City profile · Mid-size City
Savannah, Georgia
Verified Oct 19, 2026Who leads Savannah, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Van Johnson
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 147,780
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 19, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcesavannahga.gov/388/Office-of-the-Mayor ↗
- Official leadership pagesavannahga.gov/387/Mayor-City-Council ↗
- City websitesavannahga.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Van Johnson CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 19, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 147,780
- Median household income
- $54,748
- Median age
- 33.5
- Land area
- 109.44 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,350.3 per sq mi
- County
- Chatham County
- Metro area
- Savannah, GA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$517M
- City hall phone
- (912) 651-6441
- Official website
- savannahga.gov ↗
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