Montgomery is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in
Chatham County,
Georgia
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, United States. The population was 4,443 at the
2020 United States census, down slightly from 4,523 in 2010.
It is a suburb of
Savannah
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and is part of the
Savannah metropolitan area
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.
History
Montgomery is believed to be the location of an early settlement in the Savannah area (prior to
General Oglethorpe's land grant in 1733) founded by three brothers who were British baronets: William, James, and Robert Montgomery. They received a land grant in 1677. They failed to maintain a permanent settlement, due to poor location and disease, and therefore lost their grant. The brothers moved to the more established
Virginia Colony
The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America from 1606 to 1776.
The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for t ...
. The name of the settlement continues in this area of Chatham county, as well as Old Montgomery Road, Montgomery Street, and Montgomery Cross Road.
Geography
Montgomery is located south of the center of Chatham County at (31.943237, -81.106648).
It occupies a neck of land bordered on the west by the Vernon River, on the east by the Moon River, and on the south by the Burnside River; all of which are tidal. The northeast border of the CDP is formed by
Georgia SR 204 Spur, which leads to
Skidaway Island. Downtown Savannah is north of the Montgomery town center.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 13.94%, is water.
Demographics
Montgomery first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
1990 U.S. Census.
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]
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,443 people, 1,609 households, and 1,161 families residing in the CDP.
Notable people
* Henry McKenzie (died 1974), newspaper publisher and politician
References
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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)
1677 establishments in the British Empire