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Roanoke River And The South Carolina State Line

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Richmond County is located in East Central Georgia bordering the Savannah River and the South Carolina state line. Richmond County contains three (3) incorporated cities: Augusta (the second largest city of Georgia), Hephzibah, and Blythe. The city of Augusta had consolidated governments with Richmond County in 1995, and the new entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta (Montgomery, 2014).
According to the US Census 2015, Richmond County is home of 201,793 people, and 87,612 households. The population per square mile was 618.4 (State of Georgia of 168.4 and the nation of 87.4). The racial makeup consisted 55.6% Black or African American, 39.2% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 0.3% other Pacific Islanders, 0.4% American Indian, and 2.7% from two or more race. Of 201,793 people, 7.2% were below five (5) years of age, 23.5% were below eighteen (18) years of age, and 12.9% were sixty-five (65) years of age and over. 51.5% population of Richmond County were female. Approximately to 16.3% of those aged twenty-five (25) and older in Richmond County have less than high school education (15.0% for Georgia, and 13.7% for the nation). The median household income for the county was $37, 704 ($49,342 for Georgia and $53,482 for the nation). The Per Capita income for Richmond County was $20,549 ($25,427 for Georgia, and $28,555 for the nation). 26% of Richmond County residents were in poverty (18.3% for Georgia, and 14.8% for the nation). 16.9% of

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