Columbia County, Georgia

Columbia County
Columbia County
County
	Columbia County Courthouse in Appling
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	Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
	Georgia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 33°33′N 82°16′W / 33.55°N 82.26°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1790
Named for	Christopher Columbus
Seat	Appling (de jure); Evans (de facto)
Largest community	Martinez
Area
• Total	308 sq mi (800 km2)
• Land	290 sq mi (800 km2)
• Water	18 sq mi (50 km2) 5.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	156,010
• Density	538/sq mi (208/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	12th
Website	www.columbiacountyga.gov

Columbia County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 156,010.^[2] The legal county seat is Appling,^[3] but the de facto seat of county government is Evans.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Columbia Court House Archived February 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, website. Accessed February 15, 2008.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Columbia County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.