Muscogee County, Georgia
Founding: 1825 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The Muscogee 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 _________________________________________________________________________________ Columbus Namesake: Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer Founding: ...