Experiment, Georgia
Experiment is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,328 in 2020.
History
Experiment is named for the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station located there.[4] Experiment has been noted for its unusual place name.[5]
The community was heavily damaged by an EF3 tornado on January 12, 2023. The tornado injured 18 people along its path.[6]
Geography
Experiment is located at 33°16′28″N 84°16′29″W / 33.27444°N 84.27472°W / 33.27444; -84.27472 (33.274505, -84.274758),[7] immediately north of Griffin and approximately 30 miles (48.3 km) south-southeast of Atlanta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
Climate
Climate data for Experiment, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–2004 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) | 89 (32) | 88 (31) | 93 (34) | 97 (36) | 103 (39) | 104 (40) | 101 (38) | 103 (39) | 96 (36) | 86 (30) | 79 (26) | 104 (40) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 55.6 (13.1) | 59.0 (15.0) | 66.8 (19.3) | 74.1 (23.4) | 81.2 (27.3) | 87.3 (30.7) | 89.8 (32.1) | 88.5 (31.4) | 83.9 (28.8) | 75.0 (23.9) | 65.8 (18.8) | 58.0 (14.4) | 73.7 (23.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.0 (7.2) | 47.7 (8.7) | 55.5 (13.1) | 62.1 (16.7) | 70.2 (21.2) | 76.6 (24.8) | 79.4 (26.3) | 78.2 (25.7) | 73.7 (23.2) | 63.6 (17.6) | 54.0 (12.2) | 47.2 (8.4) | 62.8 (17.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.3 (1.3) | 36.5 (2.5) | 44.3 (6.8) | 50.1 (10.1) | 59.1 (15.1) | 66.0 (18.9) | 69.0 (20.6) | 68.0 (20.0) | 63.5 (17.5) | 52.2 (11.2) | 42.1 (5.6) | 36.4 (2.4) | 51.8 (11.0) |
Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) | 5 (−15) | 11 (−12) | 25 (−4) | 35 (2) | 44 (7) | 51 (11) | 51 (11) | 35 (2) | 26 (−3) | 5 (−15) | 0 (−18) | −8 (−22) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.27 (134) | 4.32 (110) | 5.08 (129) | 4.04 (103) | 3.71 (94) | 4.91 (125) | 5.07 (129) | 5.08 (129) | 4.39 (112) | 3.31 (84) | 4.01 (102) | 5.00 (127) | 54.19 (1,378) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.1 (2.8) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 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) | 1.2 (3.05) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11.7 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 120.7 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Source 1: NOAA (snow/snow days 1981–2010)[8][9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[10] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1950 | 4,265 | — | |
1960 | 2,497 | −41.5% | |
1970 | 2,256 | −9.7% | |
1980 | 3,731 | 65.4% | |
1990 | 3,762 | 0.8% | |
2000 | 3,233 | −14.1% | |
2010 | 2,894 | −10.5% | |
2020 | 3,328 | 15.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1850-1870[12] 1870-1880[13] 1890-1910[14] 1920-1930[15] 1940[16] 1950[17] 1960[18] 1970[19] 1980[20] 1990[21] 2000[22] 2010[23] 2020[24] |
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[25] | Pop. 2010[23] | Pop. 2020[24] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 1,455 | 1,220 | 967 | 45.00% | 42.16% | 29.06% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,694 | 1,504 | 2,024 | 52.40% | 51.97% | 60.82% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0.15% | 0.35% | 0.12% |
Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0.03% | 0.14% | 0.33% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.00% |
Some other race alone (NH) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.21% |
Mixed-race or multi-racial (NH) | 34 | 35 | 113 | 1.05% | 1.21% | 3.40% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 40 | 112 | 202 | 1.24% | 3.87% | 6.07% |
Total | 3,233 | 2,894 | 3,328 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Experiment was first listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census[17] and then designated a census designated place in 1980 U.S. census.[20]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 46.
- ^ "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "January 12, 2023 Tornado Outbreak". www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Peachtree City GA. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Experiment, GA (1991–2020)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Experiment, GA (1981–2010)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Atlanta". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
- ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ a b "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
- ^ a b "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Experiment CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Experiment CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Experiment CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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