Dutch Island, Georgia

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Dutch Island, Georgia
Census-designated place
Dutch Island is located in Georgia
Dutch Island
Dutch Island
Coordinates: 32°0′21″N 81°1′52″W / 32.00583°N 81.03111°W / 32.00583; -81.03111Coordinates: 32°0′21″N 81°1′52″W / 32.00583°N 81.03111°W / 32.00583; -81.03111
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
Area
[1]
 • Total3.06 sq mi (7.92 km2)
 • Land2.46 sq mi (6.37 km2)
 • Water0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
Elevation
8 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,238
 • Density503.25/sq mi (194.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code13-24876[2]
GNIS feature ID0313744[3]

Dutch Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, and at the 2010 census, its population was 1,257.[4]

Geography[]

Dutch Island is located southeast of Savannah at

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32°0′21″N 81°1′52″W / 32.00583°N 81.03111°W / 32.00583; -81.03111.[5] It corresponds to the physical Dutch Island, a body of land surrounded by tidal channels: the Herb River to the northwest, the Wilmington River to the northeast, the Skidaway River to the southeast, and Grimball Creek to the southwest. The Wilmington and Skidaway rivers form part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Dutch Island is connected by road to Isle of Hope to the southwest. By the road it is 14 miles (23 km) to downtown Savannah, though the straight-line distance is much less.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dutch Island CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.4 km2) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 19.56%, is water.[4]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
20201,238—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dutch Island CDP, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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