| Official Name: | Port Wentworth, Georgia |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Seal of Port Wentworth, Georgia.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Government Type: | Council-City Manager Government |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gary Norton |
| Leader Title1: | City Council |
| Leader Name1: | Gabrielle Nelson Mark Stephens Rufus Bright Nishant Randerwala Thomas Barbee Artlise Alston-Cone |
| Leader Title2: | City Manager |
| Leader Name2: | Steve Davis |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 41.74 |
| Area Land Km2: | 41.62 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.12 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.12 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 16.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population Total: | 10878 |
| Population Density Km2: | 261.34 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 676.87 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.1644°N -81.18°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Postal Code: | 31407 |
| Blank Info: | 13-62328[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0332733 |
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.[3] Port Wentworth is part of the Savannah metropolitan area.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Port Wentworth in 1957.[4]
See main article: 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion.
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.
Port Wentworth is located in the northern corner of Chatham County at 32.1645°N -81.1801°W.[5] 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 43km2, of which 0.4km2, or 0.91%, is covered by water.[3]
| 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% |
Port Wentworth is part of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.
The city is served by the Port Wentworth Police Department.