Garden City, Georgia
| Garden City, Georgia | |
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The 5000 block of the six-lane Augusta Road with George A. Mercer Middle School and Universal Steel Supply on the left and a local Dairy Queen restaurant on the right
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| Motto: "Faith - Fairness - Family - Freedom - Future" | |
 Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 32°6′1″N 81°9′54″W / 32.10028°N 81.16500°WCoordinates: 32°6′1″N 81°9′54″W / 32.10028°N 81.16500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Chatham |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tennyson Holder |
| • City Manager | Brian Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.3 sq mi (37.1 km2) |
| • Land | 13.7 sq mi (35.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,794 |
| • Density | 642/sq mi (247.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| 31408 | 31405 |
| Area code(s) | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-32048 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0331788 |
| Website | www |
Garden City is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It is 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 heavy industry in Chatham County and is adjacent to the Port of Savannah, the flagship operation of the Georgia Ports Authority.
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 / 32.10028°N 81.16500°W (32.100372, −81.164965). It is bordered to the southeast by the city of Savannah, to the west by the city of Pooler, and to the north by the city of Port Wentworth. 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 a total area of 14.3 square miles (37.1 km2), of which 13.7 square miles (35.5 km2) is land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), or 4.35%, is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,778 people, 3,981 households, and 2,663 families residing in the city. The population density was 601.2/sq mi (232.1/km2). There were 3,704 housing units at an average density of 253.7/sq mi (98.0/km2). 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.
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