Kings Bay Base, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Kings Bay Base, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Camden
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.28
Area Land Km2:7.10
Area Water Km2:0.18
Area Total Sq Mi:2.81
Area Land Sq Mi:2.74
Area Water Sq Mi:0.07
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2329
Population Density Km2:327.81
Population Density Sq Mi:849.07
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:30.7981°N -81.565°W
Elevation Ft:20
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31547[2]
Area Code:912
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-43580[3]

Kings Bay Base is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Camden County, Georgia, United States; it is home to the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. The population was 2,329 at the 2020 census, up from 1,777 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Kings Bay Base is located in southeastern Camden County at 30.7981°N -81.565°W (30.798022, -81.564966).[5] It is bordered to the west by the city of St. Marys.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5km2, of which 0.08sqkm, or 1.62%, is water.[4]

Demographics

Bonanza was first listed as a CDP in the 1990 U.S. Census.

2020

Kings Bay Base CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2000[6] !Pop 2010[7] ![8] !% 2000!% 2010!
White alone (NH)1,8001,284style='background: #ffffe6; 1,49969.26%72.26%style='background: #ffffe6; 64.36%
Black or African American alone (NH)518188style='background: #ffffe6; 26719.93%10.58%style='background: #ffffe6; 11.46%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)129style='background: #ffffe6; 50.46%0.51%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.21%
Asian alone (NH)2022style='background: #ffffe6; 490.77%1.24%style='background: #ffffe6; 2.10%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)15style='background: #ffffe6; 120.04%0.28%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.52%
Some Other Race alone (NH)41style='background: #ffffe6; 10.15%0.06%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.04%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)3667style='background: #ffffe6; 1091.39%3.77%style='background: #ffffe6; 4.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)208201style='background: #ffffe6; 3878.00%11.31%style='background: #ffffe6; 16.62%
Total2,5991,777style='background: #ffffe6; 2,329100.00%100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

At the 2000 census, there were 2,599 people, 429 households, and 425 families residing in the CDP. In 2010, its population declined to 1,777; by the 2020 census, its population rebounded to 2,329.

Education

Higher education

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: Kings Bay ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 18, 2022.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kings Bay Base CDP, Georgia. https://archive.today/20200212181738/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1343580. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. July 17, 2014.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  6. Web site: P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Kings Bay Base CDP, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.
  7. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Kings Bay Base CDP, Georgia . United States Census Bureau.
  8. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Kings Bay Base CDP, Georgia . United States Census Bureau.
  9. http://www.valdosta.edu/kingsbay/ Valdosta State University - Kings Bay Center
  10. http://www2009.brenau.edu/index.cfm?objectid=B1518382-1AA0-2729-A3724DF90A256F97 Brenau University - Kings Bay Campus