Census coverage of the State was relatively complete by 1840. The population for 1810 excludes 1,026 persons in (old) Walton County, reported as a Georgia county but later determined to be in North Carolina. In that year Georgia reached essentially its present boundaries, although survey uncertainties resulted in continuing disputes with bordering States over subsequent decades.Ĭensus coverage in 17 was limited to the eastern portions of the present State near the Savannah River and the Atlantic coast there was no coverage of present-day Alabama or Mississippi. At the close of the Revolution it included most of present-day Alabama and Mississippi, an area which finally became Mississippi Territory in 1802. Georgia was one of the 13 original States, obtaining statehood in 1788). Georgia Boundary, Census and Statehood History In religious terms, Georgia shows a 79% affiliation with any Christian based faith, a 3% preference to non-Christian based faiths, and 18% ambivalence or non-preference toward religion over the entire state. The median age in Georgia is 36.2 years of age, with a gender difference of 51.3% females and 48.7% males across the state. The county with the highest population in Georgia is Fulton county, with over 1 million residents. The largest city in Georgia by population is Columbus. Georgia ranks 18th in the United States in population density. The total surface area is 59,425 square miles (or 153,909 square kilometers) and for every square mile of Georgian territory, there is an average of 168.4 people. Situated in the southeastern corner of the United States, Georgia is the 24th largest US state when it comes to sheer land mass. With the 10th fastest growth rate of 1.19%, the population of Georgia first surpassed 10 million residents in 2013. An estimate released in July 2015 suggested that the population of Georgia had risen to 10,214,860. The recorded population in 2010 of 9,687,653 represented a rise of 18.3% on the numbers in 2000, which reached 8,186,453. When the survey was completed, the results revealed that 9,687,653 people were living within the state. The last confirmed population for Georgia was recorded during the last nationwide census, which took place in 2010. This value is based on the most recent Census estimates.

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