Central Savannah River Area
CSRA
Downtown Augusta on Broad Street The Aiken County Courthouse in Downtown Aiken
Downtown Augusta on Broad Street
The Aiken County Courthouse in Downtown Aiken
Map outlining the Central Savannah River Area
Map outlining the Central Savannah River Area
Country United States
StateGeorgia (U.S. state) Georgia South Carolina South Carolina
Largest cityAugusta
Area
 • Total9,605 sq mi (24,880 km2)
 • Land9,400 sq mi (24,000 km2)
 • Water205 sq mi (530 km2)  2.1%
Population
 (2018)
 • Total767,478
 • Density80/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)478, 706, 762, 803, 839, 864,

The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is an unofficial trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning fourteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina.[1] The term was coined in 1950 by C.C. McCollum, the winner of a $250 contest held by The Augusta Chronicle to generate the best name for the area. Today the initialism is so commonly used that the full name is not known to all CSRA residents.[1] The region is located on and named after the Savannah River, which forms the border between the two states. The largest cities within the CSRA are Augusta, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina. (The CSRA does not include the city of Savannah, Georgia or any portion of the Savannah metropolitan area.)

The total population of the CSRA is 767,478 in 2018. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the seven-county Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area (the core of the CSRA) had a 2020 population of more than 611,000,[2] making it the second most populous (after metro Atlanta) in the state of Georgia.

Counties

In Georgia

CountyTotal AreaPopulation (2018)
Richmond County329 sq mi (850 km2)201,554
Columbia County308 sq mi (800 km2)154,291
Burke County835 sq mi (2,160 km2)22,423
McDuffie County266 sq mi (690 km2)21,531
Washington County684 sq mi (1,770 km2)20,386
Jefferson County530 sq mi (1,400 km2)15,430
Screven County656 sq mi (1,700 km2)13,938
Wilkes County474 sq mi (1,230 km2)9,876
Jenkins County352 sq mi (910 km2)8,683
Hancock County479 sq mi (1,240 km2)9,429
Lincoln County257 sq mi (670 km2)7,915
Warren County287 sq mi (740 km2)5,251
Glascock County144 sq mi (370 km2)2,995
Taliaferro County195 sq mi (510 km2)1,608
Total:5,796 sq mi (15,010 km2)495,310

In South Carolina

CountyTotal AreaPopulation (2018)
Aiken County1,081 sq mi (2,800 km2)170,872
Edgefield County507 sq mi (1,310 km2)27,052
Barnwell County557 sq mi (1,440 km2)21,112
Saluda County462 sq mi (1,200 km2)20,544
Bamberg County396 sq mi (1,030 km2)14,275
McCormick County394 sq mi (1,020 km2)9,410
Allendale County412 sq mi (1,070 km2)8,903
Total:4,937 sq mi (12,790 km2)272,168
Map of the Central Savannah River Area
Map of the Central Savannah River Area, with the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area highlighted in red.

Communities

Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants

Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

References

  1. 1 2 "What does CSRA mean?". The Augusta Chronicle, July 23, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Columbia County outpaces state population gains".

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