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]
 • Total10.61 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)
 • Total8,266
 • 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]
1950[8] 1960-1980[9] 1990[10]

Dock Junction was first listed as an unincorporated place in 1950[8] and designated a CDP in 1980.

Dock Junction racial composition as of 2020[4]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 4,168 50.42%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 2,533 30.64%
Native American 12 0.15%
Asian 125 1.51%
Pacific Islander 8 0.1%
Other/Mixed 384 4.65%
Hispanic or Latino 1,036 12.53%

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:[11]

  • Glyndale Elementary School (GES), Golden Isles Elementary School (GIE), Goodyear Elementary School (GOE), and Sterling Elementary School (SES)[12]
  • Glynn Middle School (GMS), Jane Macon Middle School (JMS), Needwood Middle School (NMS), and Risley Middle School (RMS)[13]
  • Brunswick High School (BHS) and Glynn Academy (GA)[14]

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. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  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 Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  9. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1980.
  10. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
  11. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Dock Junction CDP, GA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Pages 1 and 2.
  12. ↑ "Elementary School Zones Map Archived 2019-03-12 at the Wayback Machine." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.
  13. ↑ "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, and RMS.
  14. ↑ "High School Zones Map Archived 2019-03-12 at the Wayback Machine." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.
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