Brunswick metropolitan area
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The Brunswick
Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick is the major urban and economic center in southeastern Georgia in the United States. The municipality is located on a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles north of Florida and 70 miles south of South Carolina. Brunswick is bordered on the east by the Atlantic...

, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area
United States metropolitan area
In the United States a metropolitan statistical area is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like...

, known colloquially as metropolitan Brunswick, consists of Glynn County
Glynn County, Georgia
Glynn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 67,568. The 2008 Census Estimate showed a population of 75,884...

 (Brunswick, St. Simons Island
St. Simons, Georgia
St. Simons is a census-designated place located on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. Both the community and the island are commonly considered to be one location, known simply as "St. Simons Island", or locally as "The Island". St...

, and Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County; it is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia. The city of Brunswick, Georgia, the Marshes of Glynn, and several other islands, including the larger St. Simons Island, are nearby...

), Brantley County
Brantley County, Georgia
Brantley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. As of 2000, the population is 14,629. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 15,440...

, and McIntosh County
McIntosh County, Georgia
McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Brunswick, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of McIntosh, Glynn, and Brantley counties. As of 2010, the population is 14,333. The county seat is Darien.-History:McIntosh County was split...

. In 2005, the population of the MSA was 98,433 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 101,792). The Brunswick Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined in 2003 and is the twelfth largest metropolitan area in the state of Georgia.

Counties

  • Brantley
    Brantley County, Georgia
    Brantley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Brantley, Glynn, and McIntosh counties. As of 2000, the population is 14,629. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 15,440...

  • Glynn
    Glynn County, Georgia
    Glynn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 67,568. The 2008 Census Estimate showed a population of 75,884...

  • McIntosh
    McIntosh County, Georgia
    McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Brunswick, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of McIntosh, Glynn, and Brantley counties. As of 2010, the population is 14,333. The county seat is Darien.-History:McIntosh County was split...


Communities

  • Places with more than 15,000 inhabitants
    • Brunswick
      Brunswick, Georgia
      Brunswick is the major urban and economic center in southeastern Georgia in the United States. The municipality is located on a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 30 miles north of Florida and 70 miles south of South Carolina. Brunswick is bordered on the east by the Atlantic...

       (Principal city)

  • Places with 7,500 to 15,000 inhabitants
    • St. Simons
      St. Simons, Georgia
      St. Simons is a census-designated place located on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. Both the community and the island are commonly considered to be one location, known simply as "St. Simons Island", or locally as "The Island". St...

    • Country Club Estates
      Country Club Estates, Georgia
      Country Club Estates is a census-designated place in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'...


  • Places with less than 7,500 inhabitants
    • Dock Junction
      Dock Junction, Georgia
      Dock Junction is a census-designated place in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'...

    • Darien
      Darien, Georgia
      Darien is a city in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River about 50 miles south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Darien was 1,719 at the 2000 census. The city is the...

    • Nahunta
      Nahunta, Georgia
      Nahunta is a city in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. The city is the county seat of Brantley County. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 930 at the 2000 census. The city is an important crossroad; U.S. Route 82 and U.S...

    • Hoboken
      Hoboken, Georgia
      Hoboken is a city in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 463.-Geography:Hoboken is located at ....


  • Unincorporated places
    • Townsend
      Townsend, Georgia
      Townsend is an unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies along State Route 57 northwest of the city of Darien, the county seat of McIntosh County. Its elevation is 20 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 31331....

    • Eulonia
      Eulonia, Georgia
      Eulonia is an unincorporated community in McIntosh County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'. It is situated between Savannah and Brunswick just off Interstate 95.-Culture:...

    • Hortense
      Hortense, Georgia
      Hortense is an unincorporated community in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its ZIP code is 31543.Hortense lies at an elevation of 56 feet ....

    • Waynesville
      Waynesville, Georgia
      Waynesville is an unincorporated community in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the 'Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area'. Its ZIP code is 31566.-Geography:Named after Revolutionary War Hero, General "Mad" Anthony B...

    • Jekyll Island
      Jekyll Island
      Jekyll Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County; it is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia. The city of Brunswick, Georgia, the Marshes of Glynn, and several other islands, including the larger St. Simons Island, are nearby...

    • Trudie

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 93,044 people, 36,846 households, and 25,557 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 73.30% White, 24.13% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.44% of the population.

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.

See also

  • Georgia census statistical areas
    Georgia census statistical areas
    The United States Census Bureau has defined 5 Combined Statistical Areas , 15 Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and 24 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the State of Georgia. The following table describes these areas with the following information:*The name of the Combined Statistical Area , if...

  • List of cities in Georgia
  • List of towns and villages in Georgia
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