Editing Whitemarsh Island, Georgia (section)

==Geography==

The Whitemarsh Island CDP is located at {{coord|32|2|22|N|81|0|28|W|type:city}} (32.039482, -81.007850),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</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 (Georgia)|Wilmington River]], all of which are tidal water bodies. [[U.S. Route 80 in Georgia|U.S. Route 80]] crosses the island, leading west into Savannah and east to [[Tybee Island, Georgia|Tybee Island]] on the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] shore. The Islands Expressway runs northwest from Whitemarsh Island {{convert|6.5|mi}} to downtown Savannah.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Whitemarsh Island CDP has a total area of {{convert|17.2|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|14.6|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.6|km2|disp=flip}}, or 15.10%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1382636| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182038/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1382636| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Whitemarsh Island CDP, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref>