Climax, Georgia

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Climax, Georgia
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Climax
Climax (Georgia)
Coordinates: 30°52′34″N84°25′53″W / 30.8760°N 84.4313°W / 30.8760; -84.4313 (Climax, Georgia) [1]
Country United States
State Georgia
County Decatur County
Government
 • MayorDr. Joseph Melvin Kelly
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.80 sq mi (2.08 km2)
 • Land0.80 sq mi (2.08 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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285 ft (87 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
276
 • Density343.71/sq mi (132.69/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
31734, 39834
Area code 229
GNIS pop ID 355192
GNIS city ID 2404075
FIPS code 13-16908

Climax is a small city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States. The town was named "Climax" because it is located at the highest point of the railroad between Savannah, Georgia, and the Chattahoochee River. [3] [4] The population was 276 at the 2020 census, down from 280 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bainbridge, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

Climax was platted in 1833, and named for its lofty elevation. [5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1905 as the "Town of Climax", with the municipal corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the town's central water well. [6]

Geography

Climax is located in eastern Decatur County at coordinates 30°52′34″N84°25′53″W / 30.8760°N 84.4313°W / 30.8760; -84.4313 (Climax, Georgia) . [1] It sits on the crest of Curry Hill, a 300-foot-high (91 m) escarpment that forms the southwestern side of the Flint River valley.

U.S. Route 84 passes through Climax, leading west 10 miles (16 km) to Bainbridge, the Decatur County seat, and east 15 miles (24 km) to Cairo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Climax has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), all land. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 328—
1920 3455.2%
1930 45130.7%
1940 372−17.5%
1950 3730.3%
1960 329−11.8%
1970 275−16.4%
1980 40748.0%
1990 226−44.5%
2000 29731.4%
2010 280−5.7%
2020 276−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1850-1870 [9] 1870-1880 [10]
1890-1910 [11] 1920-1930 [12]
1940 [13] 1950 [14] 1960 [15]
1970 [16] 1980 [17] 1990 [18]
2000 [19] 2010 [20]

As of the census of 2000, [19] there were 297 people, 116 households, and 78 families residing in the town. By 2020, there were 276 people in the town.

Swine Time Festival

Climax's annual festival is held on the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. The event is attended by 35,000 people annually, a large number in light of Climax's sub-300 population. Contests and events include best-dressed pig, corn shucking, hog calling, eating chitterlings, pig racing, syrup making, baby crawling, and the great greased pig chase. The festival is kicked off with a parade down Main Street that leads up to the event grounds. There is also a beauty contest for different age groups where the winner is crowned Miss and Little Miss Swine Time.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Climax, Georgia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ↑ Climax, GA Historical Marker at the Historical Marker Database
  4. ↑ "New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Decatur County". Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  5. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 46. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  6. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1905. p. 730.
  7. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Climax city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 20, 2015.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  10. ↑ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ↑ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  12. ↑ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  13. ↑ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  15. ↑ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  16. ↑ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  17. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  18. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  19. 1 2 "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  20. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
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