Dutch Island is an

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and

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(CDP) in Chatham County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area, and at the 2020 census, its population was 1,238.

Geography

Dutch Island is located southeast of Savannah at . It corresponds to the physical Dutch Island, a body of land surrounded by tidal channels: the

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to the northwest, the Wilmington River to the northeast, the

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to the southeast, and Grimball Creek to the southwest. The Wilmington and Skidaway rivers form part of the Atlantic

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. Dutch Island is connected by road to

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to the southwest. By the road it is to downtown Savannah, though the straight-line distance is much less. According to the

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, the Dutch Island CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 19.56%, is water.

Demographics

Dutch Island was first listed as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census. In 2020, its population was 1,238.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Chatham County, Georgia Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state) Savannah metropolitan area Populated coastal places in Georgia (U.S. state)