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When Georgia Became a State
Georgia became a state on January 2, 1788. It was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution and join the new
United States of America. Georgia had previously been established as a British colony in 1732, making it the last of the original 13 colonies.
Georgia is consistently ranked among the top 10 U.S. states for Fortune 500 headquarters, with
Atlanta ranking among the nation’s leading cities for Fortune 500 corporate headquarters.
A Brief History of Georgia
Before European settlement, the land now called Georgia was home to Native American peoples,
including ancestors of the Muscogee, also known as the Creek, and the Cherokee.
In 1732, King George II of Great Britain granted a charter to establish the Colony of Georgia. James Edward Oglethorpe
and a group of settlers founded Savannah in 1733. The colony was named in honor of King George II.
Georgia played an important role in the American Revolution and later became the fourth state in the Union. During the Civil War,
Georgia was part of the Confederacy and experienced major destruction during General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea.
After the war, the state rebuilt its cities, farms and transportation systems. During the 20th century,
Georgia became an important center of the Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta was the home of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many other leaders who fought for equal rights.
Today, Georgia is known for agriculture, transportation, film production, education, tourism, technology and major international businesses.
How Many People Live in Georgia?
The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Georgia had 11,302,748 residents as of July 1, 2025.
Georgia’s population has grown by approximately 5.5% since the 2020 Census population base.
Estimated 2025 population: 11.3 million people
Capital: Atlanta
Largest city: Atlanta
Number of counties: 159
How Many Historic Landmarks Are in Georgia?
The answer depends on the type of historic designation being counted.
Georgia has 50 National Historic Landmarks, which are places formally recognized
for their exceptional importance to the history of the United States.
Georgia also has more than 2,000 properties and historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
These include historic homes, courthouses, churches, schools, archaeological sites, downtown districts and other important locations.
Examples include:
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
Savannah Historic District
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Etowah Indian Mounds
Andersonville National Historic Site
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Wormsloe Historic Site
How Many Museums Are in Georgia?
There is no single permanent official total because museums open, close or change classifications.
Depending on whether small historic homes, galleries, science centers, children’s museums and local heritage centers are
included, statewide directories generally identify several hundred museums and museum-related institutions in Georgia.
A reasonable description is that Georgia has more than 300 museums, historic homes, cultural centers and related attractions.
The Georgia Association of Museums serves museums and galleries throughout the state, while federal museum
databases classify institutions by their location and specialty.
Well-known Georgia museums include:
High Museum of Art
Georgia Aquarium
Atlanta History Center
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Georgia Museum of Art
Tellus Science Museum
Booth Western Art Museum
Museum of Aviation
Savannah History Museum
Augusta Museum of History
How Many Colleges Are in Georgia?
The number depends on which types of schools are included.
Georgia’s 2025 Higher Education Directory listed 89 colleges and universities with a recognized physical presence in the state.
A broader NCES-based count that includes public, private, four-year, two-year and specialized postsecondary
institutions has listed approximately 167 institutions of higher education.
The public University System of Georgia currently contains 25 higher-education institutions,
including research universities, state universities and state colleges.
Major schools include:
University of Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia State University
Emory University
Kennesaw State University
Georgia Southern University
Savannah State University
Morehouse College
Spelman College
Clark Atlanta University
How Many Fortune 500 Companies Are Headquartered in Georgia?
Georgia is home to 16 Fortune 500 company headquarters, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
Metro Atlanta contains most of these major corporate headquarters and is one of the largest business centers in the southeastern United States.
Prominent Georgia-based companies include:
The Home Depot
UPS
The Coca-Cola Company
Delta Air Lines
Southern Company
Aflac
Genuine Parts Company
WestRock
Newell Brands
Intercontinental Exchange
Georgia by the Numbers
Statehood: January 2, 1788
Order of statehood: Fourth state
Estimated population: 11,302,748
Counties: 159
National Historic Landmarks: 50
National Register properties and districts: More than 2,000
Museums and related cultural institutions: More than 300
Colleges and universities in the 2025 directory: 89
Broader postsecondary-institution estimate: About 167
University System of Georgia institutions: 25
Fortune 500 headquarters: 17
The current Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Georgia are:
The Home Depot – Atlanta
United Parcel Service (UPS) – Sandy Springs
The Coca-Cola Company – Atlanta
Delta Air Lines – Atlanta
Southern Company – Atlanta
Aflac – Columbus
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – Atlanta
WestRock – Atlanta
Genuine Parts Company – Atlanta
Graphic Packaging Holding Company – Atlanta
AGCO Corporation – Duluth
PulteGroup – Atlanta
Global Payments – Atlanta
Equifax – Atlanta
Acuity Brands – Atlanta
Newell Brands – Atlanta
Norfolk Southern – Atlanta
Headquarters by City
Atlanta: 14
Sandy Springs: 1 (UPS)
Duluth: 1 (AGCO)
Columbus: 1 (Aflac)
Metro Atlanta (including Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Duluth):
17 of Georgia’s Fortune 500 headquarters.
