Columbia County, Georgia

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Chapters: High schools in Columbia County, Georgia, People from Columbia County, Georgia, Harlem, Georgia, Grovetown, Georgia, Evans, Georgia, Martinez, Georgia, Oliver Hardy, Greenbrier High School, Henry L. Benning, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Barbara Potter, Lake Strom Thurmond, Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia), Evans High School, Augusta Canal, Appling, Georgia, Ben Hayslip, Georgia State Route 104, Augusta - Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area, Thomas W. Cobb, Georgia State Route 47, Central Savannah River Area, Grovetown High School, Joel Crawford, William Barnett, Columbia County School System, Georgia State Route 28, Stallings Island, Columbia County Courthouse (Appling, Georgia), Augusta State Medical Prison, Kiokee Baptist Church, Mistletoe State Park, Patriots Park (Columbia County, Georgia), Woodville (Winfield, Georgia). Excerpt: Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia along the Savannah River. As of 2010 the population was 124,054 a growth of 39% from the 2000 census figure of 89,288. The de jure county seat is Appling. Appling is an unincorporated area, making Columbia one of only three counties in Georgia to have an unincorporated county seat. The de facto county seat, the location of Columbia County's government and courts, is Evans, also an unincorporated area. According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 307.78 square miles (797.1 km), of which 290.01 square miles (751.1 km) (or 94.23%) is land and 17.76 square miles (46.0 km) (or 5.77%) is water. Columbia County is also located just north of the Augusta-Richmond county. As of the census of 2000, there were 89,288 people, 31,120 households, and 25,362 families residing in the county. The population density was 308 people per square mile (119/km²). There were 33,321 housing units at an average density of 115 per square mile (44/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.67% White, 11.21% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 3.36% Asian (0.6% of the Asians are of South Asian descent), 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. 2.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 31,120 households out of which 44.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.50% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.50% were non-families. 15.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18. In the county the population was spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females ther