Evans, Georgia

Evans is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Georgia, United States. It is a suburb of Augusta and is part of the Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 29,011 at the 2010 census, up from 17,727 at the 2000 census.

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 northeast by the Savannah River, which forms the South Carolina state line. To the southeast is the town of Martinez. Downtown Augusta is 11 mi to the southeast.

The original community of Evans is centered on North Belair Road (Georgia State Route 383 (SR 383)) southwest 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 68.8 km2, of which 65.4 km2 is land and 3.3 km2, or 4.87%, is water.

Demographics
Evans first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. Census.

2020
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,536 people, 11,171 households, and 8,897 families residing in the CDP.

Parks and recreation
Columbia County Parks, Recreation & Events operates a number of parks and trails including the Evans Towne Center Park located in the heart of Evans adjacent to The Plaza development project and including the Lady Antebellum Pavilion.

The Euchee Creek Greenway is a developing bike and pedestrian project. As of 2023, the trail is open in two sections, with the southern segment consisting of an approximately two-mile section in Grovetown. A separate section is complete to the north, stretching over five miles from the Canterbury Farms subdivision north to Patriots Park. Future plans call for extending the trail further north and east to provide an off-road connection all the way to Savannah Rapids Park, via the existing Evans to Locks Multi-Use Trail.

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

Elementary schools
Seven public elementary schools serve Evans: Blue Ridge Elementary, Evans Elementary, Greenbrier Elementary, Lewiston Elementary, Parkway Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, and Riverside Elementary.

Middle schools
Four public middle schools serve Evans: Evans Middle School, Greenbrier Middle School, Lakeside Middle School, and Riverside Middle School.

High schools
Three public high schools serve Evans: Evans High School, Greenbrier High School, Lakeside High School

Infrastructure
Major highways include:

Notable people

 * Ben Hayslip