Georgia’s 50 National Historic Landmarks
Andalusia Farm (Flannery O’Connor Home) – Milledgeville
Bellevue – LaGrange
Stephen Vincent Benét House – Augusta
Calhoun Mine – Lumpkin County
Carmichael House – Macon
Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal – Savannah
Chieftains (Major Ridge House) – Rome
College Hill Historic District – Augusta
Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District – Columbus
Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant – Atlanta
Ebenezer Historic District – Effingham County
Etowah Mounds – Cartersville
First African Baptist Church – Savannah
Fort James Jackson – Savannah
Hay House – Macon
Herndon Home – Atlanta
Hickory Log Creek Mound and Village Site – Cherokee County
Juliette Gordon Low Historic District – Savannah
Little White House – Warm Springs
Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District – Atlanta
Meadow Garden – Augusta
New Echota Historic Site – Calhoun
Old Governor’s Mansion – Milledgeville
Owens-Thomas House – Savannah
Pebble Hill Plantation – Thomasville
Plum Orchard – Cumberland Island
Robert Toombs House – Washington
Rock Eagle Effigy Mound – Putnam County
Savannah Historic District – Savannah
Savannah Victorian Historic District – Savannah
SCAD Historic District – Savannah
Sea Island Golf Club – Sea Island
Shelton House – Atlanta
Sidney Lanier Cottage – Macon
St. Simons Lighthouse – St. Simons Island
Telfair Academy – Savannah
Temple Beth Tefilloh – Brunswick
The Cedars – Washington
The Wren’s Nest – Atlanta
Travelers Rest Historic Site – Toccoa
Tubman Museum Historic Site – Macon
University of Georgia North Campus Historic District – Athens
Wormsloe Historic Site – Savannah
Woodruff Place Historic Site – Atlanta
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home – Augusta
Chief Vann House – Chatsworth
Chief Vann House Historic District – Murray County
Eagle Tavern – Watkinsville
Fox Theatre – Atlanta
Historic Augusta Canal – Augusta
National Park Service Historic Sites in Georgia
In addition to the National Historic Landmarks, Georgia also has several National Park Service historic sites, including:
Andersonville National Historic Site
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (shared with Tennessee)
Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
These landmarks preserve Georgia’s Native American heritage, Colonial history, Civil War battlefields,
Civil Rights history, historic homes, railroads, architecture, industry, and nationally significant cultural sites.
A
Abbeville
Acworth
Adel
Adrian
Ailey
Alamo
Albany
Aldora
Allenhurst
Alma
Alpharetta
Alto
Ambrose
Americus
Andersonville
Appling
Arlington
Ashburn
Athens
Atlanta
Attapulgus
Auburn
Augusta
Austell
Avalon
Avera
Avondale Estates
B
Baconton
Bainbridge
Baldwin
Ball Ground
Barnesville
Bartow
Barwick
Baxley
Bellville
Berkeley Lake
Berlin
Bethlehem
Bishop
Blackshear
Blairsville
Blakely
Bloomingdale
Blue Ridge
Blythe
Bogart
Boston
Bostwick
Bowdon
Bowman
Braselton
Bremen
Brinson
Bronwood
Brookhaven
Brooklet
Brooks
Broxton
Brunswick
Buchanan
Buckhead
Buena Vista
Buford
Butler
Byromville
C
Cadwell
Cairo
Calhoun
Camak
Camilla
Canon
Canton
Carl
Carnesville
Carrollton
Cartersville
Cave Spring
Cecil
Cedartown
Centerville
Chamblee
Chatsworth
Chauncey
Chester
Chickamauga
Clarkesville
Clarkston
Claxton
Clayton
Clermont
Cleveland
Climax
Cobbtown
Cochran
Cohutta
Colbert
College Park
Collins
Colquitt
Columbus
Comer
Commerce
Concord
