Talahi Island, Georgia

Talahi Island is a barrier island, unincorporated community, and census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census.^[1] Located between Savannah and the beach resort town of Tybee Island, Talahi Island is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Talahi Island, Georgia
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Talahi Island
Coordinates: 32°1′58″N 80°58′33″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Chatham
Area [1]
• Total	1.48 sq mi (3.83 km2)
• Land	1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation [2]	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,247
• Density	968.92/sq mi (374.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31410[3]
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-75239[4]
GNIS feature ID	2583406[2]

Geography

The Talahi Island CDP is located in eastern Chatham County on the island of the same name, one of several islands lying in the tidal marshes between Savannah and the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered to the northeast by the Bull River, to the northwest by Turner Creek, and to the south by Wilmington Island. U.S. Route 80 passes through the island community, leading west 8 miles (13 km) into Savannah and east 9 miles (14 km) to the highway's end at Tybee Island on the Atlantic shore.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Talahi Island CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²), or 12.86%, is water.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,248		—
2020	1,247		−0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1850-1870[6] 1870-1880[7] 1890-1910[8] 1920-1930[9] 1940[10] 1950[11] 1960[12] 1970[13] 1980[14] 1990[15] 2000[16] 2010[17] 2020[18]

Talahi Island was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[17][16]

Talahi Island, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[17]	Pop 2020[18]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,161	1,133	93.03%	90.86%
Black or African American alone (NH)	29	20	2.32%	1.60%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	4	0.08%	0.32%
Asian alone (NH)	29	27	2.32%	2.17%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	1	6	0.08%	0.48%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	10	22	0.80%	1.76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	35	1.36%	2.81%
Total	1,248	1,247	100.00%	100.00%