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Kite, Georgia

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Kite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 31049. It stands on Battleground Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kite quadrangle. 160 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 249 feet above sea level.

Kite within Johnson County

Population over time

2 figures

Kite fell from 241 to 160 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010241
2020160-81 (-34%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

372 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 372 fires within 5 miles of Kite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,522 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 54 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning208
Arson/incendiarism54
Equipment and vehicle use47
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Natural19
Recreation and ceremony12
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2019Debris and open burning6.8 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2020JOHNSON005
24 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named
23 September 2010Debris and open burning2.4 acresGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2011-JOHNSON-023
20 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreGeorgia Forestry CommissionFY2012-JOHNSON-014
19 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use6.7 acresGeorgia Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kite: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerAlluvium

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

28 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kite in 28 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Kite3 hurt, $7,000,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that yet another tornado had touched down within Johnson county. This tornado was an EF2 and touched down in far eastern Johnson county, about one mile northwest of Kite and continued on an east-northeastward track into Emanuel county, crossing into Emanuel county just west of the city of Blundale. Maximum winds within the tornado were estimated to be 130 mph and the maximum path width was determined to be up to 1/2 mile wide. As the tornado touched down northwest of Kite, a mobile home was rolled and several other homes and vehicles were damaged along U.S. Highway 221 north of Kite. The most significant damage occurred about three miles north of Kite, along Minton Chapel Road, where a mobile home was completely destroyed and the debris thrown up to 50 feet away. Three injuries were reported as a result of the destruction of this mobile home. An additional indirect injury occurred later when a tree fell on an individual during debris clean up. A well constructed metal building in the same general area sustained substantial wall, frame, and column anchor failures. A number of trees and several power lines were downed along the path of the tornado as well.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindKite$250,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, Georgia concluded that in addition to an EF2 tornado that tracked from just northwest of Kite east-northeast into Emanuel county just west of Blundale, extensive straight-line wind damage was observed along and up to two miles south of the tornado track. These winds were estimated to be as strong as 90 mph. Primarily minor structural damage was observed to several homes in this area, including within the city of Kite. The most significant structural damage was to a school gymnasium in Kite which sustained masonry wall and roof damage. Widespread tree damage was also observed throughout this area.
January 2006Tornado (F1)Kite$250,000A damage survey conducted by the National Weather Service and the Johnson County Emergency Management Director concluded that an F1 tornado had touched down approximately five miles north of Kite near the intersection of U.S. Highway 221 and U.S. Highway 319 and traveled east-southeast to a point four miles east-northeast of Kite. The tornado than continued into Emanuel county. The damage path within Johnson county was approximately five miles long and 1/4 mile wide. Overall, the tornado traveled a 12 mile long path across Johnson and Emanuel counties. Near the tornado's touchdown point, siding was blown off the Gum Log Church. Then, six homes along the path of the tornado sustained damage from downed trees. In addition, a couple of silos were destroyed and several vehicles were damaged.
March 2011HailKite$48,000The public observed golf ball-sized hail across east central Johnson county near Kite.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindKite$30,000The Forest Blade of Swainsboro reported that thunderstorm winds associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill uprooted several trees onto a car and house on Pinetucky Road near Kite. Some residents in the area reported seeing a funnel cloud.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindKite$5,000Multiple trees down at Bobby Fortner Rd and Midas Brantley Rd.
July 2003Flash FloodKite$5,000The Johnson county 911 center, as well as the public, reported that a small dam failed and washed out a road. The Johnson Journal of Wrightsville reported that up to four inches of rain fell in parts of the county during the evening.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindKite$4,000Report of two trees down on Hwy 57 near Kite.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindKite$3,000The Johnson County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down near the intersection of Friendship Church Road and Highway 23.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindKite$3,000The Johnson County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down near Scott in the far southern part of the county.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindKite$1,500The Johnson county Fire and Rescue Department reported that the roof was blown off a barn in the eastern part of the county.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindKite$1,000One structure along us hwy 221 north of kite with some shingles off a modular home.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindKite$1,000Tree down at KB Brantley Rd and Fred Blair Rd.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindKite$1,000Tree down on US Hwy 221 2 miles South of Kite.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindKite$1,000The Johnson County Emergency Management Director reported that three trees were down northeast of Kite. He estimated wind gusts between 55 and 60 mph.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindKite$1,000The public reported that several trees were blown down.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindKite$750The Johnson County Emergency Manager reported 3 large trees down in the eastern portion of the county.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKite-Several residents reported that pump houses for the homes had been blown away per EM along HWY 221 just north of Kite, GA.
April 2022Tornado (EF1)Kite-The same QLCS that produced the tornado east of Adrian also spawned another tornado at about the same time about 3.75 miles west of Kite. This tornado intensified quickly after it formed about 500 yards southwest of the intersection of Meeks Rd and|Midas Brantley Rd reaching 105 mph peak intensity as it moved east-northeast, ripping off the carport of a ranch-style brick home and tearing off 1/3rd of its roof. Several large trees and power poles were snapped near this intersection. A stop sign was|bent over. As the tornado traveled east-northeast it took a slight left turn into the southwest and south portion of the city of Kite causing significant damage to about 20-30 homes, mostly roofs. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Hundreds of trees|were snapped or uprooted. A baseball field sustained heavy damage to the concession building, fencing and stands. At the cemetery on the east part of the city, three 500 lb 8 by 4 foot granite monuments originally laying face down were lifted up by the|pressure forces induced by the winds and flipped over. [4/6/22: Tornado #5, County #1/2, EF-1, Johnson/Emanuel, 2022:025].
April 2017HailKite-The Johnson County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail on Meeks Road southwest of Kite.
September 2011HailKite-The Johnson County Emergency Management Director measured nickel-sized hail just north of Kite.
June 2010HailKite-The Johnson County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail around Kite.
May 2009HailKite-The public observed penny-sized hail around Kite.
April 2009HailKite-The Johnson County Emergency Management Director observed penny-sized hail about four miles north of Kite.
January 2006HailKite-The public reported penny-sized hail.
July 2003Funnel CloudKite-The Forest Blade of Swainsboro reported that residents in the area sighted funnel clouds. Damage to trees and property was reported in the area and additional funnel cloud reports were received only 10 minutes later further north in Jefferson county along with additional damage to trees and property.
April 1999HailKite-The public reported quarter size hail.
July 1999HailKite-The Emanuel and Johnson county 911 reported dime size hail on the county line.

Every storm recorded in Johnson County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Tom1.8 miles7
Meeks5.5 miles7
Wrightsville11.2 miles7
Donovan11.8 miles7
Spann12.5 miles7
Scott12.6 miles7

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on KiteAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2041473The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 316484. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.