Whitemarsh Island, Georgia

The Whitemarsh Island CDP is located at (32.039482, -81.007850), occupying the island of the same name. It is bordered to the north by Richardson Creek, to the east by Turner Creek, and to the south and west by the Wilmington River, all of which are tidal water bodies. U.S. Route 80 crosses the island, leading west into Savannah and east to Tybee Island on the Atlantic shore. The Islands Expressway runs northwest from Whitemarsh Island to downtown Savannah. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Whitemarsh Island CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 15.10%, is water. ==Demographics==

Whitemarsh Island was first listed as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census. 90.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 9.3% lived in rural areas. There were 3,022 households and 1,704 families in Whitemarsh Island, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.4% were married-couple households, 14.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 3,314 housing units, of which 8.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%. ==Education==

It is in Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Schools include: • Islands High School • Coastal Middle School • Marshpoint Elementary School Live Oak Public Libraries operates the Islands Library. File:Coastal Middle School, Whitemarsh Island.jpg|Coastal Middle School File:Marshpoint Elementary School, Whitemarsh Island.jpg|Marshpoint Elementary School File:Islands library, Whitemarsh Island.jpg|Live Oak Public Libraries, Whitemarsh Island ==References==