Richmond County, Georgia
| Richmond County, Georgia | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 5, 1777 |
| Named for | Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond |
| Seat | Augusta |
| Largest city | Augusta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 329 sq mi (852 km2) |
| • Land | 324 sq mi (839 km2) |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2), 1.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 201,793 |
| • Density | 618/sq mi (239/km²) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Richmond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,549. It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created February 5, 1777.
Following an election in 1995, the city of Augusta (the county seat) consolidated governments with Richmond County. The consolidated entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta. The cities of Hephzibah and Blythe in southern Richmond County voted to remain separate and not consolidate.
Richmond County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county is named for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, a British politician and office-holder sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies. Richmond was also a first cousin to King George III.
Richmond County was established in 1777 by the first Constitution of the (newly independent) State of Georgia. As such, it is one of the original counties of the state. It was formed out of a portion of the colonial Parish of St. Paul, after the Revolution disestablished the Church of England in the (former) Royal Province of Georgia.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 329 square miles (850 km2), of which 324 square miles (840 km2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km2) (1.3%) is water.
The vast majority of Richmond County is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin, with just the southwestern corner of the county, from a line running north from Blythe through the middle of Fort Gordon, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.
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