Kings Bay Base is a

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(CDP) in Camden County,

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, United States; it is home to the

Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy located adjacent to the city of St. Marys in Camden County, Georgia, on the North River in southeastern Georgia, and 38 miles (61 km) from Jacksonville, Florida. The Subma ...

. The population was 1,777 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Kings Bay Base is located in southeastern Camden County at (30.798022, -81.564966). It is bordered to the west by the city of St. Marys. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.62%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,599 people, 429 households, and 425 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 434 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.41%

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, 20.01%

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, 0.50% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 0.08%

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, 3.73% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.00% of the population. There were 429 households, out of which 75.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 95.6% were

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living together, 2.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.7% were non-families. 0.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.48. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 46.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, and 1.0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 230.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 320.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $19,122 versus $17,721 for females. The

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for the CDP was $12,609. About 6.1% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the

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, including 10.0% of those under age 18.

Education

Higher education

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- Kings Bay Center *

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, Retrieved June 2, 2010.

References

External links

News and information for Kings Bay and Camden county
{{authority control Census-designated places in Camden County, Georgia