Kite, Georgia | |
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Town | |
Location in Johnson County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 32°41′29″N 82°30′55″W / 32.69139°N 82.51528°WCoordinates: 32°41′29″N 82°30′55″W / 32.69139°N 82.51528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Johnson |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
• Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 241 |
• Density | 301.3/sq mi (114.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 31049 |
Area code(s) | 478 |
FIPS code | 13-43892 |
GNIS feature ID | 0316484 |
Kite is a town in Johnson County, Georgia, USA, along the Little Ohoopee River. The town was named after Shaderick Kight, who donated the land to build the town. He requested the simpler spelling of the name for more efficient mail delivery and processing. The population was 241 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dublin Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Kite is located at 32°41′29″N 82°30′55″W / 32.69139°N 82.51528°W (32.691472, -82.515378).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 241 people, 108 households, and 68 families residing in the town. The population density was 299.4 people per square mile (116.3/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 173.9 per square mile (67.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.68% White, 2.90% African American, 0.41% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population.
There were 108 households out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.90.