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21-601: Coastal Georgia forms part of the Lower Coastal Plain , alongside Southeast Georgia . It consists of ten counties, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development : Bryan , Bulloch , Camden , Chatham , Effingham , Glynn , Liberty , Long , McIntosh , and Screven . Coastal Georgia also includes the Golden Isles . The region counts three metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs):

42-452: A new record for containers handled at the Port of Savannah. In the past five years, the port's container traffic has jumped 55 percent from 1.5 million  TEU handled in fiscal 2003 to 2.3 million  TEU in fiscal 2007. By 2014, container traffic was up to 3 million  TEU . In 2018, the Port handled a record 4.35 million  TEU , a 7.5 percent increase over 2017. In response to

63-608: A presence have included the Episcopal Church and nontrinitarian Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Non-Christian religions accounted for a minority of the region's religious landscape. The largest non-Christian religion was Judaism . Following, Hinduism and Islam were the other prominent non-Christian religious groups in Coastal Georgia. Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith also had small communities in

84-609: Is 726,132 (286,271 south of, and 439,861 north of, the Altamaha River), as of the 2010 U.S. census. Port of Savannah The Port of Savannah is a major U.S. seaport located at Savannah , Georgia . As of 2021, the port was the third busiest seaport in the United States. Its facilities for oceangoing vessels line both sides of the Savannah River and are approximately 18 miles (29 km) from

105-788: Is a part of the Bible Belt . In 2020, the Association of Religion Data Archives determined Baptists , non-denominational Protestants , Methodists , Catholics , Holiness , and Pentecostals were the largest Christian groups operating in the region. The single largest Christian denominations were the Southern Baptist Convention , United Methodist Church , Catholic Church , National Missionary Baptist Convention of America , Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) , National Baptist Convention (USA) , and African Methodist Episcopal Church . Other notable dominations with

126-760: The Atlantic Ocean . Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) , the Port of Savannah competes primarily with the Port of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina to the northeast, and the Port of Jacksonville in Jacksonville , Florida to the south. The GPA operates one other Atlantic seaport in Georgia, the Port of Brunswick . The state also manages three interior ports linked to

147-510: The Gulf of Mexico : Port Bainbridge , Port Columbus, and a facility at Cordele, Georgia linked by rail to the Port of Savannah. In the 1950s, the Port of Savannah was the only facility to see an increase in trade while the country experienced a decline in trade of 5%. It was chaired and led by engineer Dr. Blake Van Leer (who also led the US Corps of Engineers). Between 2000 and 2005 alone,

168-950: The Savannah metropolitan area , the Hinesville metropolitan area , and the Brunswick metropolitan area . Both the Savannah and Hinesville MSAs form the Savannah–Hinesville–Statesboro-Jesup combined statistical area . With Camden County , the Jacksonville–St. Marys–Palatka, FL–GA CSA is included. According to the 2020 United States census , the counties forming Coastal Georgia's population numbered 731,630 residents. Racially and ethnically, Coastal Georgia has been inhabited by European American and African American settlers since colonization, in common with most of

189-456: The "Coastal Empire", is a subregion that encompasses the lowest-lying areas of the Atlantic coastal plain in the state, containing barrier islands , marshes , and swampy lowlands, as well as flat plains and low terraces. It differs from Georgia's Upper Coastal Plain in that it is lower in elevation with less relief and wetter soils. The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines

210-470: The Altamaha River. The three metropolitan areas are those of Brunswick , Hinesville–Fort Stewart , and Savannah . The largest census county divisions , in the order of decreasing population, are Savannah , Hinesville , Pooler – Bloomingdale , Brunswick , Saint Marys , Waycross , Jesup , Richmond Hill , Tybee Island , and Everett . The total population of the eighteen-county subregion

231-722: The Lower Coastal Plain as an ecoregion, part of the larger, interstate Southern Coastal Plain. Within the subregion flow the major rivers the Altamaha , Ogeechee , Saint Marys , Savannah , Satilla , and Suwannee (all of which, except the Suwannee River, empty into the Atlantic Ocean ); the Saint Marys and Suwannee rivers have their origins in the Okefenokee Swamp . The Coastal Plain is also

