Daisy, Georgia
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| official_name = Daisy, Georgia
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| settlement_type = City
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| map_caption = Location in Evans County and the state of Georgia
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| coordinates = {{coord|32|9|0|N|81|50|9|W|region:US|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Georgia
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Evans
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| area_total_km2 = 2.64
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.02
| area_land_km2 = 2.49
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.96
| area_water_km2 = 0.14
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.06
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| elevation_m = 46
| elevation_ft = 151
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| population_total = 159
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 = 63.77
| population_density_sq_mi = 165.11
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| timezone = Eastern (EST)
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 30423
| area_code = 912
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| blank_info = 13-21268{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}
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Daisy is a city in Evans County, Georgia, United States. The population was 159 in 2020.
History
File:Daisy, Georgia Caboose.JPG
The city of Daisy, Georgia was established in 1890, the same year that the Savannah and Western Railroad built a railroad line through the area.{{cite book | first=Dorothy | last=Simmons | year=1999 | title=A History of Evans County, Georgia |publisher=The Evans County Historical Society}}{{cite book |first=Victoria |last=Victoria |first2=Frank |last2=Logue |year=1997 |title=Touring the Backroads of North and South Georgia |publisher=John F. Blair}} The town was going to be known as Conley, in honor of Rev. W.F. Conley, a Methodist minister, but the postal service rejected the application for a post office on May 17, 1890, because of the existence of another Conley, Georgia. The people of the community then decided on Daisy, naming their town for Daisy Leola Edwards,{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/d.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=57 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} daughter of Thomas Jefferson Edwards and the granddaughter of W.F. Conley. The application for a post office under this name was made on July 14, 1890, and approved on August 26, 1890.
Geography
Daisy is located at {{coord|32|9|0|N|81|50|9|W|type:city}} (32.150060, −81.835823).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (2.94%) is water.
=Climate=
Daisy has a humid subtropical climate according to the Köppen classification. The city has hot and humid summers with average highs of 94 degrees and lows of 70 degrees in July. Winters are mild with average January highs of 61 degrees and lows of 36 degrees. Winter storms are rare, but they can happen on occasion.
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| location = Daisy
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| Jan record high F = 81
| Feb record high F = 86
| Mar record high F = 89
| Apr record high F = 96
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 106
| Jul record high F = 107
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 104
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 87
| Dec record high F = 84
| year record high F =
| Jan high F = 61
| Feb high F = 66
| Mar high F = 73
| Apr high F = 78
| May high F = 86
| Jun high F = 91
| Jul high F = 94
| Aug high F = 92
| Sep high F = 87
| Oct high F = 80
| Nov high F = 71
| Dec high F = 63
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| Jan low F = 36
| Feb low F = 39
| Mar low F = 44
| Apr low F = 50
| May low F = 59
| Jun low F = 67
| Jul low F = 71
| Aug low F = 70
| Sep low F = 65
| Oct low F = 54
| Nov low F = 45
| Dec low F = 38
| year low F =
| Jan record low F = −2
| Feb record low F = 13
| Mar record low F = 16
| Apr record low F = 28
| May record low F = 41
| Jun record low F = 48
| Jul record low F = 58
| Aug record low F = 56
| Sep record low F = 45
| Oct record low F = 30
| Nov record low F = 22
| Dec record low F = 13
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| Jan precipitation inch = 4.36
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.57
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.25
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.95
| May precipitation inch = 3.21
| Jun precipitation inch = 5.12
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.68
| Aug precipitation inch = 5.41
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.73
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.87
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.49
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.17
| year precipitation inch = 3.82
| source 1 = The Weather Channel{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0156| title = Average Weather for Daisy, GA – Temperature and Precipitation | accessdate = January 24, 2012
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1930= 214
|1940= 294
|1950= 195
|1960= 229
|1970= 150
|1980= 174
|1990= 138
|2000= 126
|2010= 129
|2020= 159
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the census of 2000, there were 126 people, 53 households, and 33 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population grew to 159.
References
External links
- [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/evans/daisy-united-methodist-church Daisy United Methodist Church] historical marker
{{Evans County, Georgia}}
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