The state of georgia population. Georgia population density and area. Georgia is a state located in the southern united statesaccording to the 2010 united states census georgia is the 9th most populous state with 9688681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 5751349 square miles 1489593 km 2 of land. In 2007 georgia had an estimated population of 9544750 which was an increase of 180809 from the previous year and an increase of 1177125 since 2000.
Georgia produces twice as many peanuts as the next leading state. Population of homes with one or more people under 18 years. Censuss census 2000 geographic definitions page for definitions of size land area and water area.
Its most populated county is fulton county with over one million residents making it almost twice the population of wyoming. Georgia d r d e is a state in the southeastern region of the united statesgeorgia is the 24th largest in area and 8th most populous of the 50 united statesgeorgia is bordered to the north by tennessee and north carolina to the northeast by south carolina to the southeast by the atlantic ocean to the south by florida and to the west by alabama. That amount is almost more than any other state except for texas which has 254 counties.
As the tenth largest state in square miles wyoming has the smallest population at just 567025. Georgia is divided into 159 counties and contains 535 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities towns consolidated city counties. Quickfacts provides statistics for all states and counties and for cities and towns with a population of 5000 or more.
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Source for population and population density. The state of georgia is divided into 159 counties in total. States ranked by population density people per square mile of land area see the area measurement section of the us.
The united states census bureau estimates that the population of georgia was 9815210 on july 1 2011 a 132 increase since the 2010 united states census. Situated in the southeastern corner of the united states georgia is the 24 th largest us state when it comes to sheer land mass. From its vast stands of pine come more than half of the worlds resins and turpentine and 744 percent of the us.
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