Kite, Georgia
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|population_total = 160
|population_density_km2 = 76.68
|population_density_sq_mi = 198.51
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|coordinates = {{coord|32|41|29|N|82|30|55|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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|elevation_m = 76
|elevation_ft = 249
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 31049
|area_code = 478
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|blank_info = 13-43892{{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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|website = {{URL|http://kite.georgia.gov/}}
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Kite is a city in Johnson County, Georgia, United States, along the Little Ohoopee River. The population was 160 in 2020.
History
The town was named after Shaderick Kight, who donated the land to build the town.{{cite book|last1=Moyer|first1=Armond|last2=Moyer|first2=Winifred|title=The origins of unusual place-names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89058322223;view=1up;seq=76|year=1958|publisher=Keystone Pub. Associates|page=72}} He requested the simpler spelling of the name for more efficient mail delivery and processing.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/k.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=126 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Kite in 1891.{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/kite | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511154608/http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/kite | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 11, 2012 | title=Kite | publisher=GeorgiaGov | accessdate=1 July 2019}}
Geography
Kite is located in eastern Johnson County at {{coord|32|41|29|N|82|30|55|W|type:city}} (32.691472, -82.515378).{{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}} U.S. Route 221 passes through the center of town as Montgomery Street, leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to Bartow and south {{convert|25|mi}} to Soperton. Georgia State Route 57 (Kight Road) crosses US 221 in the center of Kite, leading west {{convert|12|mi}} to Wrightsville, the Johnson county seat, and southeast {{convert|13|mi}} to Swainsboro.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Kite has a total area of {{convert|2.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 0.63%, are water.{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Kite city, Georgia |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1343892 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103230/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1343892 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=May 8, 2018 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}
=Climate=
{{Weather box
| single line = Y
| location = Kite, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2004–present
|Jan record high F = 81
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 91
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 101
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 82
|Jan avg record high F = 74.3
|Feb avg record high F = 78.3
|Mar avg record high F = 84.5
|Apr avg record high F = 89.1
|May avg record high F = 94.4
|Jun avg record high F = 99.0
|Jul avg record high F = 99.8
|Aug avg record high F = 99.1
|Sep avg record high F = 95.9
|Oct avg record high F = 90.1
|Nov avg record high F = 82.6
|Dec avg record high F = 78.0
|year avg record high F = 101.0
| Jan high F =57.8
| Feb high F =61.6
| Mar high F =69.0
| Apr high F =76.8
| May high F =83.9
| Jun high F =90.4
| Jul high F =92.7
| Aug high F =91.2
| Sep high F =87.0
| Oct high F =77.9
| Nov high F =67.7
| Dec high F =59.6
| Jan mean F =46.2
| Feb mean F =49.1
| Mar mean F =55.8
| Apr mean F =63.1
| May mean F =71.0
| Jun mean F =78.5
| Jul mean F =81.3
| Aug mean F =80.1
| Sep mean F =75.0
| Oct mean F =65.0
| Nov mean F =54.5
| Dec mean F =48.0
| Jan low F =34.7
| Feb low F =36.7
| Mar low F =42.6
| Apr low F =49.4
| May low F =58.0
| Jun low F =66.5
| Jul low F =69.9
| Aug low F =68.9
| Sep low F =63.0
| Oct low F =52.1
| Nov low F =41.3
| Dec low F =36.4
|Jan avg record low F = 17.9
|Feb avg record low F = 21.1
|Mar avg record low F = 25.8
|Apr avg record low F = 33.2
|May avg record low F = 42.3
|Jun avg record low F = 57.1
|Jul avg record low F = 61.2
|Aug avg record low F = 61.0
|Sep avg record low F = 50.1
|Oct avg record low F = 34.7
|Nov avg record low F = 24.3
|Dec avg record low F = 22.0
|year avg record low F = 16.1
|Jan record low F = 10
|Feb record low F = 14
|Mar record low F = 21
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 36
|Jun record low F = 51
|Jul record low F = 55
|Aug record low F = 56
|Sep record low F = 42
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 14
|Dec record low F = 12
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch =4.26
| Feb precipitation inch =4.06
| Mar precipitation inch =4.44
| Apr precipitation inch =3.44
| May precipitation inch =3.16
| Jun precipitation inch =5.29
| Jul precipitation inch =4.95
| Aug precipitation inch =4.98
| Sep precipitation inch =4.03
| Oct precipitation inch =2.92
| Nov precipitation inch =3.11
| Dec precipitation inch =4.33
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.1
|Feb precipitation days = 8.8
|Mar precipitation days = 7.8
|Apr precipitation days = 7.5
|May precipitation days = 7.8
|Jun precipitation days = 8.4
|Jul precipitation days = 10.6
|Aug precipitation days = 10.8
|Sep precipitation days = 7.6
|Oct precipitation days = 5.2
|Nov precipitation days = 6.8
|Dec precipitation days = 10.6
|year precipitation days = 101.0
|Jan snow inch = 0.0
|Feb snow inch = 0.2
|Mar snow inch = 0.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch =
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.1
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.1
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00094862&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: Kite, GA
|access-date = February 27, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip days, snow/snow days 2006–2020)
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ffc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Atlanta
|access-date = February 27, 2023
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1900= 156
|1910= 241
|1920= 344
|1930= 433
|1940= 472
|1950= 447
|1960= 424
|1970= 336
|1980= 328
|1990= 297
|2000= 241
|2010= 241
|2020= 160
|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 241 people, 108 households, and 68 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 160.
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080827224707/http://kite.georgia.gov/ Official Site]
{{Johnson County, Georgia}}
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Category:Cities in Johnson County, Georgia