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Savannah Historic District (Savannah, Georgia)
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The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U. S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the city limits of Savannah, Georgia, prior to the American Civil War. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, the district was made in recognition of the unique layout of the city, begun by James Oglethorpe at the citys founding and propagated for over a century of its growth. The plan of the portions of Savannah is based on the concept of a ward. Each ward had a square, around which were arrayed four trust lots. The wards were oriented in a grid with north-south and east-west alignment. Each year, the Savannah Historic District attracts millions of visitors, john the Baptist, and Old Harbor Light. Other buildings in the include the Isaiah Davenport House, the Green-Meldrim House, the Owens-Thomas House, the William Scarbrough House
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Liberty County, Georgia
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Liberty County is a county located in the U. S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,453, Liberty County is part of the Hinesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, Georgia Combined Statistical Area. Liberty county was established in 1777 and it is named for the popular American ideal of liberty. Sunbury was first designated the county seat in 1784, in 1797, the seat was transferred to Riceboro and in 1837 it was transferred again to Hinesville. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 603 square miles. The eastern and southern portion of Liberty County is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, the northern and western portion of the county is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The population density was 119 people per square mile, there were 21,977 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile. 8. 15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 3. 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the family size was 3.29. In the county, the population was out with 32. 00% under the age of 18,17. 90% from 18 to 24,33. 90% from 25 to 44,12. 20% from 45 to 64. The median age was 25 years, for every 100 females there were 111.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.10 males, the median income for a household in the county was $33,477, and the median income for a family was $35,031. Males had an income of $25,305 versus $20,765 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,855, about 13. 50% of families and 15. 00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. 20% of those under age 18 and 19. 90% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 63,453 people,22,155 households, the population density was 129.5 inhabitants per square mile. There were 26,731 housing units at a density of 54.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 47. 1% white,42. 2% black or African American,2. 0% Asian,0. 6% Pacific islander,0. 6% American Indian,2. 9% from other races, and 4. 7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9. 7% of the population, in terms of ancestry,8. 8% were German,6. 9% were Irish, and 6. 0% were American
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Hinesville, Georgia
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Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. The population was 33,437 at the 2010 census, the city is the county seat of Liberty County. Nearby Fort Stewart and the city of Hinesville are part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. That same year, the seat of Liberty County was transferred to Hinesville from Riceboro and it was incorporated as a city in 1916. The city is named for Charleton Hines, a state senator, Hinesville is located at 31°49′57″N 81°36′42″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 16.3 square miles, Hinesville is located next to the Atlantic coast which has an abundance of coastal streams and waterways. It is known for its trees, oaks, deer, wild hogs. The Cay Creek Wetlands is a waterway that sits in Midway, Georgia and Hinesville in which can be seen nature and it is the second largest city on U. S. Route 84 in Georgia after Valdosta. It is 58 miles west from U. S. Route 84 eastern terminus and 275 miles east of Dothan, as of the 2010 United States Census, there were 33,437 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 45. 8% Black,35. 0% White,0. 4% Native American,2. 5% Asian,0. 7% Pacific Islander,0. 2% from some other race and 3. 9% from two or more races. 11. 5% were Hispanic or Latino of any race, as of the census of 2000, there were 30,392 people,10,528 households, and 8,032 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,874.0 people per square mile, there were 11,742 housing units at an average density of 724.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 46. 04% African American,41. 50% White,0. 47% Native American,2. 26% Asian,0. 57% Pacific Islander,5. 00% from other races, and 4. 16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9. 11% of the population,17. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the family size was 3.26. In the city, the population was out with 34. 2% under the age of 18,13. 8% from 18 to 24,36. 0% from 25 to 44,12. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 26 years, for every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males, the median income for a household in the city was $35,013, and the median income for a family was $36,221
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Statesboro, Georgia
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Statesboro is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States, located in Southeast Georgia. A college town, Statesboro is best known as the home of Georgia Southern University, as of 2015, the Statesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Bulloch County, had an estimated population of 72,651. The City itself had a population of 28,422 in the 2010 census, the City had an estimated 2015 population of 30,721. The city was chartered in 1803, starting as a trading community providing the basic essentials for surrounding cotton plantations. This drove the economy through the 19th century, both before and after the American Civil War, in 1906, Statesboro and area leaders joined together to bid for and win the First District A&M School, a land grant college that eventually developed as Georgia Southern University in 1990. In 1908 Statesboro sold more cotton bales than did Savannah, Georgia, Statesboro inspired the blues song Statesboro Blues, written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s, and covered in a well-known version by The Allman Brothers Band. In 1801, George Sibbald of Augusta donated a 9, 301-acre tract for a centrally located county seat for the agricultural community of Bulloch County. The area was developed by white planters largely for cotton plantations, in December 1803, the Georgia legislature created the town of Statesborough. In 1866 the state granted a permanent charter to the city. During the Civil War and General William T. Shermans famous March to the Sea through Georgia, the proprietor replied, You are standing in the middle of town, indicating its small size. The soldiers destroyed the courthouse, a log structure that doubled as a barn when court was not in session. After the Civil War, the town began to grow. Many freedmen stayed in the area, working on plantations as sharecroppers, following the Reconstruction era, racial violence of whites against blacks increased. In the era from 1880 to 1930, Georgia had the highest rate of lynchings of any state in the nation, among them were three black men who were lynched and burned to death on August 16,1904, near Statesboro. A fourth man was lynched later in the month in Bulloch County, after a white farm family was killed, the white community had passed wild rumors of black clergy urging blacks against whites, and more than 12 black men were arrested in this case. Handy Bell, another suspect, was lynched and burned by a mob that night, White violence against blacks did not end, both men and women were physically attacked on the streets. To escape the oppression, many blacks left Statesboro and Bulloch County altogether, causing local businessmen to be worried about labor shortages for the cotton, African Americans made a Great Migration from the rural South to northern cities in the first half of the 20th century. Local effects can be seen in the drop in Statesboro population growth from 1910 to 1930 on the tables below in the Demographics section
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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Georgia (U.S. state)
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Georgia is a state in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1733, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies, named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2,1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 19,1861 and it was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15,1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States, from 2007 to 2008,14 of Georgias counties ranked among the nations 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South, Atlanta is the states capital, its most populous city and has been named a global city. Georgia is bordered to the south by Florida, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina, to the west by Alabama, the states northern part is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains system. Georgias highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet above sea level, Georgia is the largest state entirely east of the Mississippi River in land area. Before settlement by Europeans, Georgia was inhabited by the mound building cultures, the British colony of Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12,1733. The colony was administered by the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America under a charter issued by King George II. The Trustees implemented a plan for the colonys settlement, known as the Oglethorpe Plan. In 1742 the colony was invaded by the Spanish during the War of Jenkins Ear, in 1752, after the government failed to renew subsidies that had helped support the colony, the Trustees turned over control to the crown. Georgia became a colony, with a governor appointed by the king. The Province of Georgia was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution by signing the 1776 Declaration of Independence, the State of Georgias first constitution was ratified in February 1777. Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24,1778, in 1829, gold was discovered in the North Georgia mountains, which led to the Georgia Gold Rush and an established federal mint in Dahlonega, which continued its operation until 1861. The subsequent influx of white settlers put pressure on the government to land from the Cherokee Nation. In 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law, sending many eastern Native American nations to reservations in present-day Oklahoma, including all of Georgias tribes. Despite the Supreme Courts ruling in Worcester v. Georgia that ruled U. S. states were not permitted to redraw the Indian boundaries, President Jackson and the state of Georgia ignored the ruling. In 1838, his successor, Martin Van Buren, dispatched troops to gather the Cherokee
