Kings Bay Base is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Camden County, Georgia, United States; it is home to the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. The population was 2,329 at the 2020 census, up from 1,777 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Kings Bay Base is located in southeastern Camden County at (30.798022, -81.564966). It is bordered to the west by the city of St. Marys.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.62%, is water.<br> 1850-1870 1870-1880<br> 1890-1910 1920-1930<br> 1940 1950 1960<br> 1970 1980 1990<br> 2000 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|1,800
|1,284
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,499
|69.26%
|72.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.36%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|518
|188
|style='background: #ffffe6; |267
|19.93%
|10.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.46%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|12
|9
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.46%
|0.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|20
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49
|0.77%
|1.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.10%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.04%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|4
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.15%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)
|36
|67
|style='background: #ffffe6; |109
|1.39%
|3.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.68%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|208
|201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |387
|8.00%
|11.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.62%
|-
|Total
|2,599
|1,777
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,329
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Kings Bay Base had a population of 2,329. The median age was 21.8 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 0.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 222.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 275.2 males age 18 and over.
97.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 461 households in Kings Bay Base, of which 46.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.5% were married-couple households, 21.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
- Brenau University - Kings Bay Campus
References
External links
- News and information for Kings Bay and Camden county