Kings Bay Base is an

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and

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(CDP) in Camden County,

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, United States; it is home to the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. The population was 2,329 at the 2020 census, up from 1,777 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Kingsland, Georgia Kingsland is a city in Camden County, Georgia, Camden County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 18,337 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 15,946 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of th ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Bonanza was first listed as a CDP in the 1990 U.S. Census.

2020

At the 2000 census, there were 2,599 people, 429 households, and 425 families residing in the CDP. In 2010, its population declined to 1,777; by the 2020 census, its population rebounded to 2,329.

Education

Higher education

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- Kings Bay Center *

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- Kings Bay CampusBrenau University - Kings Bay Campus
, 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