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Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah is the oldest city in the U. S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia, a strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgias fifth-largest city and third-largest metropolitan area, Downtown Savannah largely retains the original town plan prescribed by founder James Oglethorpe. Savannah was the host city for the sailing competitions during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta. On February 12,1733, General James Oglethorpe and settlers from the ship Anne landed at Yamacraw Bluff and were greeted by Tomochichi, the Yamacraws, Mary Musgrove often served as an interpreter. The city of Savannah was founded on that date, along with the colony of Georgia, in 1751, Savannah and the rest of Georgia became a Royal Colony and Savannah was made the colonial capital of Georgia. By the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, Savannah had become the southernmost commercial port of the Thirteen Colonies, British troops took the city in 1778, and the following year a combined force of American and French soldiers failed to rout the British at the Siege of Savannah. The British did not leave the city until July 1782, Savannah, a prosperous seaport throughout the nineteenth century, was the Confederacys sixth most populous city and the prime objective of General William T. Shermans March to the Sea. Early on December 21,1864, local authorities negotiated a surrender to save Savannah from destruction. Savannah was named for the Savannah River, which derives from variant names for the Shawnee. The Shawnee destroyed another Native people, the Westo, and occupied their lands at the head of the Savannah Rivers navigation on the fall line and these Shawnee, whose Native name was Ša·wano·ki, were known by several local variants, including Shawano, Savano, Savana and Savannah. Still other theories suggest that the name Savannah originates from Algonquian terms meaning not only southerners, Savannah lies on the Savannah River, approximately 20 mi upriver from the Atlantic Ocean. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 108.7 square miles. Savannah is the port on the Savannah River and the largest port in the state of Georgia. It is also located near the U. S. Intracoastal Waterway, Georgias Ogeechee River flows toward the Atlantic Ocean some 16 miles south of downtown Savannah. Savannahs climate is classified as humid subtropical, in the Deep South, this is characterized by long and almost tropical summers and short, mild winters. Savannah records few days of freezing temperatures each year, due to its proximity to the Atlantic coast, Savannah rarely experiences temperatures as extreme as those in Georgias interior. Nevertheless, the temperatures have officially ranged from 105 °F, on July 20,1986, down to 3 °F
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Metropolitan area
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As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions. The Greater São Paulo is a term for one of the multiple definitions the large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state in Brazil. A metropolitan area combines an urban agglomeration with zones not necessarily urban in character and these outlying zones are sometimes known as a commuter belt, and may extend well beyond the urban zone, to other political entities. For example, El Monte, California is considered part of the Los Angeles metro area in the United States, in practice, the parameters of metropolitan areas, in both official and unofficial usage, are not consistent. Population figures given for one area can vary by millions. A polycentric metropolitan area is one not connected by continuous development or conurbation, in defining a metropolitan area, it is sufficient that a city or cities form a nucleus that other areas have a high degree of integration with. The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines statistical divisions as areas under the influence of one or more major towns or a major city. However, this definition has become obsolete with the conurbation of several statistical divisions into a larger metropolitan areas. In Brazil, metropolitan areas are called metropolitan regions, each State defines its own legislation for the creation, definition and organization of a metropolitan region. The creation of a region is not intended for any statistical purpose, although the Brazilian Institute of Geography. Their main purpose is to allow for a management of public policies of common interest to all cities involved. They dont have political, electoral or jurisdictional power whatsoever, so living in a metropolitan region do not elect representatives for them. Statistics Canada defines a metropolitan area as an area consisting of one or more adjacent municipalities situated around a major urban core. To form a CMA, the area must have a population of at least 100,000. To be included in the CMA, adjacent municipalities must have a degree of integration with the core. As of the Canada 2011 Census, there were 33 CMAs in Canada, including six with a population over one million—Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. In Denmark the only area is Greater Copenhagen, consisting of the Capital Region of Denmark along with the neighboring regions Region Zealand. Greater Copenhagen has an population of 1.25 million people
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Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas
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A combined statistical area is composed of adjacent metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas in the United States and Puerto Rico that can demonstrate economic or social linkage. These areas that retain their own designations as metropolitan or micropolitan statistical areas within the larger combined statistical area. The primary distinguishing factor between a CSA and an MSA is that the social and economic ties between the individual MSAs within a CSA are at lower levels than between the counties within an MSA, cSAs represent multiple metropolitan or micropolitan areas that have an employment interchange of 25. CSAs often represent regions with overlapping labor and media markets, as of July 2012, there are 166 combined statistical areas in the United States, plus three in Puerto Rico. S. S. Combined Statistical Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico, link United States Government United States Census Bureau 2010 United States Census USCB population estimates United States Office of Management and Budget
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Eastern Time Zone
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Places that use Eastern Standard Time when observing standard time are 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. Eastern Daylight Time, when observing daylight saving time DST is 4 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time, in the northern parts of the time zone, on the second Sunday in March, at 2,00 a. m. EST, clocks are advanced to 3,00 a. m. EDT leaving a one-hour gap, on the first Sunday in November, at 2,00 a. m. EDT, clocks are moved back to 1,00 a. m, southern parts of the zone do not observe daylight saving time. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 ruled that daylight saving time would run from the last Sunday of April until the last Sunday in October in the United States, the act was amended to make the first Sunday in April the beginning of daylight saving time as of 1987. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended daylight saving time in the United States beginning in 2007. So local times change at 2,00 a. m. EST to 3,00 a. m. EDT on the second Sunday in March, in Canada, the time changes as it does in the United States. However, a handful of communities unofficially observe Eastern Time because they are part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area – Phenix City, Smiths Station, Lanett, and Valley. Florida, All of Florida is in the Eastern Time zone except for the portion of the Florida Panhandle west of the Apalachicola River, as the Eastern–Central zone boundary approaches the Gulf of Mexico, it follows the Bay/Gulf county line. Indiana, All of Indiana observes Eastern Time except for six counties in the Chicago metropolitan area. Kentucky, Roughly, the half of the state, including all of metropolitan Louisville, is in the Eastern Time Zone. Historically the entire state observed Central Time, when daylight saving time was first introduced, the Lower Peninsula remained on DST after it formally ended, effectively re-aligning itself into the Eastern Time Zone. The Upper Peninsula continued to observe Central Time until 1972, when all, Tennessee, Most of the eastern third of Tennessee is legally on Eastern Time. Eastern Time is also used somewhat as a de facto official time for all of the United States, since it includes the capital and the largest city. Major professional sports leagues also post all game times in Eastern time, for example, a game time between two teams from Pacific Time Zone will still be posted in Eastern time. Most cable television and national broadcast networks advertise airing times in Eastern time, national broadcast networks generally have two primary feeds, an eastern feed for Eastern and Central time zones, and a tape-delayed western feed for the Pacific Time Zone. The prime time is set on Eastern and Pacific at 8,00 p. m. with the Central time zone stations receiving the eastern feed at 7,00 p. m. local time. Mountain Time Zone stations receive a separate feed at 7,00 p. m. local time, as Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, during the summer months, it has its own feed at 7,00 p. m. local time
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UTC-5
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UTC−05,00 is a time offset that subtracts five hours from Coordinated Universal Time. In North America, it is observed in the Eastern Time Zone during standard time, the western Caribbean uses it year round. The southwestern and northwestern portions of Indiana Mexico – Central Zone Central, in most of Mexico, daylight time starts a few weeks after the United States. Communities on the U. S. border that observe Central Time follow the U. S. daylight time schedule
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Daylight saving time
