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Augusta Facts
General Information
Established
- 1736Named For
- Princess Augusta of Saxe Gotha (mother of King George III of Great Britain)Population
- 200,000 City, 500,000 Trade RegionLocation
- 136 ft. above sea level. 200 Savannah River miles or approximately 150 land miles from Atlantic OceanNicknames
- The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA), includes surrounding counties in Georgia and South Carolina, The Garden City of the South, chosen in the early 20th century because of the City's many large private gardensMajor Highways
- Interstates 20 and 520, U.S. Routes 1, 25, 78, 278Colleges and Universities
- Augusta University, Paine College, Augusta Technical CollegeMilitary Installations
- Fort Gordon (U.S. Army Signal Center) and the US Army Cyber Center of Excellence.Airports
- Augusta Regional Airport, Daniel FieldSports Teams
- Augusta Green Jackets (baseball)Famous Augustans
- James Brown, Amy Grant, Jessye Norman, Terri Gibbs, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Penny, Ray Mercer, Frank Yerby, Hulk Hogan, and Larry Mize
Climate
Month | Average High | Average Low | Mean |
---|---|---|---|
January | 56.5 | 33.1 | 44.8 |
February | 61.3 | 35.5 | 48.4 |
March | 69.2 | 42.5 | 55.9 |
April | 76.7 | 48.1 | 62.4 |
May | 83.9 | 57.2 | 70.5 |
June | 89.6 | 65.4 | 77.5 |
July | 92.0 | 69.6 | 80.8 |
August | 90.2 | 68.4 | 79.3 |