Dutch Island, Georgia


Dutch Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, and at the 2020 census, its population was 1,238.

Geography

Dutch Island is located southeast of Savannah at. It corresponds to the physical Dutch Island, a body of land surrounded by tidal channels: the Herb River to the northwest, the Wilmington River to the northeast, the Skidaway River to the southeast, and Grimball Creek to the southwest. The Wilmington and Skidaway rivers form part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Dutch Island is connected by road to Isle of [Hope, Georgia|Isle of Hope] to the southwest. By the road it is to downtown Savannah, though the straight-line distance is much less.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Dutch Island CDP has a total area of, of which is land and, or 19.56%, is water.

Demographics

Dutch Island was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. In 2020, its population was 1,238.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010% 2010
White alone 1,1661,23892.76%90.47%
Non-Hispanic or [Latino African Americans|Black or African American] alone 35312.78%2.50%
Native Americans in [the United States|Native American] or Alaska Native alone 000.00%0.00%
Asian alone 22221.75%1.78%
Pacific Islander alone 000.00%0.00%
Race and ethnicity in [the United States census|Some Other Race] alone 020.00%0.16%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial 8240.64%1.94%
Hispanic or Latino 26392.07%3.15%
Total1,2471,238100.00%100.00%