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Daylight saving time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, regions that use Daylight Savings Time adjust clocks forward one hour close to the start of spring, American inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin proposed a form of daylight time in 1784. New Zealander George Hudson proposed the idea of saving in 1895. The German Empire and Austria-Hungary organized the first nationwide implementation, starting on April 30,1916, many countries have used it at various times since then, particularly since the energy crisis of the 1970s. The practice has both advocates and critics, DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Computer software often adjusts clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of DST dates, industrialized societies generally follow a clock-based schedule for daily activities that do not change throughout the course of the year. The time of day that individuals begin and end work or school, North and south of the tropics daylight lasts longer in summer and shorter in winter, with the effect becoming greater as one moves away from the tropics. However, they will have one hour of daylight at the start of each day. Supporters have also argued that DST decreases energy consumption by reducing the need for lighting and heating, DST is also of little use for locations near the equator, because these regions see only a small variation in daylight in the course of the year. After ancient times, equal-length civil hours eventually supplanted unequal, so civil time no longer varies by season, unequal hours are still used in a few traditional settings, such as some monasteries of Mount Athos and all Jewish ceremonies. This 1784 satire proposed taxing window shutters, rationing candles, and waking the public by ringing church bells, despite common misconception, Franklin did not actually propose DST, 18th-century Europe did not even keep precise schedules. However, this changed as rail transport and communication networks came to require a standardization of time unknown in Franklins day. Modern DST was first proposed by the New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, whose shift work job gave him time to collect insects. An avid golfer, he also disliked cutting short his round at dusk and his solution was to advance the clock during the summer months, a proposal he published two years later. The proposal was taken up by the Liberal Member of Parliament Robert Pearce, a select committee was set up to examine the issue, but Pearces bill did not become law, and several other bills failed in the following years. Willett lobbied for the proposal in the UK until his death in 1915, william Sword Frost, mayor of Orillia, Ontario, introduced daylight saving time in the municipality during his tenure from 1911 to 1912. Starting on April 30,1916, the German Empire and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST as a way to conserve coal during wartime, Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the year
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Office of Management and Budget
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The Office of Management and Budget is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. The current OMB Director is Mick Mulvaney, the OMB Director reports to the President, Vice President and the White House Chief of Staff. The Bureau of the Budget was moved to the Executive Office of the President in 1939 and was run by Harold D. Smith during the rapid expansion of spending during the Second World War. The Bureau was reorganized into the Office of Management and Budget in 1970 during the Nixon administration, the first OMB included Roy Ash, Paul ONeill, Fred Malek and Frank Zarb and two dozen others. OMB prepares the Presidents budget proposal to Congress and supervises the administration of the executive branch agencies, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among agencies, and sets funding priorities. OMB ensures that agency reports, rules, testimony, and proposed legislation are consistent with the presidents budget, OMB also oversees and coordinates the administrations procurement, financial management, information, and regulatory policies. OMB manages other agencies financials, paperwork, and IT, the Office is made up mainly of career appointed staff who provide continuity across changes of party and persons in the White House. Approximately half of all OMB staff are assigned to these offices, program examiners can be assigned to monitor one or more federal agencies or may be deployed by a topical area, such as monitoring issues relating to U. S. Navy warships. These staff have dual responsibility for management and budgetary issues, as well as responsibility for giving expert advice on all aspects relating to their programs. Each year they review federal agency budget requests and help decide what resource requests will be sent to Congress as part of the presidents budget and they are often called upon to provide analysis information to any EOP staff member. Other offices are OMB-wide support offices which include the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Legislative Affairs, the Budget Review Division, the BRD performs government-wide budget coordination and is largely responsible for the technical aspects relating to the release of the presidents budget each February. The Legislative Reference Division has the important role of being the clearing house across the federal government for proposed legislation or testimony by federal officials. It distributes proposed legislation and testimony to all relevant federal reviewers and they are also responsible for writing an Enrolled Bill Memorandum to the president once a bill is presented by both bodies of Congress for the presidents signature. They also issue Statements of Administration Policy that let Congress know the White Houses official position on proposed legislation. S. com, August 22,2005
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United States Census Bureau
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The United States Census Bureau is a principal agency of the U. S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureaus primary mission is conducting the U. S. Census every ten years, in addition to the decennial census, the Census Bureau continually conducts dozens of other censuses and surveys, including the American Community Survey, the U. S. Economic Census, and the Current Population Survey, furthermore, economic and foreign trade indicators released by the federal government typically contain data produced by the Census Bureau. The Bureaus various censuses and surveys help allocate over $400 billion in federal funds every year and help states, local communities, the Census Bureau is part of the U. S. Department of Commerce and its director is appointed by the President of the United States. The Census Bureau now conducts a population count every 10 years in years ending with a 0. Between censuses, the Census Bureau makes population estimates and projections, the Census Bureau is mandated with fulfilling these obligations, the collecting of statistics about the nation, its people, and economy. The Census Bureaus legal authority is codified in Title 13 of the United States Code, the Census Bureau also conducts surveys on behalf of various federal government and local government agencies on topics such as employment, crime, health, consumer expenditures, and housing. Within the bureau, these are known as surveys and are conducted perpetually between and during decennial population counts. The Census Bureau also conducts surveys of manufacturing, retail, service. Between 1790 and 1840, the census was taken by marshals of the judicial districts, the Census Act of 1840 established a central office which became known as the Census Office. Several acts followed that revised and authorized new censuses, typically at the 10-year intervals, in 1902, the temporary Census Office was moved under the Department of Interior, and in 1903 it was renamed the Census Bureau under the new Department of Commerce and Labor. The department was intended to consolidate overlapping statistical agencies, but Census Bureau officials were hindered by their role in the department. An act in 1920 changed the date and authorized manufacturing censuses every 2 years, in 1929, a bill was passed mandating the House of Representatives be reapportioned based on the results of the 1930 Census. In 1954, various acts were codified into Title 13 of the US Code, by law, the Census Bureau must count everyone and submit state population totals to the U. S. President by December 31 of any year ending in a zero. States within the Union receive the results in the spring of the following year, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. The Census Bureau regions are widely used. for data collection, the Census Bureau definition is pervasive. Title 13 of the U. S. Code establishes penalties for the disclosure of this information, all Census employees must sign an affidavit of non-disclosure prior to employment. The Bureau cannot share responses, addresses or personal information with anyone including United States or foreign government, only after 72 years does the information collected become available to other agencies or the general public
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Bryan County, Georgia
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Bryan County is a county located in the U. S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,233, Bryan County is part of the Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bryan County is separated into two due to the location of Fort Stewart in the middle of the county. The Bryan County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Bryan County was created on December 19,1793, named after Jonathan Bryan, an American Revolutionary War partisan. South Bryan County is home to the earthen Civil War installation Fort McAllister which Gen. William Sherman captured on his March to the Sea, the first county seat was in Hardwick. In 1797, the Georgia General Assembly moved the county seat to Cross Roads near modern Richmond Hil, on November 18,1814, the county seat was moved to Mansford on the Canoochee River. In 1860, the seat was known as Eden, by the 1880s the county seat was known as Bryan. By 1895 it was in Clyde, which may have been the location formerly known as Eden. Clyde served as the seat to 1935, in 1937 Pembroke took on that role, the only remaining sign of Clyde is a cemetery on the Fort Stewart military reservation. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 454 square miles. The northwestern portion of the county, from east of Daisy to Richmond Hill, is located in the Canoochee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin, the rest of Bryan County is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the same Ogeechee River basin. Bryan County is unique in that it is divided by the military installation at Ft. Stewart. Pembroke is in rural north Bryan, while Richmond Hill in south Bryan county is a suburb of Savannah. To travel between the two on public roads, it is necessary to leave the county, the population density was 53 people per square mile. There were 8,675 housing units at a density of 20 per square mile. 1. 99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 40% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the family size was 3.22. In the county, the population was out with 31. 10% under the age of 18,8. 00% from 18 to 24,31. 90% from 25 to 44,21. 60% from 45 to 64
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Chatham County, Georgia