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252-501: The Port of Brunswick was the sixth-busiest automobile port in the United States. Education has also remained a dominant part of the regional economy, and Georgia Southern University 's flagship campus in Statesboro is by far the largest institution in terms of campus enrollment. Along with its Armstrong and Hinesville campuses, Georgia Southern's combined economic impact surpasses $ 1.1 billion annually. Other leading institutions in

273-616: The Port of Savannah was the fastest-growing seaport in the United States, with a compounded annual growth rate of 16.5 percent (the national average is 9.7 percent). On July 30, 2007, the GPA announced that the Port of Savannah had a record year in fiscal 2007, becoming the fourth-busiest and fastest-growing container terminal in the U.S. As of 2021, the port was third busiest seaport in the United States. The GPA handled more than 2.3 million  twenty-foot equivalent units  (TEU) of container traffic during fiscal 2007–a 14.5 percent increase and

294-575: The Port of Savannah, one via the Suez Canal and one via the Panama Canal . The weekly Suez Express (SZX) will provide increased capacity via Savannah to and from India and Southeast Asia, deploying eight vessels. The SZX, which will originate in Singapore , calls on Colombo , Sri Lanka , before Savannah and then returns via Jebel Ali , Port Klang and then Singapore . It takes 25 days for

315-539: The area. Among the Gullah-Geechee community, Lowcounty Voodoo or Hoodoo has been traditionally practiced among the population. Coastal Georgia's economy, according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development, is stimulated by manufacturing, agriculture, ports, the government and military, tourism, and film. The Port of Savannah and Port of Brunswick are Georgia's two seaports. As of 2007,

336-604: The growth in traffic at both Savannah and the Port of Charleston , the Jasper Ocean Terminal , which would be the largest port in the country if it is completed, is planned to be built upriver on the Savannah River by the mid-2020s. The Port of Savannah was unable to accommodate further terminal growth, which caused it to develop satellite terminal facilities and inland distribution. These facilities include: On April 10, 2007, Maersk Line reported that

357-402: The home to Savannah , the first capital city which was declared in 1733. The subregion is somewhat synonymous with Coastal Georgia , and contains the counties of Atkinson , Bacon , Brantley , Camden , Charlton , Clinch , Echols , Glynn , Lanier , Pierce , Ware , and Wayne , south of the Altamaha River; and Bryan , Chatham , Effingham , Liberty , Long , and McIntosh , north of

378-866: The line has added the Port of Savannah to its MECL2 service. With the addition, Maersk Line now has five services calling on the Port of Savannah. The MECL2 service will increase Savannah's trade with India , the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin. In 2006, Maersk Line and the GPA signed a twenty-year agreement that would make the Port of Savannah one of its primary ports of call in the South Atlantic. The MECL2 service provides direct service from Chennai / Madras , India, to act as transshipment hub for cargo to and from Visakhapatnam , Calcutta / Haldia , and Bangladesh . On June 5, 2007, APL announced that it would have two new all-water services to

399-665: The present-day state. Among its racial and ethnic makeup, the Gullah-Geechee people have maintained a historic presence along the coastal plains of the region. Since the migration of settlers from other states beginning in the 21st century, the Gullah-Geechee community and culture have been declining in the region due to development by private companies and state officials throughout the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. In terms of religious beliefs and observance, Coastal Georgia

420-657: The region are Savannah State University , South University , Georgia Tech Savannah , Savannah Technical College , Ralston College , and Savannah College of Art and Design , all contributing to Coastal Georgia's development. In the southern part of the region, the College of Coastal Georgia serves Brunswick and its metropolitan economy. Coastal Georgia is mainly served by two airports: Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and Brunswick Golden Isles Airport . Brunswick's airport provides flights to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport , served by Delta Air . In

441-488: The southern part of the region, three federal highways pass through metropolitan Brunswick: U.S. Route 17 , U.S. Route 341 , and U.S. Route 25 . In the Savannah area of Coastal Georgia, interstates 16 , 95 , and 516 run through the city; U.S. Route 80 and U.S. Route 17 also both run through Savannah. Additionally, Amtrak provides rail services throughout the region. Lower Coastal Plain (Georgia) Southeast Georgia 's Lower Coastal Plain , often referred to as

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