THE BAINBRIDGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Dougherty Plain setting.
Bainbridge city has 20.5 square miles of land in Decatur County. Its Census reference point is in Dougherty Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bainbridge and Decatur County
Bainbridge is associated with Decatur County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bainbridge by land and water
The Census records 1.23 square miles of water within Bainbridge, or 5.7% of its total area. It is 1.5 percentage points higher than the 4.2% recorded for Decatur County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bainbridge city has 25.5 times the land area of nearby Climax city (0.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

