Dutch Island, Georgia

This article is about the American settlement in Georgia. For the Danish settlement in Greenland formerly known as Isle of Hope (Håbets Ø), see Kangeq.
Dutch Island, Georgia
Census-designated place
Dutch Island
Coordinates: 32°0′21″N 81°1′52″W / 32.00583°N 81.03111°W / 32.00583; -81.03111Coordinates: 32°0′21″N 81°1′52″W / 32.00583°N 81.03111°W / 32.00583; -81.03111
Country United States
State Georgia
County Chatham
Area
 • Total 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2)
 • Land 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation 8 ft (2 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,257
 • Density 511/sq mi (197.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 13-24876[1]
GNIS feature ID 0313744[2]

Dutch Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, and at the 2010 census, its population was 1,257.[3]

Geography

Dutch Island is located southeast of Savannah at 32°0′21″N 81°1′52″W / 32.00583°N 81.03111°W / 32.00583; -81.03111.[4] It corresponds to the physical Dutch Island, a body of land surrounded by tidal channels: the Herb River to the northwest, the Wilmington River to the northeast, the Skidaway River to the southeast, and Grimball Creek to the southwest. The Wilmington and Skidaway rivers form part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Dutch Island is connected by road to Isle of Hope to the southwest. By the road it is 14 miles (23 km) to downtown Savannah, though the straight-line distance is much less.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dutch Island CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (7.9 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.4 km2) of it is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 19.56%, is water.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dutch Island CDP, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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