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Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Location in Columbia County and the state of Georgia
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Columbia
Area
• Total	26.55 sq mi (68.77 km²)
• Land	25.27 sq mi (65.44 km²)
• Water	1.28 sq mi (3.33 km²)
Elevation	417 ft (127 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	34,536
• Density	1,366.84/sq mi (527.75/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30809
Area code(s)	706
FIPS code	13-28044
GNIS feature ID	0355729

Evans is an unincorporated community and 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 County is named after General Clement A. Evans, however according to an interview with his son, Lawton B. Evans, in the Augusta Chronicle, the town of Evans was not named after his father, but rather after an unrelated family by the same last name. Evans is the de facto county seat of Columbia County, although Appling still holds the de jure designation. The Columbia County Government Center, the Government Complex Addition, and the Columbia County Courthouse Annex are all located in Evans.

Geography
Demographics
- 2020
Parks and recreation
Education
Infrastructure
Notable people
See also

Geography

Evans is located in eastern Columbia County, bordered to the northeast by the Savannah River, which forms the South Carolina state line. To the southeast is the town of Martinez. Downtown Augusta is 11 miles (18 km) to the southeast.

The original community of Evans is centered on North Belair Road (Georgia State Route 383 (SR 383)) southwest of Washington Road (SR 104). The community extends west from this point to Gibbs Road and Crawford Creek and south as far as Columbia Road (SR 232), but most of the settled area is north of Washington Road and Evans to Locks Road, extending west as far as Little Kiokee Creek and east to Stevens Creek Dam on the Savannah River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 26.6 square miles (68.8 km²), of which 25.3 square miles (65.4 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), or 4.87%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1990	12,220	—
2000	17,727	45.1%
2010	29,011	63.7%
2020	34,536	19.0%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850-1870 1870-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Evans first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. Census.

2020

**Evans, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	14,478	22,500	24,462	83.20%	77.56%	70.83%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,785	3,276	4,013	10.07%	11.29%	11.62%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	39	60	55	0.22%	0.21%	0.16%
Asian alone (NH)	474	1,458	2,235	2.67%	5.03%	6.47%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	8	23	32	0.05%	0.08%	0.09%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	34	49	183	0.19%	0.17%	0.53%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	243	541	1,664	1.37%	1.86%	4.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	396	1,104	1,892	2.23%	3.81%	5.48%
Total	17,727	29,011	34,536	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,536 people, 11,171 households, and 8,897 families residing in the CDP.

Parks and recreation

Columbia County Parks, Recreation & Events operates a number of parks and trails including the Evans Towne Center Park located in the heart of Evans adjacent to The Plaza development project and including the Lady Antebellum Pavilion.

The Euchee Creek Greenway is a developing bike and pedestrian project. As of 2023, the trail is open in two sections, with the southern segment consisting of an approximately two-mile section in Grovetown. A separate section is complete to the north, stretching over five miles from the Canterbury Farms subdivision north to Patriots Park. Future plans call for extending the trail further north and east to provide an off-road connection all the way to Savannah Rapids Park, via the existing Evans to Locks Multi-Use Trail.

Education

Evans is served by the Columbia County Public School System.

Elementary schools

Seven public elementary schools serve Evans: Blue Ridge Elementary, Evans Elementary, Greenbrier Elementary, Lewiston Elementary, Parkway Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, and Riverside Elementary.