Dock Junction, Georgia

Dock Junction, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Location in Glynn County and the state of Georgia
Location in Glynn County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°12′4″N 81°30′25″W / 31.20111°N 81.50694°W / 31.20111; -81.50694
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyGlynn
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.61 sq mi (27.49 km2)
 • Land9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2)
 • Water1.22 sq mi (3.17 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,266
 • Density880.20/sq mi (339.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code13-23200[2]
GNIS feature ID1867239[3]

Dock Junction is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick metropolitan statistical area. The population was 7,721 at the 2010 census, growing to 8,266 in 2020.[4] Its original name was Arco until the 1970s, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.[5]

Geography

Dock Junction is located at 31°12′4″N 81°30′25″W / 31.20111°N 81.50694°W / 31.20111; -81.50694 (31.201106, -81.506921).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.7 square miles (28 km2), of which 9.6 square miles (25 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (10.66%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19504,160—
19605,41730.2%
19706,00910.9%
19806,1893.0%
19907,09414.6%
20006,951−2.0%
20107,72111.1%
20208,2667.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9]
1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11]
1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14]
1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17]
2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[4]

Dock Junction was first listed as an unincorporated place in 1950[13] and designated a census designated place in 1980.[16]

Dock Junction, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[20] Pop 2010[21] Pop 2020[4] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 4,634 4,461 4,168 66.67% 57.78% 50.42%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,005 2,127 2,533 28.84% 27.55% 30.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 12 14 12 0.17% 0.18% 0.15%
Asian alone (NH) 26 115 125 0.37% 1.49% 1.51%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 9 0 8 0.13% 0.00% 0.10%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 4 7 48 0.06% 0.09% 0.58%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 50 130 336 0.72% 1.68% 4.06%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 211 867 1,036 3.04% 11.23% 12.53%
Total 6,951 7,721 8,266 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,266 people, 2,976 households, and 1,942 families residing in the CDP.

Education

The community's public schools are operated by Glynn County School System.

Zoned schools serving sections of the CDP include:[22]

  • Glyndale Elementary School (GES), Golden Isles Elementary School (GIE), Goodyear Elementary School (GOE), and Sterling Elementary School (SES)[23]
  • Glynn Middle School (GMS), Jane Macon Middle School (JMS), Needwood Middle School (NMS), and Risley Middle School (RMS)[24]
  • Brunswick High School (BHS) and Glynn Academy (GA)[25]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dock Junction CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  9. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  10. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  11. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  12. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  13. ^ a b "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  15. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  16. ^ a b "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  17. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  18. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  19. ^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  20. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Dock Junction CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dock Junction CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  22. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Dock Junction CDP, GA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Pages 1 and 2.
  23. ^ "Elementary School Zones Map Archived 2019-03-12 at the Wayback Machine." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.
  24. ^ "Middle School Zones Map Archived 2019-03-12 at the Wayback Machine." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Detail maps: GMS Archived 2019-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, JMS, NMS Archived March 12, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, and RMS Archived March 12, 2019, at the Wayback Machine.
  25. ^ "High School Zones Map Archived 2019-03-12 at the Wayback Machine." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.