Appling, Georgia

Appling is located at {{Coord|33|32|45|N|82|18|57|W|type:city_region:US-GA|display=inline}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

Appling lies along U.S. Route 221 (Appling-Harlem Road) and is traversed by (Great) Kiokee Creek.

{{Main|Columbia County, Georgia#History}}

Appling was known as Columbia Courthouse when it received its original town charter in 1816.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} The town was renamed for local resident Colonel Daniel Appling, a decorated soldier in the War of 1812, after he died in 1817.{{Cite web |last=Diamond |first=Beryl |date=March 6, 2013 |title=Daniel Appling |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/daniel-appling-1787-1817 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia}}

In the early 19th century, Appling was the political, educational, social, and religious center of Columbia County and home to nearby schools Carmel Academy and Columbia Institute.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Carmel Academy was founded by the famous Southern educator Moses Waddel and attended by John C. Calhoun and William H. Crawford.{{Cite news |date=July 26, 2015 |title=Glimpses from Columbia County's past |work=Augusta Chronicle |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/local/columbia-county-news-times/2015/07/26/glimpses-from-columbia-countys-past/14176902007/ |access-date=May 22, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=David |date=July 21, 2020 |title=William Harris Crawford |url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/william-harris-crawford-1772-1834/ |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=New Georgia Encyclopedia}} Columbia Institute was founded by Connecticut-born David Bushnell, inventor of the first naval wartime submarine, who moved to the area after serving in the American Revolutionary War.{{Cite news |last=Rowell |first=Valerie |date=July 2, 2014 |title=Bushnell honored in Warrenton, Ga. |work=Augusta Chronicle |url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/local/columbia-county-news-times/2014/07/02/bushnell-honored-in-warrenton-ga/14183135007/ |access-date=May 22, 2022}}

In the 1830s, when the Georgia Railroad was established, it was decided that having a train pass through Appling would disturb the proceedings of the court, so the railway from Atlanta to Augusta was built to the south of Appling.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

In 1855, the courthouse in Appling received a major overhaul, and after the remodeling was complete in 1856, the building was in more or less its present form, a vernacular structure with Greek Revival and Italianate influences. Despite the extensive project, the shell of the 1809-1812 building was retained and the structure has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.{{Cite news |last=Ussery |first=Peggy |date=April 20, 1999 |title=Courthouse endures changes |work=Augusta Chronicle |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/042099/cy2_124-8976.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=February 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025121722/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/042099/cy2_124-8976.shtml |archive-date=October 25, 2008}}

Appling was nearly destroyed by a tornado in the 1870s, and it never regained the prestige it had prior to the tornado and the Civil War.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}} Although there was an effort to organize the municipality in the early 20th century, the corporation remained inactive. Appling lost its charter in 1995.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Appling has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Appling was {{convert|107|F|C|1}} on July 1, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-4|F|C|1}} on January 21, 1985.

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|location = Appling, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 81

|Feb record high F = 83

|Mar record high F = 88

|Apr record high F = 93

|May record high F = 100

|Jun record high F = 105

|Jul record high F = 107

|Aug record high F = 105

|Sep record high F = 102

|Oct record high F = 99

|Nov record high F = 90

|Dec record high F = 80

|Jan avg record high F = 72.0

|Feb avg record high F = 75.3

|Mar avg record high F = 82.0

|Apr avg record high F = 86.1

|May avg record high F = 90.8

|Jun avg record high F = 95.2

|Jul avg record high F = 97.6

|Aug avg record high F = 96.6

|Sep avg record high F = 92.9

|Oct avg record high F = 86.1

|Nov avg record high F = 79.5

|Dec avg record high F = 73.3

|year avg record high F = 98.7

|Jan high F = 57.1

|Feb high F = 60.9

|Mar high F = 68.5

|Apr high F = 76.3

|May high F = 82.9

|Jun high F = 88.4

|Jul high F = 91.5

|Aug high F = 90.0

|Sep high F = 85.6

|Oct high F = 77.0

|Nov high F = 67.2

|Dec high F = 59.4

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|Jan mean F = 44.8

|Feb mean F = 48.2

|Mar mean F = 54.9

|Apr mean F = 62.6

|May mean F = 70.3

|Jun mean F = 77.5

|Jul mean F = 80.9

|Aug mean F = 79.6

|Sep mean F = 74.2

|Oct mean F = 64.0

|Nov mean F = 53.5

|Dec mean F = 47.1

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 32.4

|Feb low F = 35.5

|Mar low F = 41.3

|Apr low F = 48.8

|May low F = 57.7

|Jun low F = 66.6

|Jul low F = 70.2

|Aug low F = 69.1

|Sep low F = 62.7

|Oct low F = 51.0

|Nov low F = 39.7

|Dec low F = 34.7

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|Jan avg record low F = 16.8

|Feb avg record low F = 20.7

|Mar avg record low F = 24.5

|Apr avg record low F = 33.3

|May avg record low F = 44.1

|Jun avg record low F = 56.7

|Jul avg record low F = 62.1

|Aug avg record low F = 60.2

|Sep avg record low F = 49.6

|Oct avg record low F = 34.1

|Nov avg record low F = 25.2

|Dec avg record low F = 20.2

|year avg record low F = 14.8

|Jan record low F = -4

|Feb record low F = 6

|Mar record low F = 6

|Apr record low F = 22

|May record low F = 32

|Jun record low F = 40

|Jul record low F = 52

|Aug record low F = 52

|Sep record low F = 32

|Oct record low F = 25

|Nov record low F = 13

|Dec record low F = 1

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|Jan precipitation inch = 4.35

|Feb precipitation inch = 3.85

|Mar precipitation inch = 4.89

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.06

|May precipitation inch = 3.26

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.84

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.79

|Aug precipitation inch = 4.21

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.68

|Oct precipitation inch = 2.88

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.31

|Dec precipitation inch = 4.13

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|Jan precipitation days = 6.0

|Feb precipitation days = 5.4

|Mar precipitation days = 5.6

|Apr precipitation days = 5.1

|May precipitation days = 5.0

|Jun precipitation days = 7.2

|Jul precipitation days = 6.8

|Aug precipitation days = 6.9

|Sep precipitation days = 4.9

|Oct precipitation days = 3.7

|Nov precipitation days = 4.2

|Dec precipitation days = 5.8

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{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00090311&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Appling 2 NW, GA

|access-date = August 23, 2023

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|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=cae

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Columbia

|access-date = August 23, 2023

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{{US Census population

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
1850-1870{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1870-1880{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}
1890-1910{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}} 1920-1930{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}
1940{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1950{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1960{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
1970{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1980{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 1990{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
2000{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |website=US Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}} 2020

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Appling was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+Appling CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition {{nobold|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.}} !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Appling CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1302364&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2020

White alone (NH) |553 |84.04%

Black or African American alone (NH) |30 |4.56%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |8 |1.22%

Asian alone (NH) |3 |0.46%

Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |0.00%

Other race alone (NH) |0 |0.00%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |46 |6.99%

Hispanic or Latino (any race) |18 |2.74%

Total |658 |100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 658 people, 311 households, and 145 families residing in the CDP.

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