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'''Dock Junction''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Glynn County, Georgia|Glynn County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. It is part of the [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|metropolitan statistical area]]. The population was 7,721 at the 2010 census, growing to 8,266 in 2020.<ref name=2020CensusP2/> Its original name was Arco until the 1970s, the name deriving from the Atlantic Refining Company.<ref>Temple, Robert D. ''Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places'', (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse, page 323.</ref>

==Geography==

Dock Junction is located at {{coord|31|12|4|N|81|30|25|W|type:city}} (31.201106, -81.506921).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|9.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}} (10.66%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 4160
|1960= 5417
|1970= 6009
|1980= 6189
|1990= 7094
|2000= 6951
|2010= 7721
|2020= 8266
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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Dock Junction was first listed as an unincorporated place in 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA/> and designated a [[census designated place]] in 1980.<ref name=1980CensusGA/>

===Racial and ethnic composition===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Dock Junction, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Dock Junction CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1323200|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dock Junction CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1323200&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dock Junction CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1323200&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,634
|4,461
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,168
|66.67%
|57.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.42%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,005
|2,127
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,533
|28.84%
|27.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.64%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|12
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.17%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|26
|115
|style='background: #ffffe6; |125
|0.37%
|1.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.51%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|9
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.13%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|4
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48
|0.06%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|50
|130
|style='background: #ffffe6; |336
|0.72%
|1.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|211
|867
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,036
|3.04%
|11.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.53%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,951'''
|'''7,721'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,266'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Dock Junction had a population of 8,266. The median age was 37.9 years. 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.7 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A23200&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A23200&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

98.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.8% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A23200&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 3,243 households in Dock Junction, including 1,942 families. Of those households, 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 33.8% were married-couple households, 20.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

There were 3,609 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/><ref name="Census2020PL"/>
==Education==
The community's public schools are operated by [[Glynn County School District|Glynn County School System]].

Zoned schools serving sections of the CDP include:<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1323200_dock_junction/DC10BLK_P1323200_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Dock Junction CDP, GA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1323200_dock_junction/DC10BLK_P1323200_001.pdf 1] and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1323200_dock_junction/DC10BLK_P1323200_002.pdf 2].</ref>
* Glyndale Elementary School (GES), Golden Isles Elementary School (GIE), Goodyear Elementary School (GOE), and Sterling Elementary School (SES)<ref>"[http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/2010-11%20Elementary%20Zones%20Map.pdf Elementary School Zones Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312204349/http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/2010-11%20Elementary%20Zones%20Map.pdf |date=2019-03-12 }}." [[Glynn County School District|Glynn County School System]]. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.</ref>
* Glynn Middle School (GMS), Jane Macon Middle School (JMS), Needwood Middle School (NMS), and Risley Middle School (RMS)<ref>"[http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/Middle%20Schools%20Zones%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf Middle School Zones Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312204344/http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/Middle%20Schools%20Zones%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf |date=2019-03-12 }}." [[Glynn County School District|Glynn County School System]]. Retrieved on March 13, 2019. Detail maps: [http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/Glynn%20Middle%20School%20Zone%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf GMS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312204323/http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/Glynn%20Middle%20School%20Zone%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf |date=2019-03-12 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190312210404/http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/Jane%20Macon%20Middle%20School%20Zone%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf JMS], [http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/Needwood%20Middle%20School%20Zone%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf NMS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312210407/http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/Needwood%20Middle%20School%20Zone%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf |date=March 12, 2019 }}, and [http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/New%20Risley%20Middle%20School%20Zone%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf RMS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312210148/http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/New%20Risley%20Middle%20School%20Zone%20Map%20(Revised%20January%202012).pdf |date=March 12, 2019 }}.</ref>
* [[Brunswick High School (Georgia)|Brunswick High School]] (BHS) and [[Glynn Academy]] (GA)<ref>"[http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/2010-11%20High%20School%20Zones%20Map.pdf High School Zones Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312204049/http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/files/filesystem/2010-11%20High%20School%20Zones%20Map.pdf |date=2019-03-12 }}." [[Glynn County School District|Glynn County School System]]. Retrieved on March 13, 2019.</ref>

==References==
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{{Glynn County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Glynn County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Brunswick metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]