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Kingsland, Georgia
City
City of Kingsland
Clockwise from top: Kingsland Commercial Historic District, Kingsland City Hall, municipal water tower, Lone Sailor statue at Veterans' Park
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Motto: "The City of Royal Treatment"
Location in Camden County and the state of Georgia
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Coordinates: 30°47′41″N 81°40′18″W / 30.79472°N 81.67167°W / 30.79472; -81.67167
Country	United States
State	Georgia (U.S. state)
County	Camden
Founded	1894
Incorporated	1908
Named for	William Henry King
Area
• Total	44.95 sq mi (116.43 km)
• Land	44.74 sq mi (115.87 km)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.56 km)
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population
• Total	18,337
• Density	409.88/sq mi (158.26/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	31548
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-43640
GNIS feature ID	0316462
Website	https://www.kingslandgeorgia.com/

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.

Geography

Kingsland is in southernmost Camden County at 30°47′41″N 81°40′18″W / 30.79472°N 81.67167°W / 30.79472; -81.67167 (30.794612, -81.671720), 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 36 miles (58 km) to the south, and Brunswick is 34 miles (55 km) 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 45.0 square miles (116.5 km), of which 42.7 square miles (110.7 km) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km), or 4.99%, is water. This recent growth makes Kingsland Georgia's 12th-largest city by land mass.

Climate

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

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,337 people, 6,118 households, and 4,546 families residing in the city.

Education

Higher education

• College of Coastal Georgia

Secondary

• Camden County High School

Primary

• Camden County Middle School
• Kingsland Elementary School
• Matilda Harris Elementary School
• David L. Rainer Elementary School
• Mamie Lou Gross Elementary School
• Crooked River Elementary School

Private schools

• Coastal Academy
• New Hope Christian Academy

See also

• Interstate 95 in Georgia
• College of Coastal Georgia
• Georgia State Route 40
• Kingsland Commercial Historic District
• Atlantic, Waycross and Northern Railroad
• List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Georgia
• WKBX

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 125. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kingsland city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
7. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): All Places within Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
8. "TractorMan, Peeples Rd Kingsland GA". WeatherUnderground. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
9. "National Weather Service". Retrieved May 5, 2019.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
11. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

Further reading

• Rodriguez, Ismael Jr. (September 2021). "Riding for Charity". VFW Magazine. Vol. 109, no. 1. Kansas City, Mo.: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. p. 50. ISSN 0161-8598. A VFW Post and its Auxiliary in Georgia held their annual charity motorcycle run earlier this year. It raised $6,600 for the VA's Homeless Veterans Project.

External links

• Official website
• Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Kingsland, Georgia at Ballotpedia

v t e Municipalities and communities of Camden County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Woodbine
Cities	Kingsland St. Marys Woodbine
CDPs	Kings Bay Base Waverly
Other unincorporated communities	Dover Bluff Hopewell Jefferson Seals Silco Spring Bluff White Oak
Ghost towns	Burnt Fort Ceylon Colerain
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v t e Jacksonville metropolitan area
Jacksonville–St. Marys–Palatka, FL–GA Combined Statistical Area
Counties	Baker Camden Clay Duval Nassau Putnam St. Johns
Cities, towns and CDPs	Principal city Jacksonville 25k-50k Fleming Island Lakeside Ponte Vedra Beach 10k-25k Atlantic Beach Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace Fernandina Beach Fruit Cove Jacksonville Beach Kingsland Middleburg Nocatee Oakleaf Plantation Palatka Palm Valley St. Augustine St. Marys Yulee 1k-10k Baldwin Butler Beach Callahan Crescent Beach Crescent City East Palatka Flagler Estates Green Cove Springs Hilliard Interlachen Keystone Heights Lake Asbury Macclenny Nassau Village-Ratliff Neptune Beach Orange Park St. Augustine Beach St. Augustine Shores St. Augustine South Sawgrass Villano Beach Woodbine

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