St. Marys
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city in Camden County, Georgia, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States of America
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Camden
- Mayor
- Greg Lockhart
- Total
- 25.00 sq mi (64.74 km )
- Land
- 22.82 sq mi (59.11 km )
- Water
- 2.17 sq mi (5.63 km )
- Elevation
- 9.8 ft (3 m)
- Density
- 799.9/sq mi (308.85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area code
- Area code 912
- Fips code
- 13-67984
- Website
- www .stmarysga .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- St. Marys
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Camden County
- Population
- 18256
- Area
- 64.466191
- Elevation
- 3
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Official website
- www.stmaryswelcome.com
- Households
- 7172
- Dialing code
- 912
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- Commons category
- St. Marys, Georgia
- inception
- 1792-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 9.5742
- per capita income
- 30818
- postal code
- 31558
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
St. Marys is a city in Camden County, Georgia, United States, located on the southern border of Camden County on the St. Marys River. It had a population of 18,256 at the 2020 census, up from 17,121 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsland, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Florida border is just to the south across the river, Cumberland Island National Seashore is to the northeast, and Kingsland, Georgia, is to the west. Jacksonville, Florida, is 38 miles south, and Savannah, Georgia, is 110 miles north.
St. Marys is the ferry departure point for the passenger ferry to Cumberland Island. Other attractions include the St. Marys Submarine Museum, Crooked River State Park, the history walk, and the waterfront park. It is bordered by Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, home port for several Ohio-class submarines. The city hosts annual Mardi Gras events, an Independence Day Festival, St. Marys Seafood Festival and a Music in the Park Series.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “St. Marys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.