Census Data for Port Wentworth Junction

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Port Wentworth Junction a population of 9,641 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Port Wentworth Junction a population of 5,359 people.

The community of Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County. The 2010 Census gave Chatham County; a population of 265,799 people. This means that Port Wentworth Junction had 2.02% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people, meaning that Port Wentworth Junction had 0.06% of the total population of Georgia.

Chatham County ...

Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County<3>.

The county had a population of 265,799 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 5,359 people, Port Wentworth Junction represented 2.02% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Chatham County.

Miscellaneous Information for Port Wentworth Junction ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Chatham County or the community of Port Wentworth Junction:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Port Wentworth Junction:
- GNIS ID for Port Wentworth Junction: 332734
- GNIS ID for Chatham County: 1694477
- GNIS ID for State of Georgia: 1705317

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 13 (Georgia)
- County Code: 051 (Chatham County)
- Place Code: 62356 (Port Wentworth Junction)
- State & County Code: 13/051 (Georgia / Chatham County)
- State & Place Code: 13/62356 (Georgia / Port Wentworth Junction)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Port Wentworth Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<2>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chatham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.