Woodbine, Georgia

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Woodbine is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, Georgia, United States, an original county established when the state constitution was adopted in 1777.<ref name=HIST>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 1,062 at the 2020 census, down from 1,412 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The East Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile long system of trails connecting Maine to Florida, runs along the Woodbine Riverwalk. Spaceport Camden is being developed adjacent to the city.

History

Records in 1765 show that John Brown, John McGillvary, William Molyneaux and William Trowin petitioned English authorities for Template:Convert south of the Satilla River. They were granted the land named Pile's Bluff, which historians believe to be near Woodbine.<ref name=HIST />

A tract of land was granted to Anton Cunning by the state in 1808. It became known as the Woodbine Plantation. Luke John Bailey purchased it in 1835 and held it through the Civil War, during which the house was burned by Union troops. James King Bedell acquired the property, constructed a new house, and restored the plantation. The railroad entered Camden County in 1893, and Bedell sold a right-of-way across his land, but required that the first rail community be named "Woodbine".<ref name=HIST />

Woodbine was incorporated as a town on August 13, 1908,<ref name="Woodbine">Template:Cite web</ref> and the word is the common English name for the honeysuckle, Lonicera.<ref name="Woodbine"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The town grew more after the Atlantic Coastal Highway was constructed during 1927 and the county seat relocated there the following year. Woodbine re-incorporated as a city in 1953.<ref name=HIST />

On the morning of February 3, 1971, the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, a factory that made flares for soldiers fighting in Vietnam, exploded. Twenty-eight employees of the factory, predominantly Black women, were killed after a flame in a small building, according to court records, triggered a massive explosion. The blast blew pieces of the building almost a mile away, left more than 50 other people injured.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

The city is situated near the center of the county, which is located in the southeast corner of the state near the Florida border. It is located on the south bank of the Satilla River near the head of its tidal extent. U.S. Route 17 (Ocean Highway) passes through the center of the city, leading northeast Template:Convert to Brunswick and south Template:Convert to Kingsland. The city has extended its borders Template:Convert east along 10th Street to reach Interstate 95 at its Exit 14.

Woodbine is located at Template:Coord (30.961869, -81.720017).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 2.37%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate

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Demographics

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Woodbine City Hall

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Woodbine racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	606	57.06%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	385	36.25%
Native American	4	0.38%
Asian	7	0.66%
Pacific Islander	4	0.38%
Other/Mixed	44	4.14%
Hispanic or Latino	12	1.13%