Bloomingdale, Georgia

Bloomingdale is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,790. It is part of the Savannah metropolitan statistical area.

Bloomingdale, Georgia
City
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Location in Chatham County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°7′27″N 81°18′26″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Chatham
Established	1840 (1840)
Area [1]
• Total	14.05 sq mi (36.39 km2)
• Land	13.78 sq mi (35.69 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
Elevation [2]	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,790
• Density	202.45/sq mi (78.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP code	31302
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-08844[3]
GNIS feature ID	0331192[2]
Website	www.bloomingdale-ga.gov

Geography

Bloomingdale is located along the northwestern border of Chatham County at 32°7′27″N 81°18′26″W (32.124122, -81.307211).^[4] It is bordered to the northeast by Port Wentworth, to the east by Pooler, to the south by a western portion of Savannah, and to the northwest by Effingham County. U.S. Route 80 runs east–west through the center of Bloomingdale, and Interstate 16 runs parallel to it through the southern part of the city, with access from Exit 152. Both highways lead east 13 miles (21 km) to downtown Savannah.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Bloomingdale has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36.3 km²), of which 12.8 square miles (33.1 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), or 8.90%, is water.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	1,855		—
1990	2,271		22.4%
2000	2,665		17.3%
2010	2,713		1.8%
2020	2,790		2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Bloomingdale racial composition as of 2020^[7]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	2,097	75.16%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	309	11.08%
Native American	14	0.5%
Asian	27	0.97%
Other/Mixed	163	5.84%
Hispanic or Latino	180	6.45%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,790 people, 1,272 households, and 791 families residing in the city.