Columbia County, Georgia
county in Georgia, United States
Columbia County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, 156,010 people lived there.[2] The legal county seat is Appling,[3] but the de facto seat of county government is Evans.[1]
Columbia County | |
|---|---|
 Columbia County Courthouse in Appling | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′N 82°16′W / 33.55°N 82.26°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | 1790 |
| Named for | Christopher Columbus |
| Seat | Appling (de jure) Evans (de facto)[1] |
| Largest community | Martinez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 308 sq mi (800 km2) |
| • Land | 290 sq mi (800 km2) |
| • Water | 18 sq mi (50 km2) 5.7% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 156,010 |
| • Density | 538/sq mi (208/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Columbia Court House Archived February 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, website. Accessed February 15, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Columbia County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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