Whitemarsh Island, Georgia
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Whitemarsh Island (Template:IPAc-en; Template:Respell) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,983 at the 2020 U.S. census.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">Template:Cite web</ref> It is part of the Savannah metropolitan statistical area. The communities of Whitemarsh Island are a relatively affluent suburb of Savannah.
Geography
[edit]The Whitemarsh Island CDP is located at Template:Coord (32.039482, -81.007850),<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> occupying the island of the same name. It is bordered to the north by Richardson Creek, to the east by Turner Creek, and to the south and west by the Wilmington River, all of which are tidal water bodies. U.S. Route 80 crosses the island, leading west into Savannah and east to Tybee Island on the Atlantic shore. The Islands Expressway runs northwest from Whitemarsh Island Template:Convert to downtown Savannah.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Whitemarsh Island CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 15.10%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]Whitemarsh Island was first listed as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. Census.<ref name=2000CensusGA/>
| 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 |
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| White alone (NH) | 4,717 | 5,469 | 5,497 | 80.99% | 80.52% | 78.72% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 530 | 567 | 379 | 9.10% | 8.35% | 5.43% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 13 | 9 | 12 | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.17% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 334 | 417 | 455 | 5.73% | 6.14% | 6.52% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0.12% | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 13 | 9 | 39 | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.56% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 70 | 113 | 339 | 1.20% | 1.66% | 4.85% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 140 | 205 | 260 | 2.40% | 3.02% | 3.72% |
| Total | 5,824 | 6,792 | 6,983 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,983 people, 2,752 households, and 1,704 families residing in the CDP.
Education
[edit]It is in Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> Schools include:
- Islands High School<ref>Template:Cite web - Despite the Savannah address, it is in the Whitemarsh Island CDP.</ref>
- Coastal Middle School<ref>Template:Cite web - Despite the Savannah address, it is in the Whitemarsh Island CDP.</ref>
- Marshpoint Elementary School<ref>Template:Cite web - Despite the Savannah address, it is in the Whitemarsh Island CDP.</ref>
Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Islands Library.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Coastal Middle School
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Marshpoint Elementary School
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Live Oak Public Libraries, Whitemarsh Island
References
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