Columbia County, Georgia

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, Georgia
Map
Map of Georgia highlighting Columbia County
Location in the state of Georgia
Map of the USA highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1790; 234 years ago (1790)
Seat Appling (de jure)
Evans (de facto)[1]
Largest community Martinez
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

308 sq mi (798 km²)
290 sq mi (751 km²)
18 sq mi (47 km²), 5.7%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

156,010
538/sq mi (208/km²)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.columbiacountyga.gov/
Named for: Christopher Columbus

Columbia County, Georgia Media

References

  1. 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. "QuickFacts: Columbia County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.