Muscogee County, Georgia

 

Founding: 1825
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: The Muscogee (or Creek) people
Seat: Columbus (1828–)

Land area: 216 square miles

Population (2020): 206,922

Population (historic): 3,508 (1830); 16,584 (1860); 19,322 (1880); 29,836 (1900); 57,558 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1870–2020

Subdivisions: One city

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,333 (5.1
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 28.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $924
Average outbuilding value (1930): $428
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 817
Average farm size (1920): 48.7 acres
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Columbus

Namesake: Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer

Founding: 1828 (platting); 1828 (post office); 1828 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 206,922

Population (historic): 1,152 (1830); 9,621 (1860); 10,123 (1880); 17,614 (1900); 43,131 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870–2020
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Thomas Fortson House (1858). 1100 Fortson Road. Gothic Revival.
2. Ridgewood / James Jones Farm (c. 1834). 7500 Jenkins Road. Greek Revival.

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