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Savannah was founded on February 12, 1733, by James Oglethorpe, making it the oldest city in Georgia, the colony's first capital, and today the county seat of Chatham County.

Savannah was laid out on the famous Oglethorpe Plan of public squares: the first four squares were laid out in 1733, the number grew to 24 by 1851, and 22 survive today, with Ellis Square reclaimed and restored in 2010.

The 2020 census counted 147,780 people in Savannah, making it the fifth-most populous city in Georgia and the most populous city in Coastal Georgia.

According to U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Savannah had 58,192 households in 2020-2024, averaging 2.36 persons per household.

The Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal is, according to the Georgia Ports Authority, the largest single-terminal container facility of its kind in North America, and the port is one of the busiest container ports in the United States.

Savannah sits on the south bank of the Savannah River near the Georgia coast, and its downtown pairs a preserved grid of squares and historic buildings in the Savannah Historic District with the Victorian District just to the south.

Forsyth Park, one of Savannah's best-known green spaces, is anchored by a large cast-iron fountain that has become one of the most photographed landmarks in the city.

Savannah State University, founded in 1890 as the Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth, is the oldest public historically black university in Georgia and the first institution of higher learning in Savannah, moving to its permanent Savannah campus in 1891.

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), an art and design university based in Savannah, is known for restoring historic buildings across the downtown and turning them into classrooms, studios, and student housing.

Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low was a Savannah native, and she founded the Girl Scouts in her hometown of Savannah.