Waynesville, Georgia

Place in Georgia, United States

31°13′46″N 81°47′21″W / 31.22944°N 81.78917°W / 31.22944; -81.78917CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyBrantleyPopulation

(2020)

• Total331Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

31566

Waynesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brantley County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. Its ZIP code is 31566. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 331.^[1]

History

Waynesville derives its name from Wayne County, of which it once was a part of.^[2] Records are contradictory so it is unclear when exactly Waynesville held the county seat.^[3]

Geography

Waynesville is located near the old Post Road which is the dividing line between the counties of Brantley and Glynn.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	331		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2020^[5]

**Waynesville CDP, 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 2020^[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	288	87.01%
Black or African American alone (NH)	11	3.32%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	3	0.91%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	4	1.21%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	14	4.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	3.32%
Total	331	100.00%

At the 2020 census, its population was 331.

References

^ "Waynesville CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 249. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "Wayne County". GeorgiaInfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 ispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Waynesville CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.