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Chatham County is a county in the U. S. state of Georgia, and is located on the states Atlantic coast. The county seat and largest city is Savannah, one of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created February 5,1777, and is named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The U. S. Census Bureaus 2016 population estimate for Chatham County was 289,082 residents, in the official 2010 census, the population of Chatham County was 265,128. Chatham is the county of the Savannah metropolitan area. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 632 square miles. Chatham County is the northernmost of Georgias coastal counties on the Atlantic Ocean and it is bounded on the northeast by the Savannah River, and in the southwest bounded by the Ogeechee River. The bulk of Chatham County, an area with a border in a line from Bloomingdale to Tybee Island, is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The population density was 621.7 inhabitants per square mile, there were 119,323 housing units at an average density of 279.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 52. 8% white,40. 1% black or African American,2. 4% Asian,0. 3% American Indian,0. 1% Pacific islander,2. 2% from other races, and 2. 1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5. 4% of the population, in terms of ancestry,9. 8% were Irish,8. 7% were English,7. 9% were German, and 4. 6% were American. The average household size was 2.45 and the family size was 3.03. The median age was 34.0 years, the median income for a household in the county was $44,928 and the median income for a family was $54,933. Males had an income of $42,239 versus $31,778 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,397, about 11. 6% of families and 16. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. 4% of those under age 18 and 10. 8% of those age 65 or over. The Coastal State Prison, a Georgia Department of Corrections state prison, is located in Savannah, Chatham County is primarily policed by the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department and the Georgia State Patrol. The Chatham County Sheriffs Office is the enforcement arm of the county court system, the SCMPD was formed on January 1,2005 when the separate Savannah Police Department and Chatham County Police merged. Thunderbolt Vernonburg Pin Point White Bluff Sandfly Chatham County was an area for much of the late 20th century. In the 21st century it has tended to vote more for the Democratic party than the state as a whole in presidential elections
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Effingham County, Georgia
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Effingham County is a county located in the U. S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,250, Effingham County is included in the Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2008, Effingham County was ranked as the sixth fastest-growing midsize county in the nation from 2000 to 2007 by the U. S. Census Bureau, the county had a 35. 1% growth rate over that period. Effingham was among the counties of the state of Georgia, created February 5,1777 during the American Revolution from the colonial parishes of St. Matthew. Its name honors Lord Effingham, an English champion of colonial rights, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 483 square miles, of which 478 square miles is land and 5.2 square miles is water. The bulk of the rest of the county is located in the Lower Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin, a narrow rectangular portion of south Effingham County, from south of Pineora through Meldrim, is located in the Ogeechee Coastal sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin. The population density was 78 people per square mile, there were 14,169 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile. 1. 41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the family size was 3.18. In the county, the population was out with 29. 90% under the age of 18,8. 20% from 18 to 24,32. 10% from 25 to 44,21. 70% from 45 to 64. The median age was 34 years, for every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males, the median income for a household in the county was $46,505, and the median income for a family was $50,351. Males had an income of $39,238 versus $23,814 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,873, about 7. 10% of families and 9. 30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10. 80% of those under age 18 and 12. 60% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 52,250 people,18,092 households, the population density was 109.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 19,884 housing units at a density of 41.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 82. 6% white,13. 5% black or African American,0. 8% Asian,0. 3% American Indian,0. 8% from other races, and 1. 9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2. 9% of the population, in terms of ancestry,17. 6% were German,17. 0% were Irish,14. 0% were English, and 10. 2% were American
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2010 United States Census
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The 2010 United States Census, is the twenty-third and currently most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the day used for the census, was April 1,2010. As part of a drive to increase the accuracy,635,000 temporary enumerators were hired. The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538, as required by the United States Constitution, the U. S. census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. The 2000 U. S. Census was the previous census completed, participation in the U. S. Census is required by law in Title 13 of the United States Code. On January 25,2010, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves personally inaugurated the 2010 Census enumeration by counting World War II veteran Clifton Jackson, more than 120 million census forms were delivered by the U. S. Post Office beginning March 15,2010, the number of forms mailed out or hand-delivered by the Census Bureau was approximately 134 million on April 1,2010. The 2010 Census national mail participation rate was 74%, from April through July 2010, census takers visited households that did not return a form, an operation called non-response follow-up. In December 2010, the Census Bureau delivered population information to the president for apportionment, personally identifiable information will be available in 2082. The Census Bureau did not use a form for the 2010 Census. In several previous censuses, one in six households received this long form, the 2010 Census used only a short form asking ten basic questions, How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1,2010. Were there any additional people staying here on April 1,2010 that you did not include in Question 1, mark all that apply, Is this house, apartment, or mobile home – What is your telephone number. What is Person 1s age and Person 1s date of birth, is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else, the form included space to repeat some or all of these questions for up to twelve residents total. In contrast to the 2000 census, an Internet response option was not offered, detailed socioeconomic information collected during past censuses will continue to be collected through the American Community Survey. The survey provides data about communities in the United States on a 1-year or 3-year cycle, depending on the size of the community, rather than once every 10 years. A small percentage of the population on a basis will receive the survey each year. In June 2009, the U. S. Census Bureau announced that it would count same-sex married couples, however, the final form did not contain a separate same-sex married couple option
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Atlanta metropolitan area
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Its economic, cultural and demographic center is Atlanta, and it had a 2015 estimated population of 5.7 million people according to the U. S. Census Bureau. The metro area forms the core of a trading area. The Combined Statistical Area spans up to 39 counties in north Georgia and had an estimated 2015 population of 6.3 million people, Atlanta is considered an alpha world city. It is the third largest metropolitan region in the Census Bureaus Southeast region behind Greater Washington and South Florida. By U. S. Census Bureau standards, the population of the Atlanta region spreads across an area of 8,376 square miles – a land area comparable to that of Massachusetts. Because Georgia contains more counties than any state except Texas. As of the 2000 census, fewer than one in ten residents of the area lived inside Atlanta city limits. A2006 survey by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce counted 140 cities, six cities – Johns Creek, Milton, Chattahoochee Hills, Dunwoody, Peachtree Corners, and Brookhaven – have incorporated since then, following the lead of Sandy Springs in 2005. The Atlanta metropolitan area was first defined in 1950 as Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, the CSA also abuts the Macon and Columbus MSAs. The region is one of the metropolises of the Southeastern United States, the above-listed counties are included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville CSA. However, most other entities define a much smaller metropolitan area by including only the counties which have the densest suburban development. Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, and Clayton were the five original counties when the Atlanta metropolitan area was first defined in 1950, and continue to be the core of the metro area. These five counties along with five more are members of the Atlanta Regional Commission, the ten ARC counties and five more are part of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, created in 2001. The 14 counties listed above with under 60,000 residents are not included in any other metropolitan definition except the OMB/Census Bureaus CSA. Hall County was originally the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, Cumberland Perimeter Center Hartsfield-Jackson area More than one half of metro Atlantas population is in unincorporated areas or areas considered a census-designated-place by the census bureau. Metro Atlanta includes the incorporated and unincorporated suburbs, exurbs. 420,003 Places with 75,000 to 99,999 inhabitants Sandy Springs pop,76,728 Places with 50,000 to 74,999 inhabitants Alpharetta pop. 51,271 Places with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants Dunwoody pop,25,636 Places with 24, 999- inhabitants The area sprawls across the low foothills of the Appalachian Mountains to the north and the Piedmont to the south
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Augusta metropolitan area
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The Augusta metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the U. S. states of Georgia and South Carolina centered on the principal city of Augusta. As of the 2010 Census, the area had a population of 556,877, though a 2014 estimate of it was at 583,632. The racial makeup of the MSA was 60. 81% White,35. 09% African American,0. 32% Native American,1. 42% Asian,0. 08% Pacific Islander,0. 85% from other races, and 1. 43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 40% of the population, the median income for a household in the MSA was $36,933, and the median income for a family was $42,869. Males had an income of $34,574 versus $22,791 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,652, Georgia census statistical areas South Carolina census statistical areas https, //web. archive. org/web/20131013222920/http, //2010. census. gov/2010census/popmap/
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Warner Robins, Georgia
