Woodbine, Georgia | |
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 Top, left to right: Camden County Courthouse,Old Camden County Courthouse,Satilla River, St. Mark's Episcopal Church,Woodbine Historic District | |
 Seal  Logo | |
| Motto: "Cherish Yesterday, Embrace Today, Prepare for Tomorrow"[1] | |
 Location inCamden County and the state ofGeorgia | |
| Coordinates:30°57′43″N81°43′12″W / 30.96194°N 81.72000°W /30.96194; -81.72000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Camden |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kizzi Knight[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.61 sq mi (6.76 km2) |
| • Land | 2.54 sq mi (6.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,062 |
| • Density | 418/sq mi (161.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 31569 |
| Area code | 912 |
| FIPS code | 13-83868[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0325526[5] |
| Website | woodbinegeorgia |
Woodbine is a city in and thecounty seat ofCamden County,Georgia,United States, an original county established when the state constitution was adopted in 1777.[6][7] The population was 1,062 at the2020 census, down from 1,412 at the2010 census. It is part of theKingsland, GeorgiaMicropolitan Statistical Area.
TheEast Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile long system of trails connecting Maine to Florida, runs along the Woodbine Riverwalk.
Records in 1765 show that John Brown, John McGillvary, William Molyneaux and William Trowin petitioned English authorities for 1,400 acres (570 ha) south of theSatilla River. They were granted the land named Pile's Bluff, which historians believe to be near Woodbine.[6]
A tract of land was granted toAnton Cunning by the state in 1808. It became known as the Woodbine Plantation. Luke John Bailey purchased it in 1835 and held it through theCivil War, during which the house was burned byUnion troops. James King Bedell acquired the property, constructed a new house, and restored the plantation. The railroad entered Camden County in 1893, and Bedell sold a right-of-way across his land, but required that the first rail community be named "Woodbine".[6]
Woodbine was incorporated as a town on August 13, 1908,[8] and the word is the common English name for thehoneysuckle,Lonicera.[8][9] The town grew more after theAtlantic Coastal Highway was constructed during 1927 and the county seat relocated there the following year. Woodbine re-incorporated as a city in 1953.[6]
On the morning of February 3, 1971, the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, a factory (13 miles east of Woodbine) that madetripflares for soldiers fighting in Vietnam,exploded. Twenty-eight employees of the factory, predominantly Black women, were killed after a flame in a small building, according to court records, triggered a massive explosion. The blast blew pieces of the building almost a mile away, left more than 50 other people injured.[10]
Spaceport Camden was being developed adjacent to the city, but cancelled in 2023.
A 40 MWhydrogen electrolyzer started in the area in 2024.[11]
The city is situated near the center of the county, which is located in the southeast corner of the state near theFlorida border. It is located on the south bank of theSatilla River near the head of its tidal extent.U.S. Route 17 (Ocean Highway) passes through the center of the city, leading northeast 29 miles (47 km) toBrunswick and south 11 miles (18 km) toKingsland. The city has extended its borders 2 miles (3 km) east along 10th Street to reachInterstate 95 at its Exit 14.
Woodbine is located at30°57′43″N81°43′12″W / 30.96194°N 81.72000°W /30.96194; -81.72000 (30.961869, -81.720017).[12]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), of which 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 2.37%, is water.[13]
| Climate data for Woodbine, Georgia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 84 (29) | 86 (30) | 91 (33) | 94 (34) | 98 (37) | 100 (38) | 102 (39) | 102 (39) | 96 (36) | 94 (34) | 89 (32) | 85 (29) | 102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 62.6 (17.0) | 65.9 (18.8) | 71.9 (22.2) | 77.7 (25.4) | 83.7 (28.7) | 88.2 (31.2) | 90.9 (32.7) | 89.2 (31.8) | 85.3 (29.6) | 78.6 (25.9) | 70.4 (21.3) | 64.5 (18.1) | 77.4 (25.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 50.3 (10.2) | 53.7 (12.1) | 59.3 (15.2) | 65.2 (18.4) | 72.3 (22.4) | 78.2 (25.7) | 80.9 (27.2) | 80.2 (26.8) | 76.4 (24.7) | 68.0 (20.0) | 59.0 (15.0) | 53.0 (11.7) | 66.4 (19.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 38.0 (3.3) | 41.5 (5.3) | 46.7 (8.2) | 52.7 (11.5) | 61.0 (16.1) | 68.2 (20.1) | 70.9 (21.6) | 71.1 (21.7) | 67.4 (19.7) | 57.3 (14.1) | 47.6 (8.7) | 41.5 (5.3) | 55.3 (12.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 10 (−12) | 10 (−12) | 21 (−6) | 22 (−6) | 41 (5) | 51 (11) | 58 (14) | 57 (14) | 50 (10) | 30 (−1) | 24 (−4) | 19 (−7) | 10 (−12) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.61 (92) | 3.67 (93) | 3.58 (91) | 3.52 (89) | 3.92 (100) | 6.20 (157) | 5.51 (140) | 7.76 (197) | 6.70 (170) | 4.74 (120) | 2.33 (59) | 3.04 (77) | 54.58 (1,386) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 101.6 |
| Source:NOAA[14][15] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 155 | — | |
| 1920 | 172 | 11.0% | |
| 1930 | 335 | 94.8% | |
| 1940 | 373 | 11.3% | |
| 1950 | 750 | 101.1% | |
| 1960 | 845 | 12.7% | |
| 1970 | 1,002 | 18.6% | |
| 1980 | 910 | −9.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,212 | 33.2% | |
| 2000 | 1,218 | 0.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,412 | 15.9% | |
| 2020 | 1,062 | −24.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[16] 1850-1870[17] 1870-1880[18] 1890-1910[19] 1920-1930[20] 1940[21] 1950[22] 1960[23] 1970[24] 1980[25] 1990[26] 2000[27] 2010[28] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 606 | 57.06% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 385 | 36.25% |
| Native American | 4 | 0.38% |
| Asian | 7 | 0.66% |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.38% |
| Other/Mixed | 44 | 4.14% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 12 | 1.13% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 1,062 people, 467 households, and 316 families residing in the city.
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