A town of 1,452, settled in 1736. Home to 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Darien does most differently from other towns.
1890s · US 1893 Georgia Darien Bank to Savannah…24 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
![[The Georgia Negro] Darien, McIntosh Co., Ga. Distribution of 1000 Negro inhabitants](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/2955/1cbf432b5f1dcbaf6d1a-s.jpg)
1,975 people in 2010; 1,452 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Darien. Another town gets a different order.
13 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Columbus Square | — | 1 |
| 2. Vernon Square | — | 1 |
Darien beats the Georgia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| What stands out | Darien | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.7% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.2% | 6.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
Darien has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 43°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The typical Darien home is worth about $276,000, up 2.9% in a year, 17% below the Georgia typical home.
Most working residents leave Darien for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Brunswick (13%), Savannah (9%) and St. Simons (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
The public schools Darien’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Grant Elementary School | PK–5 | 694 | C+ |
| McIntosh County Middle School | 6–8 | 311 | B− |
1936
Historic American Buildings Survey L. D. Andrew, Photographer Dec. 30, 1936 INTERIOR VIEW LOOKING NORTHEAST THROUGH DOO…
Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Darien’s archive appears here every day.
See all 24 archive items →4 places in Darien on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Darien.
City in Georgia, United States
Darien () is a city in and the county seat of McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River, approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan statistical area. It is the second-oldest planned city in Georgia and was originally called New Inverness. The population of Darien was 1,460 at the 2020 census, down from 1,975 in 2010.
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