Fort Stewart
| Fort Stewart | |
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| Georgia, USA | |
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 3rd Infantry Division
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| Coordinates | 31°52′48″N 81°36′27″W / 31.88000°N 81.60750°WCoordinates: 31°52′48″N 81°36′27″W / 31.88000°N 81.60750°W |
| Type | Army post |
| Site history | |
| Built | January 1941 |
| In use | 1941 – 1945 1950 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 3rd Infantry Division |
Fort Stewart is a census-designated place and United States Army post in the U.S. state of Georgia, primarily in Liberty County and Bryan County, but also extending into smaller portions of Evans, Long, and Tattnall Counties. The population was 11,205 at the 2000 census. The nearby principal city of Hinesville and Fort Stewart together comprise the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area which comprises all of Liberty County. Fort Stewart's main residents are members of the 3rd Infantry Division.
The Fort Stewart Military Reservation includes approximately 280,000 acres (1,100 km2), making it the largest military installation in the Eastern United States.
This includes land that was formerly the town of Clyde, Georgia.
Fort Stewart is located along the Canoochee River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the portion of the base occupied by housing has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 km²), all of it land.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 4,924 people residing in the base. The racial makeup of the base was 58.7% White, 23.2% Black, 0.6% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 3.6% from two or more races. 11.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,205 people, 1,849 households, and 1,791 families residing in the base. The population density was 1,697.1 people per square mile (655.5/km²). There were 1,936 housing units at an average density of 293.2 per square mile (113.3/km²). The racial makeup of the base was 50.00% White, 36.75% African American, 0.72% Native American, 1.91% Asian, 0.41% Pacific Islander, 6.75% from other races, and 3.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.12% of the population.
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