The largest municipality by population in Georgia is Atlanta, with 498,715 residents, and the smallest municipality by population is Aldora, with 0 residents, although the actual estimated population is at 103, due to a "0% self-response rate".[3] The largest municipality by land area is Augusta, a consolidated city-county, which spans 302.47 sq mi (783.4 km2), and Edge Hill and Santa Claus are tied for the smallest, at 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) each.[1][a]
List of municipalities
Largest cities and towns in Georgia by population
Atlanta, the state capital and largest city in Georgia
^The city of Payne was abolished on March 27, 2015 by the Georgia General Assembly.[5]
^Population and area refer to the balance of the Athens-Clarke County unified government which does not include independent town of Bogart which is partially in Clarke County and the city of Winterville which is entirely located within Clarke County.[1]
^Population and area refer to the balance of the Augusta-Richmond County unified government which does not include independent city of Blythe which is partially in Richmond County and the city of Hephzibah which is entirely located within Richmond County.[1]
^City of Brookhaven officially incorporated December 17, 2012 and is thus not represented in the 2010 census, but population estimate is given.[6]
^Echols County consolidated government, coextensive with Echols County,
formed from the consolidation of Statenville and Echols County in 2008[7]
^City of Johns Creek officially incorporated December 1, 2006.
^Mableton incorporated on November 8, 2022.
^Macon merged with Bibb County January 1, 2014 and is thus the 2010 population shown is based on that of Bibb County in 2010.[8]
^McRae merged with Helena January 1, 2015. The 2010 population shown is the sum of the two cities at that time.
^City of Peachtree Corners officially incorporated July 1, 2012 and is thus not represented in the 2010 census, but the population estimate is given.[9]
^Webster County unified government, coextensive with Webster County,
formed from the consolidation of Preston and Weston towns and Webster County in 2009[2]
^ a b c d e f g"GCT-PH1 – Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – State — Place and (in selected states) County Subdivision". 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
^ a b c"Georgia: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-2. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
^ a b c d"2020 Census Count by Georgia City Population" (PDF). Retrieved April 17, 2022.
^Perry Hiott & Chris Dobbs, Georgia's City Governments, New Georgia Encyclopedia (last updated November 12, 2015).
^"U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Brookhaven city, Georgia".
^"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Macon-Bibb County consolidation wins with strong majorities". The Macon Telegraph. July 31, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
^"Peachtree Corners city Georgia QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau".
^"South Fulton votes to become Renaissance, Georgia". November 13, 2017.
^South Fulton incorporated in 2017 and is thus not represented in the 2010 census.[10]