Kingsland, Georgia Kingsland, Georgia Top, left to right: Downtown Kingsland, statue representing the United States Navy in the Kingsland Veterans Park, Kingsland City Hall, water tower.
Top, left to right: Downtown Kingsland, statue representing the United States Navy in the Kingsland Veterans Park, Kingsland City Hall, water tower.
Location in Camden County and the state of Georgia Location in Camden County and the state of Georgia Kingsland is a town/city in Camden County, Georgia, United States.
Kingsland hosts an annual Catfish Festival on Labor Day weekend each year.
On Christmas Day in 1893 the first passenger train (the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, today's CSX Railroad) rolled into Camden County right athwart King's property.
Stores and businesses were open and he became the first mayor when the City of Kingsland was incorporated in 1908.
In 1928, the nation's first Maine to Miami road, known in Georgia as the Dixie Highway, was being planned, although it wouldn't open and pass through Kingsland until 1927.
Until that time most citizens used the St Marys River ferry to cross back and forth between St Marys and Kingsland.
In 1973, the first ambulance license was issued to Kingsland Fire Rescue and they served the whole county.
Kingsland was blanketed in smoke until the fire came under control.
Kingsland is positioned in southwestern Camden County at 30 47 41 N 81 40 18 W (30.794612, -81.671720), just north of the Florida line.
Route 17, an older highway running alongside to I-95, passes through the center of Kingsland.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, recent annexations by the town/city of large tracts of territory have resulted in a total region of 45.0 square miles (116.5 km2), of which 42.7 square miles (110.7 km2) is territory and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), or 4.99%, is water. This recent expansion makes Kingsland the twelfth biggest city in the state of Georgia by territory mass. Climate data for Kingsland, Georgia As of the census of 2000, there were 10,506 citizens , 3,620 homeholds, and 2,722 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 34.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
Camden County High School Camden County Middle School Kingsland Elementary School United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kingsland city, Georgia".
Kingsland Georgia -- 100 year History https://kingslandgeorgia.com/106/History.
History (100 Year) [That same year, the nation's first Maine to Miami road, known in Georgia as the Dixie Highway, was being planned, although it wouldn't open and pass through Kingsland until 1927.
Until that time most citizens used the St Marys River ferry to cross back and forth between St Marys and Kingsland.
Before the wide spread use of automobiles, water traffic was an essential means of transit for the inhabitants and businesses of Kingsland.
Besides the ferry, there were other large vessels available for passengers to use from Kingsland that was approx four miles south of town.
That same year, the nation's first Maine to Miami road, known in Georgia as the Dixie Highway, was being planned, although it wouldn't open and pass through Kingsland until 1927.
Until that time most citizens used the St Marys River ferry to cross back and forth between St Marys and Kingsland.
Before the wide spread use of automobiles, water traffic was an essential means of transit for the inhabitants and businesses of Kingsland.
Besides the ferry, there were other large vessels available for passengers to use from Kingsland that was approx four miles south of town.] Check |url= value (help).
"Tractor - Man, Peeples Rd Kingsland GA".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Kingsland official website Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau Municipalities and communities of Camden County, Georgia, United States
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