Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia
Georgetown, Georgia | |
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Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| Counties | Chatham |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.86 sq mi (22.96 km2) |
| • Land | 8.24 sq mi (21.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,916 |
| • Density | 1,445.9/sq mi (558.27/km2) |
| FIPS code | 13-32482 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1694531 |
Georgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,916 at the 2020 census. Georgetown lies across the Little Ogeechee River (and city limits) from Savannah, Georgia, and is a suburban "bedroom community" of Savannah, where most of its adult residents work. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Georgetown was constructed mostly in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but new subdivisions have been built recently. Shopping facilities are now more plentiful and continue to be added. Two schools in Georgetown are units of the Savannah-Chatham public school system: Georgetown Elementary and Southwest Middle School. Georgetown's public high school students attend Windsor Forest High School in Savannah.