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Darien, Georgia Information
The City of Darien is the county seat for McIntosh County, Georgia and it is about 50 miles south of Savannah along the mouth of the Alabama River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,975 is the second oldest city in the state and has a total area of two square miles (all of which is land). After the U.S. Army destroyed Darien, gunboats were used to blockade the port. The troops plundered residents and plantations of McIntosh County for food, as armies lived off the land. The only defenders left in the county were a group of white men too old for military service. On the night of August 3, 1864, the county’s white defenders had met at the Ebenezer Church, nine miles north of Darien. Union troops found out about the meeting from the local enslaved people. The troops surrounded the church, opened fire, and captured 23 white men. These white men were marched to a landing near Darien, put on ships, and taken to prisons in the North. The First African Baptist Church (claimed to be the oldest African-American church in the county) was destroyed along with the rest of the town. It was rebuilt and later some meetings of the 20th-century Civil Rights Movement were held there. Following the Civil War, Darien was rebuilt, with financial aid coming in small part from the family of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. He had been killed during the War but had written to his family of his shame in participating in the destruction of Darien. Into the early 1900s, Darien was one of the largest Southeastern ports for shipping lumber. When the timber was depleted, Darien became a fishing village, known primarily for Georgia wild shrimp. It was once famous for its oysters. The city is covered by one zip code, 31305 and one area code, 912.
Darien is ranked #275 in Georgia and #17,783 in the United States with a livability score of 64, which is in the 39th percentile. The city scored best for great weather, crime, and cost of living. The average summer temperature is a comfortable 81 degrees, crime in the area is 19 percent lower than the state’s, and the cost of living is eight percent lower than the state of Georgia.
The overall crime rate in Darien is 2% lower than the national average. For every 100,000 people, there are 7.59 daily crimes that occur in Darien. Darien is safer than 51% of the cities in the United States. In Darien you have a 1 in 37 chance of becoming a victim of any crime. The number of total year over year crimes in Darien has decreased by 35%.
Of the factors which are used to determine the livability index, Darien does well in the areas of weather, crime, and cost of living. It scores poorly in the areas of Employment, Education, Housing and Amenities.
Mayor Hugh “Bubba” Hodge
City of Darien, Georgia
106 Washington Street
Darien GA 31305
(912) 437-6686
Darien City Mayor
