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Skidaway Island, Georgia

Skidaway Island, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia
Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°55′39″N 81°2′33″W / 31.92750°N 81.04250°W / 31.92750; -81.04250
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.86 sq mi (46.26 km2)
 • Land16.49 sq mi (42.71 km2)
 • Water1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)
Elevation
[2]
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9,310
 • Density564.55/sq mi (217.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code13-71184[3]
GNIS feature ID1867245[2]

Skidaway Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, and lies on a barrier island of the same name. Located south of Savannah, Skidaway Island is known for its waterfront properties and golf courses within The Landings, one of the largest gated communities in the country. The population was 9,310 at the 2020 census.[1] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Skidaway Island as a census-designated place (CDP). A separate area of the island hosts the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, a research institution operated by the University of Georgia. It receives scholars and researchers from several other Georgia universities as well, including Georgia Tech, Savannah State University, and the College of Coastal Georgia. Skidaway Island is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

It is uncertain why the name "Skidaway" was applied to this island. The name may relate to one in Yamacraw or another Native American Creek language. In his 1967 publication How Georgia Got Her Names, Hal E. Brinkley speculated it might be an Anglicized form of Scenawki, the wife of the Yamacraw chief Tomochichi, for whom Georgia's founder James Oglethorpe named the island.[4]

Before the American Civil War, planters farmed on the island using enslaved labor. On January 15, 1965, during the final year of the conflict, U.S. General William T. Sherman issued Special Field Order, No. 15 (series 1865), reallocating plantation lands to some formerly enslaved people, whom he freed pursuant to the Emancipation Proclamation, in plots of land no larger than 40 acres (16 ha).[5] Land records show many such plots issued on Skidmore Island beginning on April 11, 1865, two days after C.S.A. General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, and continuing though that summer and early fall, despite the death of President Abraham Lincoln, and before Georgia's readmission to the Union and resumption of civil authority there.[6][7] Lincoln's successor, President Andrew Johnson, opposed such transfers, as would various courts, especially since no legislation supported it. During the Reconstruction era federal and state policy emphasized wage labor, not land ownership, for black people. Almost all land allocated during the war was restored to its pre-war white owners.[8]

In a March 2019 referendum, Skidaway Island voters overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would have incorporated their community as the City of Skidaway Island. The island remains unincorporated.[9]

Geography

Skidaway Island is located at 31°55′39″N 81°2′33″W / 31.92750°N 81.04250°W / 31.92750; -81.04250 (31.927434, -81.042505).[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46 km2), of which 16.4 square miles (42 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (8.45%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19801,264—
19904,495255.6%
20006,91453.8%
20108,34120.6%
20209,31011.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1850-1870[12] 1870-1880[13]
1890-1910[14] 1920-1930[15]
1940[16] 1950[17] 1960[18]
1970[19] 1980[20] 1990[21]
2000[22] 2010[23] 2020[24]

Skidaway Island was first listed as a CDP in 1980 U.S. Census.[20]

Skidaway Island, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop. 2000[25] Pop. 2010[26] Pop. 2020[24] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 6,703 7,954 8,605 96.95% 95.36% 92.43%
Black or African American alone (NH) 33 65 97 0.48% 0.78% 1.04%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 7 0 0.01% 0.08% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 95 154 184 1.37% 1.85% 1.98%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 3 0 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 3 13 24 0.04% 0.16% 0.26%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 26 33 193 0.38% 0.40% 2.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 53 112 207 0.77% 1.34% 2.22%
Total 6,914 8,341 9,310 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 9,310 people, 4,272 households, and 3,014 families residing in the CDP.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skidaway Island, Georgia
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. pp. 206–207. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. ^ Order by the Commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi
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  18. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  19. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  20. ^ a b "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  21. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  22. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  23. ^ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  24. ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Skidaway Island CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  25. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Skidaway Island CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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