Evans, Georgia, United States

🇺🇸 Evans is a place (CDP) in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is a suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta metropolitan area.

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 Evans is located in eastern Columbia County, bordered to the north-east by the Savannah River, which forms the South Carolina state line. To the south-east 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)) south-west 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.

Parks and recreation The Euchee Creek Greenway is under construction.

Education Evans is served by the Columbia County Public School System.

Elementary schools Twelve public elementary schools serve Evans: Blue Ridge Elementary, Brookwood Elementary, Evans Elementary, Greenbrier Elementary, Lewiston Elementary, Martinez Elementary, North Columbia Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, Parkway Elementary, Riverside Elementary, Stevens Creek Elementary, and South Columbia Elementary.

Middle schools Six public middle schools serve Evans: Evans Middle School, Greenbrier Middle School,Grovetown Middle School, Harlem Middle School, Lakeside Middle School, and Riverside Middle School.

High schools Five public high schools serve Evans: Evans High School, Greenbrier High School, Grovetown High School, Harlem High School, Lakeside High School

Infrastructure Major highways include: • I-20 (Carl Sanders Highway) • SR 104 (Washington Road) • SR 232 (Columbia Road) • SR 383 (North / South Belair Road).