is now a legally formed Town of James Island. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of James Island is included within the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Area and the larger Charleston-North Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area. Education The public schools on James Island are part of the Charleston County School District and include Harborview, Stiles Point, James Island and Murray-LaSaine, and Apple Charter Elementary Schools; Camp Road Middle School, and James Island Charter High School. The high school interscholastic teams are the Trojans and wear blue and orange uniforms. James Island had two high schools in the past: Fort Johnson High (mascot Trojans) and James Island High (mascot Rams). The two schools merged in 1983 on the Fort Johnson campus. The first school year for the combined school was 1983-1984 (class of '84). Notable inhabitants Stephen Colbert, comedian and political satirist, lived on James Island for part of his boyhood, along with his 10 brothers and sisters. Langston Moore of the NFL Detroit Lions, attended James Island High School. Samuel Smalls, the man upon whom the novel Porgy and subsequent opera Porgy and Bess are based, is buried in the cemetery beside James Island Presbyterian Church. Gorman Thomas, Major League Baseball player, grew up on James Island and played baseball for the original James Island High School. Roddy White, Pro Bowl wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons, attended James Island High School. References External links James Island information Islands of South Carolina Islands of Charleston County, South Carolina South Carolina Sea Islands