The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) is a trading and marketing region in the U.S. states of

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and

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, spanning fourteen counties in Georgia and seven in South Carolina.What does CSRA mean? 072307 – The Augusta Chronicle
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The Augusta Chronicle ''The Augusta Chronicle'' is the daily newspaper of Augusta, Georgia, and is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States still in publication. The paper is known for its coverage of the Masters Tournament, which is played in Augusta. The ''C ...

'' to generate the best name for the area. Today the initialism is so commonly used that the full name is not known to all residents. The region is located on and named after the

Savannah River The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the nor ...

, which forms the border between the two states. The largest cities within the CSRA are

Augusta, Georgia Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia. The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Geor ...

and

Aiken, South Carolina Aiken is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Aiken County, in western South Carolina. It is one of the two largest cities of the Central Savannah River Area. Founded in 1835, Aiken was named after William Aiken, the president of the S ...

. (The CSRA does not include the city of

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...

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 Augusta metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina centered on the principal city of Augusta. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Census Bureau and other agencies define Augusta's Metr ...

(at the center of the CSRA) had an estimated population of 580,270 in 2013, making it the second most populous in the state of

Counties

In Georgia

In South Carolina

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 *

Pop: 29,884 *

Evans, Georgia Evans is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is a suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 29,011 at the 2010 census, up from 17,727 at the 2000 census. Evans, ...

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 Thomson (originally called Slashes) is a city in McDuffie County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,778 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of McDuffie County. Thomson's nickname is "The Camellia City of the South", in honor ...

Pop: 6,718 * Belvedere, South Carolina Pop: 5,792 *

Waynesboro, Georgia Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,766 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Burke County. It is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area. Waynesboro is known as "The Bird Dog Ca ...

Pop: 5,816 * Sandersville, Georgia Pop: 5,912

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

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