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Savannah
is a city located in the state of Georgia, United States.
It is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham
County. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the
first colonial and state capital of Georgia. ] It is
known as America's first planned city and attracts millions
of visitors, who enjoy the city's architecture and historic
buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder
of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America),
the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the
South's first public museums), the First African Baptist
Church (one of the oldest African American Baptist congregations
in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third-oldest
synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway
roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail
facility in America). Today, Savannah's downtown
area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark
Districts in the United States (designated by the U.S.
government in 1966).
Savannah is located at 32°3′3″N, 81°6′14″W
(32.050706, -81.103762).[5] According to the United States
Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 78.1 square
miles (202.3 km²), of which, 74.7 square miles (193.6
km²) of it is land and 3.4 square miles (8.7 km²)
of it (4.31%) is water. It is the primary port on the
Savannah River and is located along the U.S. Intracoastal
Waterway.
Because of its marshiness and flat topography, Savannah
is prone to flooding. Four canals and pumping stations
have been built to help reduce the effects: Fell Street
Canal, Kayton Canal, Springfield Canal and the Casey
Canal, with the first three draining north into the Savannah
River.
Climate
Due to its proximity to the coast,
Savannah experiences milder winters and cooler summers
than the Georgia interior. Despite this, temperatures
as high as 105°F and as
low as 3°F have been recorded. Summers tend to be
humid with many thunderstorms. Nearly half of Savannah's
precipitation falls during the months of June through
September, characteristic of monsoon-type climates. As
the city is south of the snow line, it rarely receives
snow in winter. Occasional Arctic cold fronts in winter
can push nighttime temperatures into the 20s, but usually
not much further than that.
Population and demographics
Savannah's population was estimated to be 127,889 in
2006, down from the official 2000 U.S. Census report
of 131,510 residents.However, over this same six-year
period the estimated population of the Savannah Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA), defined by the U.S. Census
Bureau as Bryan, Chatham, and Effingham counties, grew
from 294,000 to 320,013, an increase of 9 percent.
Savannah's MSA is ranked third among Georgia cities.
According to the Census Bureau, Savannah's Combined
Statistical Area , which includes metropolitan
Savannah and micropolitan Hinesville, has a population
of 394,036.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there
were 131,510 people, 51,375 households, and 31,390
families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,759.5 people per square mile (679.4/km²).
There were 57,437 housing units at an average density
of 768.5/sq mi (296.7/km²).
The racial makeup of the city was 57.08% African American,
38.86% White, 1.52% Asian, 0.23% Native American, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 1.30% from
two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were
2.23% of the population.
There were 51,375 households out of which 28.5% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2%
were married couples living together, 21.7% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families.
31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and
11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age
or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the
average family size was 3.13.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.6%
under the age of 18, 13.2% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from
25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For
every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100
females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
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