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Warner Robins is a city in the US state of Georgia, located in Houston County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,588. From 2000 to 2010, the Warner Robins city population growth percentage was 36. 4%, Warner Robins is a part of the larger Macon-Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 417,473. Warner Robins was founded in 1942 from the community of Wellston and it was named for General Augustine Warner Robins of the United States Air Force. It was incorporated as a town in 1943 and as a city in 1956, the 1940 census shows that the community of Wellston was sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by farmers and their families. Its most notable landmark was a stop on the railroad line, Wellston also had a small sawmill and a grocery store. Peach orchards covered parts of the surrounding land, World War II soon changed this. The War Department made plans to build an air depot in the Southeast, with the assistance of influential U. S. Congressman Carl Vinson, Wellston community leader Charles Bostic Boss Watson worked with officials in Macon to make a bid to locate this air depot in Houston County, in June 1941, the U. S. government accepted this offer, which included 3,108 acres of land. This air base was initially called Wellston Army Air Depot when it opened in 1942, the first commander was Colonel Charles E. Thomas. He wanted to name this depot in honor of his mentor Augustine Warner Robins, regulations prevented him from doing this, which required the base to be named after the nearest town. Not deterred by this, Colonel Thomas persuaded Boss Watson and the community leaders to rename Wellston. So on September 1,1942, the town was given the new name of Warner Robins, soon thereafter, on October 14,1942, the base was renamed to become Warner Robins Army Air Depot. The city has a name, shared with no other town in America. Robins Air Force Base is not within the city limits of the town. Only U. S. Highway 129 separates the base from the city, Warner Robins is located at 32°36′31″N 83°38′17″W. It is approximately 100 miles south of Atlanta, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.4 square miles, of which,35.1 square miles is land and 0.3 square miles is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 66,588 people,19,550 households, the population density was 2,143.9 inhabitants per square mile
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Brunswick metropolitan area
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The Brunswick metropolitan area is the metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Brunswick, Georgia. As of 2012, the area had an population of 113,448. Brantley Glynn McIntosh Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants Brunswick Places with 7,500 to 15,000 inhabitants St. The racial makeup of the MSA was 73. 30% White,24. 13% African American,0. 26% Native American,0. 49% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,0. 73% from other races, and 1. 06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 44% of the population, the median income for a household in the MSA was $33,076, and the median income for a family was $38,960. Males had an income of $31,138 versus $21,288 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,558, Georgia statistical areas List of municipalities in Georgia Golden Isles of Georgia Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Definitions – retrieved October 21
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Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia
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Georgetown is a census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,823 at the 2010 census, Georgetown lies across the Little Ogeechee River from Savannah, Georgia, and is a suburban bedroom community of Savannah, where most of its adult residents work. It is part of the Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, Georgetown was constructed mostly in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but new subdivisions have been built recently. Shopping facilities are now more plentiful and continue to be added, two schools in Georgetown are units of the Savannah-Chatham public school system, Georgetown Elementary and Southwest Middle School. Georgetowns public high school students attend Windsor Forest High School in Savannah, Georgetown is located in western Chatham County at 31°58′47″N 81°13′56″W. It is bordered to the east, south, and west by portions of the city of Savannah and has lost area since the 2000 census due to annexations by city, to the northwest is the unincorporated community of Henderson. U. S. Route 17 forms the edge of Georgetown. Veterans Parkway begins in the part of Georgetown and also leads 11 miles to the center of Savannah. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Georgetown CDP has an area of 8.8 square miles, of which 8.2 square miles is land and 0.54 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 10,599 people,4,123 households, the population density was 923.3 people per square mile. There were 4,341 housing units at a density of 378. 2/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72. 78% White,19. 89% African American,0. 39% Native American,3. 09% Asian,0. 07% Pacific Islander,1. 72% from other races, and 2. 08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 62% of the population,22. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was out with 27. 0% under the age of 18,10. 9% from 18 to 24,40. 0% from 25 to 44,17. 4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 30 years, for every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males, the median income for a household in the CDP was $48,393, and the median income for a family was $54,951. Males had an income of $40,359 versus $27,160 for females
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Pooler, Georgia
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Pooler is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. According to 2010 US Census, the population was 19,140, the 2013 population estimate was 21,187. Pooler is located northwest of Savannah along I-95 and Interstate 16, the city was named for railroad employee Robert William Pooler. During the Civil War, Pooler was a stop called Poolers Station—the last stop before Savannah on the Central of Georgia Railway. In December 1864, Pooler was a place for Union officers led by William Tecumseh Sherman. Today, Pooler is the center for development in west Chatham County. Godley Station, the center for development, has been successful in attracting large companies such as construction equipment manufacturer JCB to the area. Newer shopping centers such as The Shops at Godley Station are bringing new revenue to the area, low crime and a small-town community atmosphere have all been factors in its explosive growth. Pooler is now one of Georgias fastest-growing cities, Pooler is located in northwestern Chatham County at 32°6′17″N 81°15′12″W. It is bordered by Port Wentworth to the north, Garden City to the east, a portion of Savannah to the southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, Pooler has an area of 30.3 square miles, of which 29.4 square miles is land and 0.97 square miles. Pooler is part of the Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, per the 2010 census, Poolers total population was 19,140, comprising 7,300 households and 5,183 families residing in the city. The population density was 664. 6/sq mi, there were 7,300 housing units at an average density of 253. 5/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 65. 4% White,25. 4% African American,0. 2% Native American,3. 8% Asian,0. 1% Pacific Islander,2. 2% from other races, and 2. 9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6. 6% of the population,22. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was out with 26. 2% under the age of 18,8. 1% from 18 to 24,34. 9% from 25 to 44,23. 2% from 45 to 64. The median age was 33.2 years, for every 100 females there were 97.3 males
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Wilmington Island, Georgia
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Wilmington Island is a census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 15,138 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Savannah, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The communities of Wilmington Island form a large and affluent suburb of Savannah, the island lies east of Savannah between the town of Thunderbolt and the beach community of Tybee Island. Wilmington Island is home to the Wilmington Plantation condominiums, Wilmington Island is located at 32°00′12″N 80°58′31″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 9.5 square miles, of which 8.2 square miles is land and 1.3 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 14,213 people,5,613 households, the population density was 1,682.9 people per square mile. There were 5,946 housing units at a density of 704.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92. 26% White,3. 93% African American,0. 12% Native American,2. 51% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,0. 35% from other races, and 0. 79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 32% of the population,22. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the family size was 2.99. In the CDP, the population was out with 25. 8% under the age of 18,6. 3% from 18 to 24,33. 6% from 25 to 44,24. 8% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37 years, for every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males, the median income for a household in the CDP was $58,689, and the median income for a family was $67,983. Males had an income of $47,220 versus $31,836 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,654, about 2. 3% of families and 3. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. 5% of those under age 18 and 2. 3% of those age 65 or over
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Garden City, Georgia
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Garden City is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States, located just northwest of Savannah. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 8,794. Part industrial and part residential, the city is home to much of the industry in Chatham County and is adjacent to the Port of Savannah. Garden City is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, Garden City is located northwest of the center of Chatham County at 32°6′1″N 81°9′54″W. It is bordered to the southeast by the city of Savannah, to the west by the city of Pooler, to the northeast in unincorporated land is the Port of Savannah and the Savannah River. According to the United States Census Bureau, Garden City has an area of 14.3 square miles, of which 13.7 square miles is land and 0.62 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 8,778 people,3,981 households, the population density was 601. 2/sq mi. There were 3,704 housing units at a density of 253. 7/sq mi. The racial makeup of the city was 49. 2% White,37. 4% African American,0. 4% Native American,1. 4% Asian,0. 2% Pacific Islander,8. 9% from other races, and 2. 5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16. 7% of the population,29. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the family size was 3.12. In the city, the population was out with 24. 2% under the age of 18,10. 2% from 18 to 24,28. 4% from 25 to 44,25. 4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 35.3 years, for every 100 females there were 101.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,264, males had a median income of $30,509 versus $30,509 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,380, about 15. 5% of families and 22. 4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40. 6% of those under age 18 and 6. 7% of those age 65 or over. Located at 701 West U. S. Highway 80, the State Farmers Market is a market run by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Commercial activities are concentrated near the junction of U. S. Highway 80. Strip shopping centers include, Garden Citys industry is located primarily on its waterfront, the Georgia Ports Authority operates a terminal, located at 2 Main Street
