# Kite, Georgia

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

## History

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 Georgia General Assembly incorporated Kite in 1891.

## Geography

Kite is located in eastern Johnson County at 32°41′29″N 82°30′55″W﻿ / ﻿32.69139°N 82.51528°W﻿ / 32.69139; -82.51528 (32.691472, -82.515378). 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 km$^2$), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km$^2$), or 0.63%, are water.

### 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 ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip days, snow/snow days 2006–2020) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

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