Talahi Island, Georgia

Talahi Island, Georgia
Census-designated place
Talahi Island
Coordinates: 32°1′58″N 80°58′33″W / 32.03278°N 80.97583°W / 32.03278; -80.97583Coordinates: 32°1′58″N 80°58′33″W / 32.03278°N 80.97583°W / 32.03278; -80.97583
Country United States
State Georgia
County Chatham
Area
  Total 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
  Land 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
  Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation 12 ft (4 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,248
  Density 970/sq mi (374.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 13-75239[1]
GNIS feature ID 2583406[2]

Talahi Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,248 at the 2010 census.[3] It 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 8 miles (13 km) into Savannah and east 9 miles (14 km) 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 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km2), or 12.86%, is water.[3]

References

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