# Central Savannah River Area

The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is an unofficial trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina, spanning thirteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina. 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. 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, making it the second most populous (after metro Atlanta) in the state of Georgia.

## Counties
### In Georgia

| County | Total Area | Population (2018) |
| Richmond County | 329 sq mi (850 km$^2$) | 201,554 |
| Columbia County | 308 sq mi (800 km$^2$) | 154,291 |
| Burke County | 835 sq mi (2,160 km$^2$) | 22,423 |
| McDuffie County | 266 sq mi (690 km$^2$) | 21,531 |
| Washington County | 684 sq mi (1,770 km$^2$) | 20,386 |
| Jefferson County | 530 sq mi (1,400 km$^2$) | 15,430 |
| Wilkes County | 474 sq mi (1,230 km$^2$) | 9,876 |
| Jenkins County | 352 sq mi (910 km$^2$) | 8,683 |
| Hancock County | 479 sq mi (1,240 km$^2$) | 9,429 |
| Lincoln County | 257 sq mi (670 km$^2$) | 7,915 |
| Warren County | 287 sq mi (740 km$^2$) | 5,251 |
| Glascock County | 144 sq mi (370 km$^2$) | 2,995 |
| Taliaferro County | 195 sq mi (510 km$^2$) | 1,608 |
| Total: | 5,796 sq mi (15,010 km$^2$) | 495,310 |

### In South Carolina

| County | Total Area | Population (2018) |
| Aiken County | 1,081 sq mi (2,800 km$^2$) | 170,872 |
| Edgefield County | 507 sq mi (1,310 km$^2$) | 27,052 |
| Barnwell County | 557 sq mi (1,440 km$^2$) | 21,112 |
| Saluda County | 462 sq mi (1,200 km$^2$) | 20,544 |
| Bamberg County | 396 sq mi (1,030 km$^2$) | 14,275 |
| McCormick County | 394 sq mi (1,020 km$^2$) | 9,410 |
| Allendale County | 412 sq mi (1,070 km$^2$) | 8,903 |
| Total: | 4,937 sq mi (12,790 km$^2$) | 272,168 |

## Communities
### Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants

* Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia (Principal city) Pop: 197,872

### Places with 10,000 to 40,000 inhabitants

* Martinez, Georgia Pop: 35,795
* Aiken, South Carolina Pop: 29,884
* Evans, Georgia Pop: 29,011
* North Augusta, South Carolina Pop: 21,873
* Grovetown, Georgia Pop: 12,210

### Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Thomson, Georgia Pop: 6,718
* Belvedere, South Carolina Pop: 5,792
* Waynesboro, Georgia Pop: 5,816
* Sandersville, Georgia Pop: 5,912

### Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

| Edgefield, South Carolina Pop: 4,690 Clearwater, South Carolina Pop: 4,370 Hephzibah, Georgia Pop: 4,021 Millen, Georgia Pop: 3,492 Gloverville, South Carolina Pop: 2,831 Burnettown, South Carolina Pop: 2,673 Louisville, Georgia Pop: 2,215 | Harlem, Georgia Pop: 2,779 Johnston, South Carolina Pop: 2,362 New Ellenton, South Carolina Pop: 2,052 Jackson, South Carolina Pop: 1,700 Murphys Estates, South Carolina (census-designated place) Pop: 1,441 Warrenton, Georgia Pop: 2,013 |

### Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

| Sardis, Georgia Pop: 999 Wagener, South Carolina Pop: 797 Blythe, Georgia Pop: 721 Dearing, Georgia Pop: 549 Salley, South Carolina Pop: 398 Keysville, Georgia (partial) Pop: 332 Midville, Georgia Pop: 269 | Monetta, South Carolina (partial) Pop: 236 Perry, South Carolina Pop: 233 Trenton, South Carolina Pop: 196 Girard, Georgia Pop: 156 Rayle, Georgia Pop: 158 Windsor, South Carolina Pop: 121 Vidette, Georgia Pop: 112 |