Dock Junction, Georgia | |
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CDP | |
Location in Glynn County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 31°12′4″N 81°30′25″W / 31.20111°N 81.50694°WCoordinates: 31°12′4″N 81°30′25″W / 31.20111°N 81.50694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Glynn |
Area | |
• Total | 10.6 sq mi (27.7 km2) |
• Land | 9.5 sq mi (24.7 km2) |
• Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) |
Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,721 |
• Density | 728.4/sq mi (278.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 13-23200 |
GNIS feature ID | 1867239 |
Dock Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 7,721 at the 2010 census. Its original name was Arco until the seventies, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.
Dock Junction is located at 31°12′4″N 81°30′25″W / 31.20111°N 81.50694°W (31.201106, -81.506921).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.7 square miles (28 km2), of which 9.6 square miles (25 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (10.66%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,951 people, 2,805 households, and 1,924 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 728.2 people per square mile (281.0/km²). There were 3,085 housing units at an average density of 323.2 per square mile (124.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 68.41% White, 29.06% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population.