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Port Wentworth, Georgia
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Port Wentworth is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,359 at the 2010 census, with a population of 6,529 in 2013. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, Port Wentworth is located in the northern corner of Chatham County at 32°09′52″N 81°10′48″W. It is bordered by Effingham County to the north, by Garden City to the southeast, within the Port Wentworth city limits are the localities of Meinhard and Monteith. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 16.6 square miles, of which 16.4 square miles is land and 0.15 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 5,359 people,2,042 households, there were 2,226 housing units at an average density of 52. 25/km2. The racial makeup of the city was 61. 1% White,31. 4% African American,0. 2% Native American,1. 7% Asian,0. 1% Pacific Islander,2. 8% some other race, and 2. 6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8. 2% of the population,24. 2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6. 5% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58, and the family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was out with 25. 9% under the age of 18,9. 6% from 18 to 24,33. 5% from 25 to 44,21. 2% from 45 to 64. The median age was 31.8 years, for every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For the period 2008-12, the median annual income for a household in the city was $50,031. Male full-time workers had an income of $47,786 versus $35,367 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,295, about 11. 7% of families and 15. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. 1% of those under age 18 and 18. 6% of those age 65 or over. On February 7,2008, an explosion at the historic Dixie Crystals sugar plant, established in 1916 on Oxnard Drive, killed 14 people, the victims ranged in age from 18 to 56. The blast could be heard as far away as Levy, South Carolina, the accident brought Port Wentworth national and international notice, it was widely reported in European and Asian media. Port Wentworth is part of the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, lockamy, Jr. Ed. D. is the Superintendent of Schools. City of Port Wentworth website Port Wentworth Chamber of Commerce
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Richmond Hill, Georgia
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Richmond Hill is a city in Bryan County, Georgia, United States. James Oglethorpe, only a year after the founding of the Georgia colony at Savannah, once known as St. Phillips Parish, Bryan County was established in 1793. On February 1,1797 the Bryan County justices valued 2 acres at the Cross Roads for $24 for the purpose of establishing a permanent county seat in courthouse, Cross Roads was the intersection of the Savannah-Darien Stage Road and the Bryan Neck Road. The Cross Roads became Ways Station in 1856 when the Savannah, Albany & Gulf R. R. was built across the nearby Ogeechee River into Bryan County. Near this site a train depot was built, which came to be known as “Ways No.1 ½” for William J. Way, the first station master, a settlement grew up in the section between the railroad tracks and the Crossroads just to the west. It came to be called Ways Station, a designation that lasted until 1941 when the name of the community was changed to Richmond Hill, the population was 9,281, up from 6,959 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, Richmond Hill is located along the eastern border of Bryan County at 31°56′17″N 81°18′49″W. The Ogeechee River forms the edge of the city, an outlying portion of the city of Savannah is on the opposite side of the river. U. S. Route 17 passes through the city north of the original downtown, interstate 95 passes through the western edge of the city, with access from Exit 87 and Exit 90. Downtown Savannah is 21 miles to the north, and Brunswick is 58 miles to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, Richmond Hill has an area of 14.6 square miles, of which 14.4 square miles is land and 0.19 square miles. The city limits of Richmond Hill have expanded to the east along S. R,144, where there are a number of planned developments. This area contains large amounts of marsh and riverfront property, farther to the east are Fort McAllister Historic Park and the small community of Keller. Most South Bryan residents, especially the large percentage of relative newcomers, Richmond Hill has a historical connection to industrialist Henry Ford. Ford used the town, formerly known as Ways Station, as a home and philanthropic social experiment. After just one visit he chose this area as his winter home, Fords dwelling was built on the site of Richmond Plantation, which was burned by elements of General William T. Shermans army at the conclusion of the March to the Sea. Fords holdings eventually totaled 85,000 acres of agricultural and timber lands, most of which is now owned by the State of Georgia or ITT Rayonier, both are located on Georgia S. R. 144, also known as Ford Avenue within the Richmond Hill city limits, the Ford Plantation has now been redeveloped as a luxury resort, with vacation cottages, a clubhouse, tennis, and golf
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Rincon, Georgia
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Rincon is a town in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 8,836 at the 2010 census, up from 4,376 in 2000 and it is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rincon, in the southeast area of Effingham County, Georgia, was incorporated as a city in 1927, while the earliest settlers came to the area in 1751, the area had little development until the late 19th century. During the American Civil War, when forces of the Union Army penetrated the South, many fell in with the forces of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and followed his March to the Sea. Hundreds of fugitive African-Americans drowned during the campaign trying to cross Ebenezer Creek near the site of present-day Rincon. Rincons development was catalyzed by the coming of the railroad in the 1890s, a rail line was built from the Carolinas across the state line at the Savannah River and southward to Savannah. The name of the city is believed to have adopted from the Spanish or Mexican name Rincón, after a small. Once the railroad and depot were built at Rincon, an operator or agent was on duty as early as about 1895. This opened up the area to long-distance communication, in addition to the railroad, a dirt road was built northwest from Savannah to Rincon and beyond, and other country roads were developed in the area. Rincon became a hive of trading activity. The surrounding farmers, sawmill operators and the like, who had taken their products of cotton and lumber to Savannah and they also could receive shipments there and travel as rail passengers. About the time of World War I, there was a spurt of local activity, some men served in the military, and many locals in and around Rincon commuted daily to work in shipbuilding and other war-related plants in Port Wentworth and Savannah. Soon after the war, new homes were built or completed by new residents, residents established a grade school for white students about 1900 in an old two-story building opposite the Lutheran church. A few years later the school was relocated into a new building between 4th and 5th streets. It had a belltower and bell to signal recess and lunch periods. That building was used for at least 40 years for both school and high school. First known as the Effingham Institute and its name was changed in the early 1920s to Rincon High School. Racial segregation continued to exclude African Americans from this school, by 1929 the corporate government of the small town had become inactive, in part due to the small population
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Skidaway Island, Georgia
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Skidaway Island is an exclusive census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 8,341 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of the most affluent communities in the United States, the island is well known for its waterfront properties and golf courses within The Landings, one of the largest gated communities in the country. Skidaway Island is located at 31°55′39″N 81°2′33″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.9 square miles, of which 16.4 square miles is land and 1.5 square miles is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,914 people,3,193 households, the population density was 422.7 people per square mile. There were 3,491 housing units at a density of 213.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97. 57% White,0. 48% African American,0. 01% Native American,1. 37% Asian,0. 16% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 77% of the population. 14. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.35. In the CDP, the population was out with 11. 2% under the age of 18,2. 0% from 18 to 24,9. 3% from 25 to 44,38. 1% from 45 to 64. The median age was 61 years, for every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males, the median income for a household in the CDP was $96,395, and the median income for a family was $107,013. Males had an income of $80,486 versus $42,188 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $63,851, about 0. 7% of families and 1. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 0. 3% of those age 65 or over. Bobby Thomson, baseball great, who died at his home there on August 16,2010, dorothea Orem, nursing theorist, who died at her home on Skidaway Island on June 22,2007. Skidaway Island State Park Skidaway Institute of Oceanography in New Georgia Encyclopedia Skidaway Island Weather Center, Live Weather Station on Skidaway Island
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Whitemarsh Island, Georgia
