Wilmington Island, Georgia
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Wilmington Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia. The population was 15,129 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">Template:Cite web</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 and the beach city of Tybee Island.
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 13.94%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]Wilmington Island first appeared as a census designated place in the 1970 U.S. Census.<ref name=1980CensusGA/>
| 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) | 12,969 | 13,477 | 13,052 | 91.25% | 89.03% | 86.27% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 559 | 553 | 406 | 3.93% | 3.65% | 2.68% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 15 | 32 | 23 | 0.11% | 0.21% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 355 | 393 | 444 | 2.50% | 2.60% | 2.93% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 21 | 20 | 55 | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.36% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 102 | 197 | 599 | 0.72% | 1.30% | 3.96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 188 | 464 | 542 | 1.32% | 3.07% | 3.58% |
| Total | 14,213 | 15,138 | 15,129 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 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
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The only public school on Wilmington Island is May Howard Elementary School,<ref>Template:Cite web - Despite the Savannah address, it is in the Wilmington Island CDP.</ref> run by Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> Students often attend school on nearby Whitemarsh Island.
The island hosts two private schools, being St. Andrews School, which is an independent college preparatory school and the Catholic Saint Peter the Apostle School, formerly named Nativity of Our Lord School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Gallery
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Wilmington Island Post Office
