Editing Wilmington Island, Georgia

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'''Wilmington Island''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The population was 15,129 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> It is part of the [[Savannah metropolitan area]]. The communities of Wilmington Island form a large and affluent suburb of Savannah, where most residents work. The island lies east of Savannah between the town of [[Thunderbolt, Georgia|Thunderbolt]] and the beach city of [[Tybee Island, Georgia|Tybee Island]].

==Geography==

Wilmington Island is located at {{coord|32.003463|-80.975224|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|24.7|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|21.2|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.4|km2|disp=flip}}, or 13.94%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1383168| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180652/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1383168| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wilmington Island CDP, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 24, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 3284
|1980= 7546
|1990= 11230
|2000= 14213
|2010= 15138
|2020= 15129
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Wilmington Island first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1970 U.S. Census]].<ref name=1980CensusGA/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Wilmington Island, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Wilmington Island CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1383168|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wilmington Island CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1383168&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wilmington Island CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1383168&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|12,969
|13,477
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,052
|91.25%
|89.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.27%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|559
|553
|style='background: #ffffe6; |406
|3.93%
|3.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.68%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|15
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|0.11%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|355
|393
|style='background: #ffffe6; |444
|2.50%
|2.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.93%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.03%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|21
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55
|0.15%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|102
|197
|style='background: #ffffe6; |599
|0.72%
|1.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.96%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|188
|464
|style='background: #ffffe6; |542
|1.32%
|3.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.58%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''14,213'''
|'''15,138'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''15,129'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 15,129 people, 6,478 households, and 4,322 families residing in the CDP.

==Education==
[[File:May Howard Elementary School.jpg|thumb|May Howard Elementary School]]
The only public school on Wilmington Island is May Howard Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.sccpss.com/schools/mh/Pages/default.aspx |accessdate=2023-03-19 |publisher=May Howard Elementary School |quote=115 Wilmington Island Road Savannah, GA 31410}} - Despite the Savannah address, it is in [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/place/p1383168_wilmington_island/DC20BLK_P1383168.pdf the Wilmington Island CDP].</ref> run by [[Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13051_chatham/DC20SD_C13051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Chatham County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-03-19}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13051_chatham/DC20SD_C13051_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Students often attend school on nearby [[Whitemarsh Island]].

The island hosts two private schools, being [[Saint Andrew's School (Georgia)|St. Andrews School]], which is an independent college preparatory school and the [[Catholic school|Catholic]] Saint Peter the Apostle School, formerly named Nativity of Our Lord School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic School |url=https://diosav.org/ccharities/social-service-ministries/social-service-outreach-centers-map/saint-peter-the-apostle-catholic-school |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Wilmington Island Post Office.jpg|Wilmington Island Post Office
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== See also==
* [[Wilmington River (Georgia)]]

==References==
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{{Chatham County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Chatham County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Savannah metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]