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Whitemarsh Island is a census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,792 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The communities of Whitemarsh Island are an affluent suburb of Savannah. Long Point Plantation is located on Whitemarsh Island, just east of the intersection of US HWY80 and it is convenient to both the downtown business district, the beach, shopping and entertainment. Approximately 300 professional families reside in Long Point Plantation, amenities include a pool, tennis courts and a 24/7 manned gate as well as a community dock, all are included for an annual association fee. A good selection of is currently available, homes range from 2200 to over 5000 square feet and are typically situated on lots of approximately one half acre often with a lagoon, marsh or water view. Long Point Plantation is a popular neighborhood with good schools, neighborhood shopping. It can be reached by driving east on US80 or from the Islands Expressway and it is bordered to the north by Richardson Creek, to the east by Turner Creek, and to the south and west by the Wilmington River, all of which are tidal water bodies. U. S. Route 80 crosses the island, leading west into Savannah, the Islands Expressway runs northwest from Whitemarsh Island 6.5 miles to downtown Savannah. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Whitemarsh Island CDP has an area of 6.6 square miles, of which 5.6 square miles is land and 1.0 square mile. As of the census of 2000, there were 5,824 people,2,302 households, the population density was 987.5 people per square mile. There were 2,427 housing units at a density of 411.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 82. 19% White,9. 24% African American,0. 26% Native American,5. 75% Asian,0. 12% Pacific Islander,1. 01% from other races, and 1. 43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 40% of the population,22. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the family size was 2.99. In the CDP, the population was out with 25. 0% under the age of 18,7. 8% from 18 to 24,34. 8% from 25 to 44,23. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 36 years, for every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males, the median income for a household in the CDP was $58,087, and the median income for a family was $73,704
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Bloomingdale, Georgia
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Bloomingdale is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 2,713 and it is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bloomingdale is located along the border of Chatham County at 32°7′27″N 81°18′26″W. It is bordered to the northeast by Port Wentworth, to the east by Pooler, to the south by a portion of Savannah. U. S. Route 80 runs east–west through the center of Bloomingdale, both highways lead east 13 miles to downtown Savannah. According to the United States Census Bureau, Bloomingdale has an area of 14.0 square miles, of which 12.8 square miles is land and 1.2 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,713 people,1,001 households, the population density was 193.6 people per square mile. There were 1,141 housing units at a density of 81.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 89. 0% White,8. 0% African American,1. 5% Asian,1. 0% Native American,1. 7% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 4. 7% of the population. 22. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05. In the city, the population was out with 23. 8% under the age of 18,8. 3% from 18 to 24,27. 4% from 25 to 44,27. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37.4 years, for every 100 females there were 104.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $51,510, males had a median income of $37,404 versus $22,409 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,030, about 3. 8% of families and 8. 0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5. 0% of those under age 18 and 21. 2% of those age 65 or over
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Guyton, Georgia
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Guyton is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,684 at the 2010 census, up from 917 in 2000, Guyton is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located 28 miles northwest of that citys center. While some of the settlers came from the Savannah area. In 1792 a tract of 250 acres of land in the form of a warrant from Effingham County was issued to Squire Zachariah White. The community became known as Whitesville, the Squire was not married and left no heir when he died in 1838. White had granted a right-of-way to the new Central of Georgia Railway Co. prior to his death and he was buried on his own land, as was the custom then. His grave is in the rear of the present New Providence Church, years later, a local controversy was started when some of this community tried to have Squire Whites grave moved to the new local cemetery. Shortly after Whites death, the Effingham County Commissioners took over his land for unpaid taxes and they had a survey made, laid off lots and streets just as they still are today, and sold it all at public auction as payment of his taxes. Many lots were bought by affluent Savannah residents as a place for a summer home, at this time, the fever was very bad in Savannah. After a short time, locals asked the company to give this place a name so they could request the federal government to place a post office here. Since there was another town in the state named Whitesville, Mr. W. W. Gordon, President of the Central Railroad, named this location Guyton, after Archibald Guyton, a prominent local citizen. The U. S. Post Office established a post office at Guyton, Georgia, Guyton was an affluent town by the time of the Civil War. During the Civil War, the Confederacy built a hospital in Guyton, there are 26 Confederate soldiers buried in the local cemetery. When General Sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah on his burn and destroy mission and it took five days for his army to pass through, with some of his troops looting, burning, and stealing. The depot and tracks were destroyed, which could explain why some records of this period are not complete, in 1887, Guyton was incorporated and issued a town charter by the State of Georgia. The local member of the Georgia Legislature who had the bill introduced and passed was Colonel Clarance Guyton, the Guyton City Hall has had many requests for information about the family of Guytons. However, little is known about their background and they were rumored to have come from England to North Carolina. Archibald Guyton came to area from North Carolina in 1825
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Isle of Hope, Georgia
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Isle of Hope is a census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, and at the 2010 census, the island is one of the most affluent communities in the state and is well known for its historic plantations and exclusive waterfront properties. Isle of Hope is located southeast of Savannah at 31°59′0″N 81°3′20″W, the CDP is bordered by the Dutch Island CDP to the northeast and the Skidaway Island CDP to the southeast. The Isle of Hope CDP includes the communities of Parkersburg and Wymberley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 2.3 square miles, of which 1.8 square miles is land and 0.46 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,605 people,1,001 households, the population density was 1,373.2 people per square mile. There were 1,038 housing units at a density of 547.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98. 27% White,0. 84% African American,0. 35% Asian,0. 27% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 07% of the population. 19. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00. In the CDP, the population was out with 26. 6% under the age of 18,4. 2% from 18 to 24,25. 4% from 25 to 44,26. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years, for every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males, the median income for a household in the CDP was $75,274, and the median income for a family was $79,586. Males had an income of $52,175 versus $38,468 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $34,067, none of the families and 0. 2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. Isle of Hope is an island surrounded on all sides by water at high tide, early maps referred to in French as LIsle Desperance. Legends abound of pirates using the island to hide their booty, legend also states that French Huguenots used the island as a place of refuge for fleeing persecution. A Colonial-era fortified home made of tabby was built at the Skidaway Narrows, jones, along with James Fallowfield and Henry Parker, settled permanently on the island. During nearby Savannahs frequent yellow fever epidemics, the island was host to Savannahians fleeing the miasma of the citys fevers, as greater numbers of people discovered the island, the former plantation lands were subdivided and the lots sold, and it became a fashionable summer retreat
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Montgomery, Georgia
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Montgomery is a census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,523 at the 2010 census and it is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is an affluent suburb of Savannah. Montgomery is located south of the center of Chatham County at 31°56′36″N 81°6′24″W and it occupies a neck of land bordered on the west by the Vernon River, on the east by the Moon River, and on the south by the Burnside River, all of which are tidal. The northeast border of the CDP is formed by Georgia SR204 Spur, downtown Savannah is 13 miles north of the Montgomery town center. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 6.1 square miles, of which 5.2 square miles is land and 0.85 square miles. Montgomery is believed to be the location of a settlement in the Savannah area founded by three brothers, William, James, and Robert Montgomery, who were baronets, under a land grant of 1677. They failed to maintain a permanent settlement, due to location and disease. The brothers moved to the more established Virginia Colony, the name of the settlement continues in this area of Savannah as well as Montgomery Street and Montgomery Crossroad. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,134 people,1,589 households, the population density was 777.9 people per square mile. There were 1,668 housing units at a density of 313.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 88. 20% White,9. 29% African American,0. 10% Native American,0. 60% Asian,0. 34% Pacific Islander,0. 56% from other races, and 0. 92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 48% of the population,20. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the family size was 3.00. In the CDP, the population was out with 25. 7% under the age of 18,7. 4% from 18 to 24,29. 6% from 25 to 44,27. 3% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males, the median income for a household in the CDP was $52,889, and the median income for a family was $55,774. Males had an income of $41,131 versus $25,750 for females
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Pembroke, Georgia
