Dock Junction is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick metropolitan statistical area. The population was 7,721 at the 2010 census, growing to 8,266 in 2020. Its original name was Arco until the 1970s, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.
Geography
Dock Junction is located at (31.201106, -81.506921).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (10.66%) is water.
Demographics
Dock Junction was first listed as an unincorporated place in 1950 and designated a census designated place in 1980.
Racial and ethnic composition +Dock Junction, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010% 2000% 2010White alone (NH)4,6344,4614,16866.67%57.78%50.42%Black or African American alone (NH)2,0052,1272,53328.84%27.55%30.64%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1214120.17%0.18%0.15%Asian alone (NH)261151250.37%1.49%1.51%Pacific Islander alone (NH)9080.13%0.00%0.10%Some Other Race alone (NH)47480.06%0.09%0.58%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)501303360.72%1.68%4.06%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2118671,0363.04%11.23%12.53%Total6,9517,7218,266100.00%100.00%100.00%
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Dock Junction had a population of 8,266. The median age was 37.9 years. 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males age 18 and over.
98.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.8% lived in rural areas.
There were 3,243 households in Dock Junction, including 1,942 families. Of those households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.8% were married-couple households, 20.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 3,609 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%. Education The community's public schools are operated by Glynn County School System.
Zoned schools serving sections of the CDP include:"2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Dock Junction CDP, GA." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Pages 1 and 2. Glyndale Elementary School (GES), Golden Isles Elementary School (GIE), Goodyear Elementary School (GOE), and Sterling Elementary School (SES)"Elementary School Zones Map ." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Glynn Middle School (GMS), Jane Macon Middle School (JMS), Needwood Middle School (NMS), and Risley Middle School (RMS)"Middle School Zones Map ." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Detail maps: GMS , JMS, NMS , and RMS . Brunswick High School (BHS) and Glynn Academy (GA)"High School Zones Map ." Glynn County School System. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.
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