Dock Junction, Georgia
Dock Junction is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick metropolitan statistical area. The population was 7,721 at the 2010 census, growing to 8,266 in 2020. Its original name was Arco until the 1970s, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.
Geography
Dock Junction is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
Dock Junction was first listed as an unincorporated place in 1950 and designated a census designated place in 1980.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 4,634 | 4,461 | 4,168 | 66.67% | 57.78% | 50.42% |
| Non-Hispanic or [Latino African Americans|Black or African American] alone | 2,005 | 2,127 | 2,533 | 28.84% | 27.55% | 30.64% |
| Native Americans in [the United States|Native American] or Alaska Native alone | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone | 26 | 115 | 125 | 0.37% | 1.49% | 1.51% |
| Pacific Islander alone | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| Some Other Race alone | 4 | 7 | 48 | 0.06% | 0.09% | 0.58% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 50 | 130 | 336 | 0.72% | 1.68% | 4.06% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 867 | 1,036 | 3.04% | 11.23% | 12.53% |
| Total | 6,951 | 7,721 | 8,266 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 8,266 people, 2,976 households, and 1,942 families residing in the CDP.
Education
The community's public schools are operated by Glynn [County School District|Glynn County School System].Zoned schools serving sections of the CDP include:
- Glyndale Elementary School, Golden Isles Elementary School, Goodyear Elementary School, and Sterling Elementary School
- Glynn Middle School, Jane Macon Middle School, Needwood Middle School, and Risley Middle School
- Brunswick [High School (Georgia)|Brunswick High School] and Glynn Academy