Kingsland, Georgia

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Kingsland, Georgia

|settlement_type = City

|official_name = City of Kingsland

|motto = "The City of Royal Treatment"

|image_skyline = KingslandGAMO.png

|image_caption = Clockwise from top: Kingsland Commercial Historic District, Kingsland City Hall, municipal water tower, Lone Sailor statue at Veterans' Park

|image_seal = Seal of Kingsland, Georgia.png

|image_blank_emblem = Logo of Kingsland, Georgia.png

|blank_emblem_type = Logo

|image_map = Camden_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kingsland_Highlighted.svg

|mapsize = 250px

|map_caption = Location in Camden County and the state of Georgia

|pushpin_map = Georgia (U.S. state)#USA#North America

|pushpin_label = Kingsland

|pushpin_relief = yes

|pushpin_label_position = left

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Georgia

|coordinates = {{coord|30|47|41|N|81|40|18|W|region:US-GA_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)}}

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Camden

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1894

|established_title2 = Incorporated

|established_date2 = 1908

|named_for = William Henry King

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_km2 = 116.43

|area_land_km2 = 115.87

|area_water_km2 = 0.56

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total = 18337

|population_density_km2 = 158.26

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = -5

|timezone_DST = EDT

|utc_offset_DST = -4

|elevation_m = 11

|elevation_ft = 36

|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code = 31548

|area_code = 912

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 13-43640{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 0316462{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}

|website = https://www.kingslandgeorgia.com/

|pop_est_as_of =

|pop_est_footnotes =

|population_est =

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}

|area_total_sq_mi = 44.95

|area_land_sq_mi = 44.74

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.22

|population_density_sq_mi = 409.88

|population_footnotes =

}}

Kingsland is a city in Camden County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,337 at the 2020 census, up from 15,946 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area. As Kingsland is 3 miles from the Florida-Georgia border and 32 miles from Jacksonville, it is also a principal city of the Jacksonville—Kingsland—Palatka, Florida—Georgia Combined Statistical Area.

The Kingsland Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1994. It includes the area surrounding South Lee Street between King Street and William Street. It hosts an annual Catfish Festival on Labor Day weekend and is the location where the fan series Star Trek Continues was filmed.

History

Kingsland was platted in 1894 when the railroad was extended to that point, and named after William Henry King, the original owner of the site.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/k.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=125 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

File:William_Henry_King_resting_plot,_Saint_Mary’s,_Georgia.jpg

Geography

Kingsland is in southernmost Camden County at {{coord|30|47|41|N|81|40|18|W|type:city}} (30.794612, -81.671720),{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} just north of the Florida line. It is bordered by St. Marys to the east. Interstate 95 runs through the eastern part of the city, with access from three exits. U.S. Route 17, an older highway running parallel to I-95, passes through the center of Kingsland. Jacksonville, Florida, is {{convert|36|mi}} to the south, and Brunswick is {{convert|34|mi}} to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, recent annexations by the city of large tracts of land have resulted in a total area of {{convert|116.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|110.7|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|5.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 4.99%, is water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1343640| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1343640| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kingsland city, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 17, 2014}} This recent growth makes Kingsland Georgia's 12th-largest city by land mass.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0400000US13.16000| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212163213/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0400000US13.16000| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): All Places within Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 17, 2014}}

= Climate =

Kingsland experiences a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters.

{{Weather box

|location = Kingsland, Georgia

|single line = Y

|Jan high F = 63

|Feb high F = 66

|Mar high F = 73

|Apr high F = 79

|May high F = 84

|Jun high F = 89

|Jul high F = 91

|Aug high F = 90

|Sep high F = 86

|Oct high F = 80

|Nov high F = 72

|Dec high F = 66

|Jan low F = 37

|Feb low F = 40

|Mar low F = 46

|Apr low F = 53

|May low F = 60

|Jun low F = 68

|Jul low F = 71

|Aug low F = 71

|Sep low F = 67

|Oct low F = 56

|Nov low F = 47

|Dec low F = 41

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain inch = 2.86

|Feb rain inch = 2.44

|Mar rain inch = 1.65

|Apr rain inch = 5.67

|May rain inch = 1.07

|Jun rain inch = 4.47

|Jul rain inch = 6.26

|Aug rain inch = 9.13

|Sep rain inch = 6.19

|Oct rain inch = 1.11

|Nov rain inch = 3.94

|Dec rain inch = 1.93

|Jan rain days = 6

|Feb rain days = 6

|Mar rain days = 6

|Apr rain days = 5

|May rain days = 5

|Jun rain days = 10

|Jul rain days = 10

|Aug rain days = 12

|Sep rain days = 9

|Oct rain days = 6

|Nov rain days = 3

|Dec rain days = 5

|Jan humidity = 82.3

|Feb humidity = 77.2

|Mar humidity = 84.2

|Apr humidity = 83.6

|May humidity = 78.1

|Jun humidity = 80.4

|Jul humidity = 83.7

|Aug humidity = 84.9

|Sep humidity = 89.2

|Oct humidity = 86.6

|Nov humidity = 89.4

|Dec humidity = 88.2

|source 1 = {{cite web |url=https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KGAKINGS3#history/s20151201/e20160101/mmonth |title=TractorMan, Peeples Rd Kingsland GA|publisher = WeatherUnderground|access-date=July 13, 2016}}

|source 2 = NOAA{{cite web|url=https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Kingsland&state=GA&site=JAX&textField1=30.7913&textField2=-81.6631&e=0#.XM-WfmllCdM|title=National Weather Service|access-date=May 5, 2019}}}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1910= 190

|1920= 296

|1930= 444

|1940= 619

|1950= 1169

|1960= 1536

|1970= 1831

|1980= 2008

|1990= 4699

|2000= 10506

|2010= 15946

|2020= 18337

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1870-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}
1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1970{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1990{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2010{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}

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class="wikitable"

|+Kingsland racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1343640&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White (non-Hispanic)

|11,128

|60.69%

Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

|4,092

|22.32%

Native American

|67

|0.37%