Kite, Georgia

Kite is a city in Johnson County, Georgia, United States, along the Little Ohoopee River. The population was 160 in 2020.

Kite, Georgia
City
Location in Johnson County, Georgia
Coordinates: 32°41′29″N 82°30′55″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Johnson
Area [1]
• Total	0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2)
• Land	0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	249 ft (76 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	160
• Density	198.51/sq mi (76.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31049
Area code	478
FIPS code	13-43892[2]
GNIS feature ID	0316484[3]
Website	kite.georgia.gov

History

The town was named after Shaderick Kight, who donated the land to build the town.^[4] He requested the simpler spelling of the name for more efficient mail delivery and processing.^[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Kite in 1891.^[6]

Geography

Kite is located in eastern Johnson County at 32°41′29″N 82°30′55″W (32.691472, -82.515378).^[7] U.S. Route 221 passes through the center of town as Montgomery Street, leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Bartow and south 25 miles (40 km) to Soperton. Georgia State Route 57 (Kight Road) crosses US 221 in the center of Kite, leading west 12 miles (19 km) to Wrightsville, the Johnson county seat, and southeast 13 miles (21 km) to Swainsboro.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Kite has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 0.63%, are water.^[8]

Climate

Climate data for Kite, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2004–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	81 (27)	83 (28)	91 (33)	94 (34)	101 (38)	105 (41)	109 (43)	105 (41)	100 (38)	101 (38)	86 (30)	82 (28)	109 (43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	74.3 (23.5)	78.3 (25.7)	84.5 (29.2)	89.1 (31.7)	94.4 (34.7)	99.0 (37.2)	99.8 (37.7)	99.1 (37.3)	95.9 (35.5)	90.1 (32.3)	82.6 (28.1)	78.0 (25.6)	101.0 (38.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	57.8 (14.3)	61.6 (16.4)	69.0 (20.6)	76.8 (24.9)	83.9 (28.8)	90.4 (32.4)	92.7 (33.7)	91.2 (32.9)	87.0 (30.6)	77.9 (25.5)	67.7 (19.8)	59.6 (15.3)	76.3 (24.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)	46.2 (7.9)	49.1 (9.5)	55.8 (13.2)	63.1 (17.3)	71.0 (21.7)	78.5 (25.8)	81.3 (27.4)	80.1 (26.7)	75.0 (23.9)	65.0 (18.3)	54.5 (12.5)	48.0 (8.9)	64.0 (17.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	34.7 (1.5)	36.7 (2.6)	42.6 (5.9)	49.4 (9.7)	58.0 (14.4)	66.5 (19.2)	69.9 (21.1)	68.9 (20.5)	63.0 (17.2)	52.1 (11.2)	41.3 (5.2)	36.4 (2.4)	51.6 (10.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	17.9 (−7.8)	21.1 (−6.1)	25.8 (−3.4)	33.2 (0.7)	42.3 (5.7)	57.1 (13.9)	61.2 (16.2)	61.0 (16.1)	50.1 (10.1)	34.7 (1.5)	24.3 (−4.3)	22.0 (−5.6)	16.1 (−8.8)
Record low °F (°C)	10 (−12)	14 (−10)	21 (−6)	24 (−4)	36 (2)	51 (11)	55 (13)	56 (13)	42 (6)	28 (−2)	14 (−10)	12 (−11)	10 (−12)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	4.26 (108)	4.06 (103)	4.44 (113)	3.44 (87)	3.16 (80)	5.29 (134)	4.95 (126)	4.98 (126)	4.03 (102)	2.92 (74)	3.11 (79)	4.33 (110)	48.97 (1,242)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	9.1	8.8	7.8	7.5	7.8	8.4	10.6	10.8	7.6	5.2	6.8	10.6	101.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.3
Source 1: NOAA[9]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip days, snow/snow days 2006–2020)[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	156		—
1910	241		54.5%
1920	344		42.7%
1930	433		25.9%
1940	472		9.0%
1950	447		−5.3%
1960	424		−5.1%
1970	336		−20.8%
1980	328		−2.4%
1990	297		−9.5%
2000	241		−18.9%
2010	241		0.0%
2020	160		−33.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 241 people, 108 households, and 68 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population declined to 160.