Nahunta, Georgia
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Nahunta is a city in and the county seat of Brantley County, Georgia, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} It is part of the Brunswick metropolitan area. The population was 1,013 at the 2020 census. The city is an important crossroad which is intersected by U.S. Route 82 and U.S. Route 301 in its downtown area.
History
File:Grindingsugarcane-nahunta-c1910.jpg
Nahunta, originally called Victoria, was founded about 1870. It is believed that the town was renamed in 1899 for timber executive N.A. Hunter, but the origin of the name has never been officially verified.{{cite web | url=http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/counties/brantley | title=Counties }}{{Cite web | url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gabrantl/nahunta.html | title=Brantley County, Georgia - History }} In 1923, the seat of Brantley County was transferred to Nahunta from Hoboken.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA240 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | accessdate=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=240| isbn=978-1135948597 }}
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Nahunta as a city in 1925.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/n.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=156 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nahunta gained national attention for its armadillo festival during the first weekend in May, that included the "Brantley County Armadillo Olympics" and "a cookout with armadillo prominently featured on the menu".[https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/06/archives/armadillo-race-more-scrabble-than-dash-valued-by-researchers.html "Armadillo Race More Scrabble Than Dash"], The New York Times, May 6, 1979, p. A26
Geography
Nahunta is located at {{coord|31|12|16|N|81|58|56|W|type:city}} (31.204527, -81.982285).{{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|7.3|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.65%, is water.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nahunta city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1354124 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1354124 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |accessdate=November 6, 2013 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}
=Climate=
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nahunta has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded there was {{convert|104|F|C|1}} on July 7, 1990, and July 21, 2000, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|3|F|C|1}} on January 21, 1985.
{{Weather box
|location = Nahunta, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 88
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 89
|Jan avg record high F = 77.9
|Feb avg record high F = 80.1
|Mar avg record high F = 84.3
|Apr avg record high F = 88.8
|May avg record high F = 93.2
|Jun avg record high F = 96.3
|Jul avg record high F = 97.2
|Aug avg record high F = 96.6
|Sep avg record high F = 93.2
|Oct avg record high F = 88.0
|Nov avg record high F = 83.0
|Dec avg record high F = 79.4
|year avg record high F = 98.1
|Jan high F = 62.6
|Feb high F = 65.9
|Mar high F = 71.7
|Apr high F = 78.1
|May high F = 84.6
|Jun high F = 88.6
|Jul high F = 90.9
|Aug high F = 90.0
|Sep high F = 85.8
|Oct high F = 78.8
|Nov high F = 71.9
|Dec high F = 64.0
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 49.6
|Feb mean F = 52.5
|Mar mean F = 57.7
|Apr mean F = 64.0
|May mean F = 71.4
|Jun mean F = 77.8
|Jul mean F = 80.5
|Aug mean F = 79.9
|Sep mean F = 75.8
|Oct mean F = 67.0
|Nov mean F = 57.8
|Dec mean F = 51.6
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 36.7
|Feb low F = 39.1
|Mar low F = 43.8
|Apr low F = 49.9
|May low F = 58.2
|Jun low F = 67.0
|Jul low F = 70.1
|Aug low F = 69.8
|Sep low F = 65.7
|Oct low F = 55.3
|Nov low F = 44.6
|Dec low F = 39.2
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = 20.6
|Feb avg record low F = 23.3
|Mar avg record low F = 28.0
|Apr avg record low F = 35.0
|May avg record low F = 45.1
|Jun avg record low F = 58.4
|Jul avg record low F = 64.1
|Aug avg record low F = 63.7
|Sep avg record low F = 55.0
|Oct avg record low F = 38.3
|Nov avg record low F = 27.9
|Dec avg record low F = 24.0
|year avg record low F = 18.9
|Jan record low F = 3
|Feb record low F = 14
|Mar record low F = 18
|Apr record low F = 24
|May record low F = 35
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 56
|Aug record low F = 55
|Sep record low F = 37
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 18
|Dec record low F = 8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.62
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.08
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.10
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.30
|May precipitation inch = 3.86
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.48
|Jul precipitation inch = 6.46
|Aug precipitation inch = 7.64
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.32
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.97
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.21
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.71
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|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.7
|Feb precipitation days = 6.1
|Mar precipitation days = 6.6
|Apr precipitation days = 5.0
|May precipitation days = 6.2
|Jun precipitation days = 10.8
|Jul precipitation days = 9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 10.4
|Sep precipitation days = 7.2
|Oct precipitation days = 5.1
|Nov precipitation days = 3.7
|Dec precipitation days = 5.7
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00096219&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: Nahunta 6NE, GA
|access-date = February 27, 2023
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|source 2 = National Weather Service
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=jax
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Jacksonville
|access-date = February 27, 2023
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1930= 352
|1940= 561
|1950= 739
|1960= 952
|1970= 974
|1980= 951
|1990= 1049
|2000= 930
|2010= 1053
|2020= 1013
|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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|+Nahunta racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1354124&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}} !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|734 |72.46% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|208 |20.53% |
| Native American
|3 |0.3% |
| Asian
|3 |0.3% |
| Other/mixed
|33 |3.26% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|32 |3.16% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,013 people, 332 households, and 189 families residing in the city.
Education
Brantley County students in grades kindergarten to grade twelve are in the Brantley County School District, which consists of five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=613&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved May 31, 2010. The district has 196 full-time teachers and over 3,332 students.[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/BRANTLEY/BRANTLEY_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- Atkinson Elementary School
- Hoboken Elementary School
- Nahunta Elementary School
- Nahunta Primary School
- Waynesville Primary School
- Brantley County Middle School
- Brantley County High School
See also
References
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{{Brantley County, Georgia}}
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Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Cities in Brantley County, Georgia