Pooler, Georgia Pooler, Georgia Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia Pooler is a town/city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States.
The 2013 populace estimate was 21,187. Pooler is positioned northwest of Savannah along I-95 and Interstate 16.
During the Civil War, Pooler was a stockyards stop called Pooler's Station the last stop before Savannah on the Central of Georgia Railway.
In December 1864, Pooler was a meeting place for Union officers led by William Tecumseh Sherman, who negotiated with Savannah authorities for the strategic port city's peaceful surrender.
Today, Pooler is the center for commercial evolution in west Chatham County.
Pooler is now one of Georgia's fastest-growing cities.
Pooler is positioned in northwestern Chatham County at 32 6 17 N 81 15 12 W. It is bordered by Port Wentworth to the north, Garden City to the east, a far-flung portion of Savannah to the southwest, and Bloomingdale to the northwest.
Route 80 intersects Interstate 95 just east of the town/city center; US 80 leads 9 miles (14 km) east to downtown Savannah, while I-95 leads north into South Carolina and south 132 miles (212 km) to Jacksonville, Florida.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Pooler has a total region of 30.3 square miles (78.6 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76.1 km2) is territory and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), or 3.18%, is water. Pooler is part of the Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Per the 2010 census, Pooler's total populace was 19,140, comprising 7,300 homeholds and 5,183 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 65.4% White, 25.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.2% from other competitions, and 2.9% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $71,737, and the median income for a family was $78,419.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pooler city, Georgia".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013: Georgia".
"Profile for Pooler, Georgia".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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