
History
From the building of the
Georgia Railroad
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which passes through town until at least the 1860s, Harlem was known as Saw Dust.
The town is twinned with
Ulverston
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in England, the birthplace of
Stan Laurel, comedy partner of Oliver Hardy.
Geography
Harlem is located in southern Columbia County at (33.416822, -82.313762),
with its western boundary following the
McDuffie County line. U.S. Routes
78 and
278
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pass through the center of town, leading east to downtown
Augusta and west to
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.
U.S. Route 221
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crosses US 78/278 in the center of town, leading north to
Interstate 20
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and to the
South Carolina
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border, and south to
Wrens
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.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Harlem has a total area of , of which , or 0.36%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 3,571 people, 1,021 households, and 645 families residing in the city.
See also
*
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
External links
City of Harlem official websiteHarlem
at Georgia.gov
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Columbia County, Georgia
Augusta metropolitan area