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Welcome to Columbia County ...

Time Zone: Columbia County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Appling is the Seat for Columbia County.

Columbia County was founded in 1790 and was created by taking area from Richmond County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Columbia had a population of 156,714 people. This is an increase of 25.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 124,955 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Columbia represented 1.29% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Columbia County:

  • Collins
    • Collins is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Estimated population in 2019: 571 people
  • Grovetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grovetown is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <2>
  • Harlem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlem is located in Columbia County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlem <2>
  • Lulaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
  • Snead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
    • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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