Talahi Island, Georgia
Talahi Island is a barrier island, unincorporated community, and census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census. Located between Savannah and the beach resort town of Tybee Island, Talahi Island is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
The Talahi Island CDP is located in eastern Chatham County on the island of the same name, one of several islands lying in the tidal marshes between Savannah and the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered to the northeast by the Bull River, to the northwest by Turner Creek, and to the south by Wilmington Island. U.S. Route 80 passes through the island community, leading west into Savannah and east to the highway's end at Tybee Island on the Atlantic shore.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Talahi Island CDP has a total area of, of which is land and, or 12.86%, is water.
Demographics
Talahi Island was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | % 2010 | ||
| White alone | 1,161 | 1,133 | 93.03% | 90.86% |
| Black or African American alone | 29 | 20 | 2.32% | 1.60% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 1 | 4 | 0.08% | 0.32% |
| Asian alone | 29 | 27 | 2.32% | 2.17% |
| Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone | 1 | 6 | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 10 | 22 | 0.80% | 1.76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 35 | 1.36% | 2.81% |
| Total | 1,248 | 1,247 | 100.00% | 100.00% |