Georgetown is an

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and

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(CDP) in Chatham County,

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, United States. The population was 11,916 at the 2020 U.S. census. Georgetown lies across the Little Ogeechee River (and city limits) from

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, and is a suburban "bedroom community" of Savannah, where most of its adult residents work. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Georgetown was constructed mostly in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but new subdivisions have been built recently. Shopping facilities are now more plentiful and continue to be added. Two schools in Georgetown are units of the Savannah-Chatham public school system: Georgetown Elementary and Southwest Middle School. Georgetown's public high school students attend Windsor Forest High School in Savannah.

Geography

Georgetown is located in western Chatham County at . It is bordered to the east, south, and west by portions of the city of Savannah and has lost area since the 2000 census due to annexations by city. To the northwest is the unincorporated community of Henderson. U.S. Route 17 forms the northwestern edge of Georgetown, and leads northeast to downtown Savannah and southwest to Richmond Hill. Veterans Parkway begins in the eastern part of Georgetown and also leads to the center of Savannah. According to the

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, the Georgetown CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.30%, is water.

Demographics

Georgetown was first listed as a CDP in the 1980 U.S. Census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,916 people, 4,971 households, and 3,741 families residing in the CDP.

Education

It is in the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Schools include: * Georgetown K-8 School - Despite the Savannah address it is i
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References

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