Georgetown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 11,916 at the 2020 U.S. Census. Georgetown lies across the Little Ogeechee River (and city limits) from Savannah, Georgia, and is a suburban "bedroom community" of Savannah, where most of its adult residents work. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Georgetown was constructed mostly in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but new subdivisions have been built recently. Shopping facilities are now more plentiful and continue to be added. Two schools in Georgetown are units of the Savannah-Chatham public school system: Georgetown Elementary and Southwest Middle School. Georgetown's public high school students attend Windsor Forest High School in Savannah. Geography Georgetown is located in western Chatham County at . It is bordered to the east, south, and west by portions of the city of Savannah and has lost area since the 2000 census due to annexations by city. To the northwest is the unincorporated community of Henderson. U.S. Route 17 forms the northwestern edge of Georgetown, and leads northeast to downtown Savannah and southwest to Richmond Hill. Veterans Parkway begins in the eastern part of Georgetown and also leads to the center of Savannah. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Georgetown CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.30%, is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,916 people, 4,971 households, and 3,741 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 10,599 people, 4,123 households, and 2,820 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,341 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.78% White, 19.89% African American, 0.39% Native American, 3.09% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.72% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.62% of the population. There were 4,123 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family