Dock Junction, Georgia

Dock Junction, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Location in Glynn County and the state of Georgia
Location in Glynn County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°12′4″N 81°30′25″W / 31.20111°N 81.50694°W / 31.20111; -81.50694
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyGlynn
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.61 sq mi (27.49 km2)
 • Land9.39 sq mi (24.32 km2)
 • Water1.22 sq mi (3.17 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,266
 • Density880.20/sq mi (339.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code13-23200[2]
GNIS feature ID1867239[3]

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.[4] Its original name was Arco until the 1970s, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020CensusP2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.