Editing Martinez, Georgia

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'''Martinez''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɑːr|t|ɪ|ˈ|n|ɛ|z}} {{respell|MARTIN|EZ}}) is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Columbia County, Georgia]], United States. It is a northwestern suburb of [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] and is part of the [[Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area]]. The population was 34,535 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==
Martinez is located in eastern Columbia County at {{Coord|33|30|58|N|82|6|0|W|type:city}} (33.516089, -82.100024).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the southeast by the city of [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]] in [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond County]]. To the north and northwest is the CDP of [[Evans, Georgia|Evans]]. [[Interstate 20]] forms the short southern boundary of Martinez, with access from Exits 194 ([[Georgia State Route 383]]/South Belair Road) and 195 (Wheeler Road).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|37.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|37.6|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.76%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1350036| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180334/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1350036| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Martinez CDP, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>

Martinez has an elevation of {{convert|361|ft}} above sea level, about {{convert|200|ft}} higher than downtown Augusta. The areas of the CDP closest to the Richmond County line tend to be relatively flat, while land further west is hillier. Trees in Martinez are seen mainly in the subdivisions, as the main roads are crowded with businesses. They include pine, oak, sweet gum, hickory, and a variety of other species.

==History==
The founder was Jose Antonio Martinez y Zaldivar, a wealthy man from Camagüey Cuba. He bought land in Columbia County in 1869 and named it El Cordero Ranch; Cordero means Lamb.

On November 5, 1876, Marie Martinez married Mr. George Perrin at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Augusta, Georgia.<ref>Sacred Heart Catholic Church Sacramental Record Book, Marriages 1874-1908, Page 5, number 19. Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah Archives, Savannah, Georgia</ref> The 1880 US Census indicates George was a druggist and was 29 years old. Marie was 22, and they resided on Broad Street #1109. The couple had one son, Thomas Wright Perrin, born on August 23, 1885. El Cordero Ranch is now only 20 acres in size. His old hacienda and several buildings, barns and a water tower still stand off Old Ferry Road in Martinez (near the intersection of River Watch Parkway and Baston Road).

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 16472
|1990= 29877
|2000= 27749
|2010= 35795
|2020= 34535
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Martinez was first listed as a CDP in the [[1980 U.S. Census]].<ref name="1980CensusGA" />

===2020 census===
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|+'''Martinez, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Martinez CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1350036|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Martinez CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1350036&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Martinez CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1350036&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|22,883
|26,740
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,058
|82.46%
|74.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.77%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,196
|4,464
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,770
|7.91%
|12.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.81%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|63
|103
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76
|0.23%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,554
|1,961
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,186
|5.60%
|5.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.33%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|19
|80
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86
|0.07%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|48
|70
|style='background: #ffffe6; |191
|0.17%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.55%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|346
|847
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,883
|1.25%
|2.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.45%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|640
|1,530
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,285
|2.31%
|4.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.62%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''27,749'''
|'''35,795'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''34,535'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 34,535 people, 11,780 households, and 8,153 families residing in the CDP.

==Schools==
The school district is [[Columbia County School System]].
* [[Lakeside High School (Evans, Georgia)|Lakeside High School]]
* [[Evans High School (Georgia)|Evans High School]]
* [[Greenbrier High School (Georgia)|Greenbrier High School]]
*Adventist Christian School
* Lakeside Middle School
* Riverside Middle School
* Columbia Middle School
* Greenbrier Middle School
* Evans Middle School
* Stallings Island Middle School
* Martinez Elementary School
* Blue Ridge Elementary School
* Westmont Elementary School
* South Columbia Elementary School
* Stevens Creek Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccboe.net|title=The Columbia County School District|publisher=[[Columbia County School System]]|access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref>

Private schools:
*[[Augusta Preparatory Day School]]
*[[Augusta Christian Schools]]

==Highways==
* {{jct|state=GA|I|20}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|28}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|104}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|232}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|383}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|402}}

==See also==
{{Portal|State of Georgia}}
*[[Central Savannah River Area]]

==References==
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{{Columbia County, Georgia}}
{{Central Savannah River Area}}

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[[Category:Augusta metropolitan area]]