Kingsland, Georgia

Kingsland, Georgia
Kingsland, Georgia
City
	City of Kingsland
	Clockwise from top: Kingsland Commercial Historic District, Kingsland City Hall, municipal water tower, Lone Sailor statue at Veterans' Park
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	Motto: "The City of Royal Treatment"
	Location in Camden County and the state of Georgia
	Kingsland Location in Georgia Kingsland Kingsland (the United States) Kingsland Kingsland (North America)
	Coordinates: 30°47′41″N 81°40′18″W / 30.79472°N 81.67167°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia (U.S. state)
County	Camden
Founded	1894
Incorporated	1908
Named for	William Henry King
Area
• Total	44.95 sq mi (116.43 km2)
• Land	44.74 sq mi (115.87 km2)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	18,337
• Density	409.88/sq mi (158.26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	31548
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-43640
GNIS feature ID	0316462
Website	https://www.kingslandgeorgia.com/

Kingsland is a city in Camden County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,337 at the 2020 census, up from 15,946 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As Kingsland is 3 miles from the Florida-Georgia border and 32 miles from Jacksonville, it is also a principal city of the Jacksonville—Kingsland—Palatka, Florida—Georgia Combined Statistical Area.

The Kingsland Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1994. It includes the area surrounding South Lee Street between King Street and William Street. It hosts an annual Catfish Festival on Labor Day weekend and is the location where the fan series Star Trek Continues was filmed.

History

Kingsland was platted in 1894 when the railroad was extended to that point, and named after William Henry King, the original owner of the site.^[4]

Geography

Kingsland is in southwestern Camden County at 30°47′41″N 81°40′18″W / 30.79472°N 81.67167°W / 30.79472; -81.67167 (30.794612, -81.671720),^[5] just north of the Florida line. It is bordered by St. Marys to the east. Interstate 95 runs through the eastern part of the city, with access from three exits. U.S. Route 17, an older highway running parallel to I-95, passes through the center of Kingsland. Jacksonville, Florida, is 36 miles (58 km) to the south, and Brunswick is 34 miles (55 km) to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, recent annexations by the city of large tracts of land have resulted in a total area of 45.0 square miles (116.5 km²), of which 42.7 square miles (110.7 km²) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), or 4.99%, is water.^[6] This recent growth makes Kingsland Georgia's 12th-largest city by land mass.^[7]

Climate

Kingsland experiences a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters.

Climate data for Kingsland, Georgia
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	63 (17)	66 (19)	73 (23)	79 (26)	84 (29)	89 (32)	91 (33)	90 (32)	86 (30)	80 (27)	72 (22)	66 (19)	78 (26)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	37 (3)	40 (4)	46 (8)	53 (12)	60 (16)	68 (20)	71 (22)	71 (22)	67 (19)	56 (13)	47 (8)	41 (5)	55 (13)
Average rainfall inches (mm)	2.86 (73)	2.44 (62)	1.65 (42)	5.67 (144)	1.07 (27)	4.47 (114)	6.26 (159)	9.13 (232)	6.19 (157)	1.11 (28)	3.94 (100)	1.93 (49)	46.72 (1,187)
Average rainy days	6	6	6	5	5	10	10	12	9	6	3	5	83
Average relative humidity (%)	82.3	77.2	84.2	83.6	78.1	80.4	83.7	84.9	89.2	86.6	89.4	88.2	84.0
Source 1: ^[8]
Source 2: NOAA^[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	190	—
1920	296	55.8%
1930	444	50.0%
1940	619	39.4%
1950	1,169	88.9%
1960	1,536	31.4%
1970	1,831	19.2%
1980	2,008	9.7%
1990	4,699	134.0%
2000	10,506	123.6%
2010	15,946	51.8%
2020	18,337	15.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[10]

Kingsland racial composition as of 2020^[11]
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	11,128	60.69%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	4,092	22.32%
Native American	67	0.37%
Asian	423	2.31%
Pacific Islander	24	0.13%
Other/Mixed	1,268	6.91%
Hispanic or Latino	1,335	7.28%