Kings Bay is a small town located at 30.804 N, 81.560 W in Camden County on the southern coast of Georgia. Since 1979, the adjacent Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay (initially named Naval Submarine Support Base Kings Bay), located at 30.796 N, 81.514 W, has served as the major East Coast operating, training and refit base for nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN). The base also hosts the Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT), 30.785 N, 81.537 W.
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,667 people, 4,049 households, and 2,672 families residing in the city. The population density was 353.5/km² (915.4/mi²). There were 4,298 housing units at an average density of 142.4/km² (368.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.91% White, 7.56% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 11.61% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 17.07% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
