Back مقاطعة ريتشموند (جورجيا) Arabic Richmond County, Georgia BAR Ричмънд (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian রিচমন্ড কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Richmond Gông (Georgia) CDO Ричмонд (гуо, Джорджи) CE Richmond County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Georgia) CEB Richmond County, Georgia Welsh Richmond County (Georgia) German Κομητεία Ρίτσμοντ (Τζόρτζια) Greek
Richmond County | |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
 Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°22′N 82°04′W / 33.36°N 82.07°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | February 5, 1777[1] |
| Named for | Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond |
| Seat | Augusta |
| Largest city | Augusta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 329 sq mi (850 km2) |
| • Land | 324 sq mi (840 km2) |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2) 1.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 206,607 |
| • Density | 638/sq mi (246/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | augustaga.gov |
Richmond County is located in the state of Georgia in the U.S. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,607.[2] It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created on February 5, 1777. Following an election in 1995, Augusta (the county seat) consolidated governments with Richmond County. The consolidated entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta. Exempt are the cities of Hephzibah and Blythe, in southern Richmond County, which voted to remain separate. Richmond County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "Richmond County". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Richmond County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.