Port Wentworth, Georgia

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Port Wentworth is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 population was 10,878, more than double the population of 5,359 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> Port Wentworth is part of the Savannah metropolitan area.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Port Wentworth in 1957.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Dixie Crystals plant explosion

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On February 7, 2008, an explosion at the historic Dixie Crystals sugar plant, established in 1916 on Oxnard Drive, killed 14 people and injured at least 40 others. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 56. The blast could be heard as far away as Levy, South Carolina, where it shook house walls. The accident brought Port Wentworth national and international notice; it was widely reported in European and Asian media.

Geography

Port Wentworth is located in the northern corner of Chatham County at Template:Coord.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered by Effingham County to the north, by Garden City to the southeast, and by the Savannah city limits (surrounding Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport) to the southwest. Within the Port Wentworth city limits are the localities of Meinhard and Monteith.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.91%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

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Port Wentworth racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	3,981	36.60%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	5,061	46.53%
Native American	32	0.29%
Asian	131	1.20%
Pacific Islander	7	0.06%
Other/Mixed	561	5.16%
Hispanic or Latino	1,105	10.16%