Talahi Island is a barrier island,

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, and

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(CDP) in Chatham County,

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, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census. Located between

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and the beach resort town of

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, Talahi Island is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

The Talahi Island CDP is located in eastern Chatham County on the island of the same name, one of several islands lying in the tidal marshes between Savannah and the

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. It is bordered to the northeast by the Bull River, to the northwest by Turner Creek, and to the south by

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passes through the island community, leading west into Savannah and east to the highway's end at

on the Atlantic shore. According to the

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, the Talahi Island CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 12.86%, is water.

Demographics

Talahi Island was first listed as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census.

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)