Dock Junction, Georgia
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Main other
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.[1] Its original name was Arco until the 1970s, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.[2]
Geography
Dock Junction is located at Template:Coord (31.201106, -81.506921).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (10.66%) is water.
Demographics
Dock Junction was first listed as an unincorporated place in 1950[4] and designated a census designated place in 1980.[5]
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[6] | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[1] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 4,634 | 4,461 | 4,168 | 66.67% | 57.78% | 50.42% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,005 | 2,127 | 2,533 | 28.84% | 27.55% | 30.64% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 26 | 115 | 125 | 0.37% | 1.49% | 1.51% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 4 | 7 | 48 | 0.06% | 0.09% | 0.58% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 50 | 130 | 336 | 0.72% | 1.68% | 4.06% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 211 | 867 | 1,036 | 3.04% | 11.23% | 12.53% |
| Total | 6,951 | 7,721 | 8,266 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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:[8]
- Glyndale Elementary School (GES), Golden Isles Elementary School (GIE), Goodyear Elementary School (GOE), and Sterling Elementary School (SES)[9]
- Glynn Middle School (GMS), Jane Macon Middle School (JMS), Needwood Middle School (NMS), and Risley Middle School (RMS)[10]
- Brunswick High School (BHS) and Glynn Academy (GA)[11]
References
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named1950CensusGA - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named1980CensusGA - ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Dock Junction CDP, GA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Pages 1 and 2.
- ↑ "Elementary School Zones Map Template:Webarchive." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Middle School Zones Map Template:Webarchive." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Detail maps: GMS Template:Webarchive, JMS, NMS Template:Webarchive, and RMS Template:Webarchive.
- ↑ "High School Zones Map Template:Webarchive." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.