Martinez, Georgia

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Martinez (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is a northwestern suburb of 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 Template:Coord (33.516089, -82.100024).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the southeast by the city of Augusta in Richmond County. To the north and northwest is the CDP of 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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.76%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Martinez has an elevation of Template:Convert above sea level, about Template:Convert 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

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

2020 census

**Martinez, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	22,883	26,740	23,058	82.46%	74.70%	66.77%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,196	4,464	4,770	7.91%	12.47%	13.81%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	63	103	76	0.23%	0.29%	0.22%
Asian alone (NH)	1,554	1,961	2,186	5.60%	5.48%	6.33%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	19	80	86	0.07%	0.22%	0.25%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	48	70	191	0.17%	0.20%	0.55%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	346	847	1,883	1.25%	2.37%	5.45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	640	1,530	2,285	2.31%	4.27%	6.62%
Total	27,749	35,795	34,535	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%