Woodbine is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, Georgia, United States, an original county established when the state constitution was adopted in 1777. The population was 1,062 at the 2020 census, down from 1,412 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The East Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile long system of trails connecting Maine to Florida, runs along the Woodbine Riverwalk.
History
Records in 1765 show that John Brown, John McGillvary, William Molyneaux and William Trowin petitioned English authorities for south of the Satilla River. They were granted the land named Pile's Bluff, which historians believe to be near Woodbine. and the word is the common English name for the honeysuckle, Lonicera. The town grew more after the Atlantic Coastal Highway was constructed during 1927 and the county seat relocated there the following year. Woodbine re-incorporated as a city in 1953.
Spaceport Camden was being developed adjacent to the city, but cancelled in 2023.
A 40 MW hydrogen electrolyzer started in the area<!--west of I-95, north of the East River near Kingsland --> in 2024.
Geography
The city is situated near the center of the county, which is located in the southeast corner of the state near the Florida border. It is located on the south bank of the Satilla River near the head of its tidal extent. U.S. Route 17 (Ocean Highway) passes through the center of the city, leading northeast to Brunswick and south to Kingsland. The city has extended its borders east along 10th Street to reach Interstate 95 at its Exit 14.
Woodbine is located at (30.961869, -81.720017).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.37%, is water.
Climate
Demographics
thumb|right|Woodbine City Hall
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Woodbine had a population of 1,062. The median age was 42.6 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 79.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 74.6 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 472 households in Woodbine, including 316 families, and 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.8% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 41.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|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 or Latino
|12
|1.13%
|}
See also
- Woodbine Historic District (Woodbine, Georgia)
References
External links
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- City of Woodbine official website
- Woodbine at City-Data.com