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.
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]
Bonanza was first listed as a CDP in the 1990 U.S. Census.
White alone (NH) | 1,800 | 1,284 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,499 | 69.26% | 72.26% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 64.36% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 518 | 188 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 267 | 19.93% | 10.58% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 11.46% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 12 | 9 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 5 | 0.46% | 0.51% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.21% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 20 | 22 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 49 | 0.77% | 1.24% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.10% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 5 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 12 | 0.04% | 0.28% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.52% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 1 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.15% | 0.06% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.04% | |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 36 | 67 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 109 | 1.39% | 3.77% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4.68% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 208 | 201 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 387 | 8.00% | 11.31% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 16.62% | |
Total | 2,599 | 1,777 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2,329 | 100.00% | 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.