Dock Junction, Georgia
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Dock Junction is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick metropolitan statistical area. The population was 7,721 at the 2010 census, growing to 8,266 in 2020.<ref name=2020CensusP2/> Its original name was Arco until the 1970s, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.<ref>Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.</ref>
Geography
[edit]Dock Junction is located at Template:Coord (31.201106, -81.506921).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (10.66%) is water.
Demographics
[edit]Dock Junction was first listed as an unincorporated place in 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA/> and designated a census designated place in 1980.<ref name=1980CensusGA/>
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 4,634 | 4,461 | 4,168 | 66.67% | 57.78% | 50.42% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,005 | 2,127 | 2,533 | 28.84% | 27.55% | 30.64% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 26 | 115 | 125 | 0.37% | 1.49% | 1.51% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 7 | 48 | 0.06% | 0.09% | 0.58% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 50 | 130 | 336 | 0.72% | 1.68% | 4.06% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 211 | 867 | 1,036 | 3.04% | 11.23% | 12.53% |
| Total | 6,951 | 7,721 | 8,266 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,266 people, 2,976 households, and 1,942 families residing in the CDP.
Education
[edit]The community's public schools are operated by Glynn County School System.
Zoned schools serving sections of the CDP include:<ref>"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Dock Junction CDP, GA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Pages 1 and 2.</ref>
- Glyndale Elementary School (GES), Golden Isles Elementary School (GIE), Goodyear Elementary School (GOE), and Sterling Elementary School (SES)<ref>"Elementary School Zones Map Template:Webarchive." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.</ref>
- Glynn Middle School (GMS), Jane Macon Middle School (JMS), Needwood Middle School (NMS), and Risley Middle School (RMS)<ref>"Middle School Zones Map Template:Webarchive." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Detail maps: GMS Template:Webarchive, JMS, NMS Template:Webarchive, and RMS Template:Webarchive.</ref>
- Brunswick High School (BHS) and Glynn Academy (GA)<ref>"High School Zones Map Template:Webarchive." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.</ref>
References
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