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Pooler, Georgia

Pooler is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pooler had a population of 25,711. Pooler is located northwest of Savannah along Interstates 95 and 16. It comprises part of the Savannah metropolitan area.

The city was named for railroad employee Robert William Pooler.

During the Civil War, Pooler was a railway stop called Pooler's Station—the last stop before Savannah on the Central of Georgia Railway. In December 1864, Pooler was a meeting place for Union officers led by William Tecumseh Sherman, who negotiated with Savannah authorities for the strategic port city's peaceful surrender.

Pooler is located in northwestern Chatham County at 32°6′17″N 81°15′12″W / 32.10472°N 81.25333°W / 32.10472; -81.25333. It is bordered by Port Wentworth to the north, Garden City to the east, Savannah to the north and south, and Bloomingdale to the west. U.S. Route 80 intersects Interstate 95 just east of the city center; US 80 leads 9 miles (14 km) east to downtown Savannah, while I-95 leads north into South Carolina and south 132 miles (212 km) to Jacksonville, Florida.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Pooler has a total area of 30.3 square miles (78.6 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76.1 km2) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), or 3.18%, is water.

As of the 2020 census, Pooler had a population of 25,711 living in 10,272 households, including 6,130 families. The median age was 36.7 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.0 males age 18 and over.

99.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.9% lived in rural areas.

Among households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.5% were married-couple households, 18.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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