List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)

According to a New Georgia Encyclopedia article last updated in November 2015, there are 535 incorporated cities and towns in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] Unlike the law of some other states, there is no legal difference in Georgia between cities and towns.[1]

Six municipalities listed below have merged with their counties to form consolidated city-counties.

Of these six, Athens-Clarke, Augusta-Richmond and Macon-Bibb Counties also have municipalities independent of the consolidated governments.

Payne City, a small city in Macon-Bibb County, is expected to ask the Macon-Bibb Legislative Delegation to take their charter and allow them to consolidate within Macon-Bibb County.

In two counties, Echols and Webster, existing municipalities were abolished, leaving only unified county governments comparable to the consolidated city-county governments listed above.

Largest municipalities

Largest municipalities according to 2012 estimates.[2]

 †  County seat
 ††  State capital and county seat

RankCityPopulation (2012)CountyGovernment
1 Atlanta †† 443,775 Fulton, DeKalb City
2 Augusta † 198,413 Richmond City
3 Columbus † 197,872 Muscogee City
4 Macon † 155,369 Bibb City
5 Savannah † 142,022 Chatham City
6 Athens † 118,999 Clarke City
7 Sandy Springs 99,419 Fulton City
8 Roswell 93,692 Fulton City
9 Johns Creek 82,306 Fulton City
10 Albany † 77,431 Dougherty City
11 Warner Robins 70,712 Houston, Peach City
12 Alpharetta 61,981 Fulton City
13 Marietta † 58,359 Cobb City
14 Valdosta † 57,597 Lowndes City
15 Smyrna 52,650 Cobb City
16 Dunwoody 47,224 DeKalb City
17 Rome † 36,159 Floyd City
18 East Point 35,584 Fulton City
19 Milton 35,015 Fulton City
20 Gainesville † 34,786 Hall City
21 Hinesville † 33,751 Liberty City
22 Peachtree City 34,662 Fayette City
23 Newnan † 34,174 Coweta City
24 Dalton † 33,413 Whitfield City
25 Douglasville † 31,269 Douglas City
26 Kennesaw 30,990 Cobb City
27 LaGrange † 30,478 Troup City
28 Statesboro † 29,779 Bulloch City
29 Lawrenceville † 29,481 Gwinnett City
30 Duluth 27,926 Gwinnett City
31 Stockbridge 26,281 Henry City
32 Woodstock 25,135 Cherokee City
33 Carrollton † 24,958 Carroll City
34 Canton † 23,791 Cherokee City
35 Griffin † 23,389 Spalding City
36 McDonough † 22,599 Henry City
37 Acworth 21,215 Cobb City
38 Pooler 20,598 Chatham City
39 Union City 20,501 Fulton City
40 Decatur † 19,853 DeKalb City
41 Cartersville † 19,810 Bartow City
42 Sugar Hill 19,681 Gwinnett City
43 Milledgeville † 19,401 Baldwin City
44 Snellville 19,026 Gwinnett City
45 Forest Park 18,874 Clayton City
46 Thomasville † 18,488 Thomas City
47 St. Marys 17,606 Camden City
48 Tifton † 16,672 Tift City
49 Americus † 16,393 Sumter City
50 Kingsland 16,285 Camden City
51 Suwanee 16,253 Gwinnett City
52 Dublin † 16,215 Laurens City
53 Fayetteville † 16,206 Fayette City
54 Calhoun † 15,812 Gordon City
55 Chamblee 15,790 DeKalb City
56 Brunswick † 15,640 Glynn City
57 Norcross 15,632 Gwinnett City
58 Riverdale 15,493 Clayton City
59 Conyers † 15,408 Rockdale City
60 Perry † 14,730 Houston City
61 College Park 14,649 Fulton, Clayton City
62 Moultrie † 14,506 Colquitt City
63 Waycross † 14,322 Ware City
64 Winder † 14,271 Barrow City
65 Powder Springs 14,253 Cobb City
66 Villa Rica 14,226 Carroll, Douglas City
67 Fairburn 13,720 Fulton City
68 Monroe † 13,349 Walton City
69 Covington † 13,347 Newton City
70 Cusseta † 13,037 Chattahoochee City
71 Buford 12,735 Gwinnett, Hall City
72 Bainbridge † 12,603 Decatur City
73 Lilburn 12,266 Gwinnett City
74 Grovetown 12,210 Columbia City
75 Dallas † 12,044 Paulding City
76 Douglas † 11,834 Coffee City
77 Cordele † 11,297 Crisp City
78 Loganville 10,646 Walton, Gwinnett City
79 Vidalia 10,609 Toombs, Montgomery City
80 Richmond Hill 10,452 Bryan City
81 Jesup † 10,268 Wayne City
82 Cairo † 9,821 Grady City
83 Cedartown † 9,775 Polk City
84 Fort Valley † 9,721 Peach City
85 Holly Springs 9,667 Cherokee City
86 Jefferson † 9,601 Jackson City
87 Fort Oglethorpe 9,446 Catoosa City
88 Rincon 9,198 Effingham Town
89 Thomaston † 9,070 Upson City
90 Fitzgerald † 9,048 Ben Hill City
91 Garden City 8,913 Chatham City
92 Doraville 8,482 DeKalb City
93 Toccoa † 8,404 Stephens City
94 Braselton 7,875 Jackson Town
95 Clarkston 7,733 DeKalb City
96 Swainsboro † 7,599 Emanuel City
97 Centerville 7,531 Houston City
98 Hampton 7,098 Henry City
99 LaFayette † 7,076 Walker City
100 Auburn 7,057 Barrow City

Two municipalities have been formed since the 2010 Census: Peachtree Corners in Gwinnett County, and Brookhaven in DeKalb County. As of February 2013, no official Census count or estimate of either town has been published.

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 Perry Hiott & Chris Dobbs, Georgia's City Governments, New Georgia Encyclopedia (last updated November 12, 2015).
  2. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places". census.gov. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Peachtree Corners Zoning Map" (PDF). cityofpeachtreecornersga.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  4. ↑ "30092 zip code map". maps.google.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  5. 1 2 "American Factfinder". factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  6. ↑ "Brookhaven residents vote to create new city", Reporter Newspapers, July 31, 2012

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