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Savannah Profile
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- Founded: 1733 (chartered 1789)
- Head Official: Otis S. Johnson (D) (since
2003)
- City Population
- 1980: 141,654
- 1990: 137,560
- 2000: 131,510
- 2003 estimate: 127,573
- Percent change, 1990–2000: −4.4%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 158th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 129th
- U.S. rank in 2000: 182nd (State rank:
6th)
- Metropolitan Area Population
- 1980: 231,000
- 1990: 257,899
- 2000: 293,000
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 13.5%
- U.S. rank in 1990: 137th
- U.S. rank in 2000: 133rd
- Area: 75 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: approximately 46 feet above
sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 66.4° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 49 inches
- Major Economic Sectors: services,
wholesale and retail trade, government,
manufacturing, tourism, military, healthcare and
port operations
- Unemployment rate: 3.4% (December 2004)
- Per Capita Income: $16,921 (1999)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 11,595
- Major Colleges and Universities: Savannah
State University, Armstrong Atlantic State
University, Savannah Technical Institute, Savannah
College of Art and Design
- Daily Newspaper: Savannah Morning News
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