Woodbine is a city in and the

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of Camden County,

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, 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

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Micropolitan Statistical Area. The

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, 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

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. They were granted the land named Pile's Bluff, which historians believe to be near Woodbine. A tract of land was granted to Anton Cunning by the state in 1808. It became known as the Woodbine Plantation. Luke John Bailey purchased it in 1835 and held it through the

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, during which the house was burned by Union troops. James King Bedell acquired the property, constructed a new house, and restored the plantation. The railroad entered Camden County in 1893, and Bedell sold a right-of-way across his land, but required that the first rail community be named "Woodbine". Woodbine was incorporated as a town on August 13, 1908, and the word is the common English name for the

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, ''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. On the morning of February 3, 1971, the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, a factory (13 miles east of Woodbine) that made

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s for soldiers fighting in Vietnam, exploded. Twenty-eight employees of the factory, predominantly Black women, were killed after a flame in a small building, according to court records, triggered a massive explosion. The blast blew pieces of the building almost a mile away, left more than 50 other people injured. Spaceport Camden was being developed adjacent to the city, but cancelled in 2023. A 40 MW hydrogen electrolyzer started in the area 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

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border. It is located on the south bank of the

near the head of its tidal extent.

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(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

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at its Exit 14. Woodbine is located at (30.961869, -81.720017). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.37%, is water.

Climate

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,062 people, 467 households, and 316 families residing in the city.

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