The Brunswick metropolitan area is the
Coastal Georgian metropolitan statistical area centered on the principal city of
Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia, Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-larges ...
. The U.S.
Office of Management and Budget
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,
Census Bureau
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and other entities define Brunswick's metropolitan statistical area as comprising
Glynn,
Brantley, and
McIntosh counties, including the cities of Brunswick and
Darien. According to the
2020 census, the metropolitan area had a population of 113,495.
Geography
Comprising
Brantley,
Glynn, and
McIntosh counties, the Brunswick metropolitan area is located along the
Lower Coastal Plain. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the MSA has a total area of ; if it were a
U.S. state or territory, the Brunswick metropolitan area would be larger than the
U.S. Virgin Islands
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, but smaller than
Rhode Island
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.
Communities
Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants
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Brunswick (principal city)
Places with 7,500 to 15,000 inhabitants
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St. Simons
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Country Club Estates
Places with less than 7,500 inhabitants
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Dock Junction
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Darien
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Nahunta
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Hoboken
Unincorporated communities
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Townsend
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Eulonia
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Hortense
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Waynesville
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Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island is an island located in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia barrier islands. The island is owned by the State of Georgia and run by a self-sustaining, self-g ...
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Trudie
Demographics
At the
2000 United States census,
there were 93,044 people, 36,846 households, and 25,557 families residing within the MSA. At the
2020 U.S. census, its metropolitan population grew to 113,495; and during the 2022 census estimates, its population was 114,442.
Among its metropolitan statistical population, the racial makeup in 2000 was 73.30%
White
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, 24.13%
African American
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, 0.26%
Native American, 0.49%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.73% from
other races, and 1.06% from two or more races;
Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 2.44% of the population. In 2022, its racial and ethnic makeup was 68%
non-Hispanic white
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, 22% African American, 1% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic or Latino of any race according to the
American Community Survey
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.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the MSA was $33,076, and the median income for a family was $38,960. Males had a median income of $31,138 versus $21,288 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,558. As of 2022, its median household income was $59,383 with a per capita income of $37,951. An estimated 12.9% of the metropolitan region's population lived at or below the poverty line.
Transportation
Air
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Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
Highways
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Interstate 95
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U.S. Route 17
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U.S. Route 341
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U.S. Route 25
See also
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Georgia statistical areas The U.S. currently has 46 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 7 combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 24 micropolitan statis ...
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List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
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Golden Isles of Georgia
References
Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Definitions– retrieved October 21. 2007
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Geography of Brantley County, Georgia
Geography of Glynn County, Georgia
Geography of McIntosh County, Georgia
Metropolitan areas of Georgia (U.S. state)
Regions of Georgia (U.S. state)