Conyers
Cordele
Cornelia
Covington
Crawford
Crawfordville
Cumming
Cusseta
Cuthbert
D
Dahlonega
Dallas
Dalton
Damascus
Danielsville
Darien
Davisboro
Dawson
Dawsonville
Decatur
Deepstep
Demorest
Dexter
Dillard
Doerun
Donalsonville
Doraville
Douglas
Douglasville
Dublin
Dudley
Duluth
Dunwoody
E
East Dublin
East Ellijay
East Point
Eastman
Eatonton
Eden
Edison
Elberton
Ellaville
Ellijay
Emerson
Enigma
Ephesus
Eton
Evans
Experiment
F
Fairburn
Fairmount
Fayetteville
Fitzgerald
Flemington
Flovilla
Flowery Branch
Folkston
Forest Park
Forsyth
Fort Gaines
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Valley
Franklin
Franklin Springs
Funston
G
Gainesville
Garden City
Garfield
Gay
Geneva
Georgetown
Gibson
Gilmer County
Glennville
Glenwood
Good Hope
Gordon
Gordon County
Grantville
Gray
Grayson
Greensboro
Greenville
Griffin
Grovetown
Gumlog
Guyton
H
Hahira
Hamilton
Hampton
Harlem
Harrison
Hartwell
Hawkinsville
Hazlehurst
Helen
Hephzibah
Hiawassee
Hinesville
Hiram
Hoboken
Hogansville
Holly Springs
Homeland
Homer
Homerville
Hoschton
Hull
I
Ideal
Ila
Irwinton
J
Jackson
Jacksonville
Jasper
Jefferson
Jeffersonville
Jenkinsburg
Jesup
Johns Creek
Jonesboro
K
Kennesaw
Keysville
Kingsland
Kingston
Kite
Knoxville
L
LaFayette
LaGrange
Lake City
Lake Park
Lakeland
Lavonia
Lawrenceville
Leary
Leesburg
Lenox
Leslie
Lexington
Lilburn
Lincolnton
Lithia Springs
Lithonia
Locust Grove
Loganville
Lookout Mountain
Louisville
Lovejoy
Ludowici
Lula
Lumpkin
Luthersville
Lyerly
Lyons
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Macon
Madison
Manchester
Mansfield
Marietta
Marshallville
Martinez
Maysville
McCaysville
McDonough
Meansville
Meigs
Menlo
Metter
Midway
Milledgeville
Millen
Milner
Milton
Mitchell
Monroe
Montezuma
Monticello
Moreland
Morgan
Morrow
Mount Airy
Mount Vernon
Mountain City
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Nahunta
Nashville
Nelson
Newnan
Newton
Nicholls
Nicholson
Norcross
Norman Park
North High Shoals
O
Oak Park
Oakwood
Ocilla
Ochlocknee
Oconee
Omega
Oxford
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Palmetto
Parrott
Patterson
Pavo
Peachtree City
Peachtree Corners
Pelham
Pembroke
Perry
Pine Lake
Pine Mountain
Pinehurst
Plains
Plainville
Pooler
Port Wentworth
Portal
Powder Springs
Preston
Q
Quitman
R
Rabun Gap
Ranger
Ray City
Rebecca
Register
Reidsville
Remerton
Resaca
Rest Haven
Reynolds
Rhine
Riceboro
Richland
Richmond Hill
Rincon
Ringgold
Riverdale
Roberta
Rochelle
Rockmart
Rome
Rossville
Roswell
Royston
Rutledge
S
Sandersville
Sandy Springs
Sasser
Savannah
Scottdale
Screven
Senoia
Sharon
Sharpsburg
Shellman
Shiloh
Siloam
Sky Valley
Smyrna
Snellville
Social Circle
Soperton
Sparta
Springfield
St. Marys
Statesboro
Statham
Stockbridge
Stone Mountain
Sugar Hill
Summerville
Suwanee
Swainsboro
Sycamore
Sylvania
Sylvester
T
Talbotton
Tallapoosa
Tallulah Falls
Temple
Tennille
Thomaston
Thomasville
Tifton
Tiger
Toccoa
Toomsboro
Trenton
Trion
Tunnel Hill
Twin City
Tybee Island
Ty Ty
U
Union City
Union Point
Unadilla
V
Valdosta
Vernonburg
Vidalia
Vienna
Villa Rica
Vinings
W
Waco
Wadley
Waleska
Walnut Grove
Warrenton
Warwick
Washington
Watkinsville
Waverly Hall
Waycross
Waynesboro
West Point
Whigham
White
White Plains
Whitesburg
Willacoochee
Williamson
Winder
Winterville
Woodstock
Woodbine
Woodbury
Woodland
Woodstock
Wrens
Wrightsville
X
(No incorporated Georgia towns or
cities begin with X.)
Y
Yatesville
Young Harris
Z
Zebulon
Official Georgia cities/towns/municipalities: 535