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| Brunswick | |||
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| The City of Brunswick | |||
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| Nickname(s): "The Wick" "Shrimp Capital of the World" | |||
| Motto: Gateway to the Golden Isles | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
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| State | Georgia | ||
| County | Glynn | ||
| Settled | 1738 | ||
| Founded | 1771 | ||
| Incorporated | 1856 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Type | Commission | ||
| - Mayor | Bryan Thompson (R) | ||
| - Mayor pro tem | Cornell Harvey | ||
| - Commission | James H. Brooks Mark Spaulding Jonathan Williams | ||
| - Manager | Roosevelt Harris, Jr. | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 25.2 sq mi (65.2 km²) | ||
| - Land | 17.2 sq mi (44.6 km²) | ||
| - Water | 8.0 sq mi (20.7 km²) | ||
| - Metro | 1,300 sq mi (3,367 km²) | ||
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 16,074 | ||
| - Density | 934.5/sq mi (360.8/km²) | ||
| - Metro | 100,613 | ||
| - Demonym | Brunswicker or Brunswickan | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP codes | 31520-31525, 31527, 31561 | ||
| Area code(s) | 912 | ||
| FIPS code | 13-11560 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0354878 | ||
| Website: www.brunswickga.org | |||
Brunswick (pronounced /ˌbrʌnswɪk/) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Glynn County. The municipality is located in southeastern Georgia on a harbor on the eastern shore of Oglethorpe Bay, approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of the Florida state line. It was founded in 1771 by the Province of Georgia and incorporated on February 22, 1856. Plans for the city's streets and squares were laid out in the grid style following James Oglethorpe's Savannah Plan. In 1789, President George Washington proclaimed Brunswick as one of the five original ports of entry for the colonies.
In 2006, the city proper had an estimated population of 16,074, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 101,792 in July 2007. Its metropolitan area is the twelfth largest in the state of Georgia and includes the counties of Glynn, Brantley, and McIntosh.
The Port of Brunswick is one of the nation's most productive ports on the Atlantic coast. The city's economy ecompasses manufacturing, agricultural processing, bulk cargoes, and tourism: the single largest industry in Brunswick and Glynn County. Brunswick is also the center of Georgia's shrimp and crab industry; the city was once called The Shrimp Capital of the World due to the many wild shrimp harvested in its local waters.
The headquarters facility of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is a vital part of Brunswick's economy as well; the 2.5-square-mile (6.5 km2) facility located just north of the city brings in thousands of students monthly. Adjacent to FLETC is Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, which provides commercial air service to the region.
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