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Pembroke is a small city in Bryan County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,196 at the 2010 census, the city is the county seat of Bryan County. Pembroke is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Pembroke Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Pembroke was founded in 1892 as a town and turpentine shipping center. It was named after early resident Pembroke Whitfield Williams, the Bryan County seat was voted to be moved from Clyde to Pembroke in 1935, with the first County Commissioners session in Pembroke taking place on February 15,1937. A major tornado damaged the town on April 8,1998, Pembroke was the birthplace of jazz musician Jabbo Smith. Pembroke is located in northern Bryan County at 32°08′24″N 81°37′25″W, U. S. Route 280 passes through the center of the city, leading east 10 miles to Interstate 16 and 35 miles to Savannah. Claxton is 16 miles to the west, according to the United States Census Bureau, Pembroke has a total area of 7.7 square miles, of which 7.6 square miles is land and 0.077 square miles, or 1. 17%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,379 people,819 households, the population density was 312.5 people per square mile. There were 909 housing units at a density of 119.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 59. 56% White,38. 04% African American,0. 13% Native American,0. 42% Asian,0. 34% Pacific Islander,0. 34% from other races, and 1. 18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 64% of the population,20. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the family size was 3.24. In the city, the population was out with 31. 1% under the age of 18,9. 4% from 18 to 24,27. 8% from 25 to 44,21. 7% from 45 to 64. The median age was 32 years, for every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males, the median income for a household in the city was $28,456, and the median income for a family was $33,281. Males had an income of $28,879 versus $19,632 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,795, about 22. 4% of families and 23. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33. 9% of those under age 18 and 15. 9% of those age 65 or over
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Springfield, Georgia
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Springfield is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,852 at the 2010 census, up from 1,821 in 2000, the city is the county seat of Effingham County. Springfield is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, Springfield is the seat of government for Effingham County. Ebenezer was the county seat from 1797 to 1799, in 1799, Effingham County had three different county seats. The state legislature appointed a commission to select a new centrally located site for the permanent county seat, a location five miles from the center of the county was chosen and named Springfield, for the plantation of General David Blackshear. The county government surveyed the new town, and designated streets, lots, and the squares that were to be used for the courthouse. The lots were sold to finance the construction of public buildings. A map drawn in 1821 shows four north–south streets and nine east–west streets, development of the new county seat was slow, as it was isolated from customary routes of trade. At the turn of the 20th century, it was listed as having only twelve houses. A1907 map showed the railroad had come to town, an impetus for growth, four new east–west streets had been added, as well as several new north–south streets. This period saw the greatest growth in Springfield, the Brinson Railroad from Savannah was built about 1907, as was the George M. Brinson Sawmill. In 1908 a new county courthouse was constructed, in the decade from 1900 to 1910, the population of Springfield increased to 500 from 134. Throughout the 19th- and early 20th-century, the square served as the nucleus of town activity. The courthouse was surrounded by public space or by a square. Houses emerged on the fringes of the square, and growth would usually radiate from the courthouse, Springfield has examples of such development, but much early architecture was lost due to a series of fires from the late 19th century through the 1960s. Springfields 1908 courthouse, designed in the classical Greek style as a symbol of government, is an example of the courthouse as town anchor. At the turn of the 20th century, the Effingham County Courthouse was a frame building facing Early Street. The lower floor contained the courtroom and a few offices, the second floor served as the jury room
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Thunderbolt, Georgia
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Thunderbolt is a town located in Chatham County, Georgia, approximately five miles southeast of downtown Savannah. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 2,668. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, Thunderbolt runs along the western shore of the Wilmington River. The town is important to Georgias shrimping industry, with scores of docks for shrimping trawlers, the towns picturesque atmosphere and seafood restaurants draw many local visitors. Thunderbolt is located at 32°156 North, 81°36 West, according to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles, of which 1.3 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,668 people,1,088 households, the population density was 1, 780/sq mi. There were 1,088 housing units at a density of 725/sq mi. The racial makeup of the town was 52. 9% White,35. 1% African American,0. 6% Native American,4. 6% Asian,0. 1% Pacific Islander,4. 2% from other races, and 2. 7% from two or more races. 9. 0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,36. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was out with 17. 6% under the age of 18,9. 2% from 18 to 24,28. 1% from 25 to 44,23. 8% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39.2 years, for every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males, the median income for a household in the town was $45,327, and the median income for a family was $49,583. Males had an income of $34,167 versus $22,128 for females. The per capita income for the town was $22,592,13. 6% of the population and 8. 4% of families were below the poverty line. 33. 3% of those under the age of 18 and 5. 6% of those 65, samuel Bowen, who grew the first soya beans introduced to North America in Thunderbolt
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Tybee Island, Georgia
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Tybee Island is a barrier island in Chatham County, Georgia, near Savannah, United States. The name Tybee Island is also used for the city located on part of this island, the island is the easternmost point in Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,990. The entire island is a part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, officially renamed Savannah Beach in a publicity move at the end of the 1950s, the city of Tybee Island has since reverted to its original name. The small island, which has long been a getaway for the residents of Savannah, has become a popular vacation spot with tourists from outside the Savannah metropolitan area. Tybee Island is home to the first of what would become the Days Inn chain of hotels, the oft-photographed Tybee Island Light Station. It is one of the few locations where the U. S. Air Force dropped an atomic bomb—by accident, though the Tybee Bomb did not detonate, there has been ongoing concern, since the Mark 15 nuclear bomb lost during the mishap was never found. Native Americans, using canoes to navigate the waterways, hunted and camped in Georgias coastal islands for thousands of years. The Euchee tribe likely inhabited the island in the preceding the arrival of the first Spanish explorers in the area in the 16th century. Tybee is the Euchee word for salt, in 1520, the Spanish laid claim to what is now Tybee Island and named it Los Bajos. It was at the end of the Guale missionary province of Spanish Florida. During that time the island was frequented by pirates who used the island to hide from those who pursued them, pirates later used the islands inland waterways for a fresh water source. After the founding of South Carolina in 1670, warfare increased between the English and their allies and the Spanish and their Native American allies. In 1702, James Moore of South Carolina led an invasion of Spanish Florida with an Indian army, the invasion failed to take the capital of Florida, St. Augustine, but did destroy the Guale and Mocama missionary provinces. Tybee Islands strategic position near the mouth of the Savannah River has made the northern tip the ideal location for a lighthouse since Georgias early settlement period. First built in 1736, the lighthouse was made of brick and wood, the original lighthouse has been replaced several times. The second lighthouse was built in 1742 when beach erosion threatened the first, part of the third lighthouse at the site, built in 1773, still stands as the bottom 60 feet of the present lighthouse. The top 94 feet of the current lighthouse were added in 1867, today, the Tybee Lighthouse is a popular tourist destination, having all of its support buildings on the 5-acre site historically preserved
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Vernonburg, Georgia
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Vernonburg is a town in Chatham County, Georgia, about 10 miles south of downtown Savannah. It is located at a curve along the Vernon River. The population was 122 at the 2010 census, Vernonburg was first settled by German craftsmen in the mid-18th century, and was incorporated in 1748. By the early 19th century, the town was becoming a community for wealthy Savannahians. Then as now, it was linked to downtown Savannah by White Bluff Road, today Vernonburg is an attractive residential village with large homes and beautiful landscaped gardens. Vernonburg is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, Vernonburg is located at 31°58′2″N 81°7′14″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 0.4 square mile. Vernonburg consists mainly of a stretch of riverfront properties along a section of the Vernon River. As of the census of 2010, there were 122 people,59 households, the population density was 310/sq mi. There were 69 housing units at a density of 173/sq mi. The racial makeup of the town was 98. 4% White,19. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the family size was 2.67. In the town, the population was out with 21. 3% under the age of 18,4. 1% from 18 to 24,16. 4% from 25 to 44,33. 6% from 45 to 64. The median age was 51.0 years, for every 100 females there were 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $74,375, males had a median income of $161,667 versus $150,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $91,121,4. 6% of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line
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Keller, Georgia
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Keller is a small unincorporated community located in southern Bryan County, Georgia, United States, east of Richmond Hill. Its boundaries are ill-defined, but the community could be said to be centered on the intersection of S. R.144, currently the area, like all of South Bryan, is an unincorporated community of extensive residential development with a number of planned neighborhoods. However, Keller also has a significant historical aspect and it is near Fort McAllister Historic Park, an earthen Civil War installation captured by General William Sherman on his March to the Sea. A number of plantation houses or sites exist along the marshes and waterfront areas of extreme south Bryan County. The community is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, Bryan Neck Presbyterian Church Ft. McAllister State Park
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