Crescent (also Crescent Station) is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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(CDP) in
McIntosh County,
Georgia
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, United States. It lies along
State Route 99, north of the city of
Darien, the
county seat
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of McIntosh County. Its elevation is above sea level. It has a
post office
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with the
ZIP code 31304.
It was first listed as a CDP in the
2020 census with a population of 838.
History
A post office called Crescent has been in operation since 1890. The community was named after the crescent shape of a nearby coastal inlet.
Demographics
In 2020, its population was 838.
References
Unincorporated communities in McIntosh County, Georgia
Census-designated places in McIntosh County, Georgia
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