Editing Bethlehem, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
Bethlehem is located in southern Barrow County, {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of Winder, the county seat. The town is {{convert|24.1|mi|km}} west of [[Athens, Georgia]],<ref name="gmaps_athens">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Athens,+Georgia/Bethlehem,+GA/@33.9307165,-83.6762543,11z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f66d19b4b433b9:0x4d747202d69d617c!2m2!1d-83.357567!2d33.9519347!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f5dc4ff1adf99d:0x84fa12ac24772a80!2m2!1d-83.7137827!2d33.9320556 |title=Athens, Georgia to Bethlehem, Georgia |access-date=December 28, 2022}}</ref> and {{convert|49.1|mi|km}} east of [[Atlanta]].<ref name="gmaps_atlanta">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Atlanta,+Georgia/Bethlehem,+GA/@33.8199276,-84.3344259,10z/am=t/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f5045d6993098d:0x66fede2f990b630b!2m2!1d-84.3876845!2d33.748752!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f5dc4ff1adf99d:0x84fa12ac24772a80!2m2!1d-83.7137827!2d33.9320556 |title=Atlanta, Georgia to Bethlehem, Georgia |access-date=December 28, 2022}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.3|sqmi|km2}}, with approximately {{convert|0.002|sqmi|km2}} of water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1307612| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174310/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1307612| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bethlehem town, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> The land in and around Bethlehem forms a [[Drainage basin|watershed]] that flows into the [[Apalachee River (Georgia)|Apalachee River]] and Marburg Creek, which itself flows into the Apalachee River.<ref name="watershed">{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2003 |title=Revised TMDL Implementation Plan HUC 0307010108 – Marburg Creek and Upper Apalachee River |url=https://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/tmdl/TMDL_Implementation_Plans/Oconee/0307010108/TMDLIP_ApalacheeRiver_Marburg_0307010108_Y2003.pdf |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=georgia.gov |archive-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127032438/http://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/tmdl/TMDL_Implementation_Plans/Oconee/0307010108/TMDLIP_ApalacheeRiver_Marburg_0307010108_Y2003.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Around 76.4% of the land in Bethlehem is used for agriculture or forestry, followed by 14.8% for residential use.<ref name="landuse">{{Cite report |url=https://www.dca.ga.gov/sites/default/files/barrow_co_w_auburn_bethlehem_carl_statham_winder_community_assessment_2007.pdf |title=Barrow County Comprehensive Plan 2007–2027 |last=MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. |date=June 7, 2007 |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713214223/https://www.dca.ga.gov/sites/default/files/barrow_co_w_auburn_bethlehem_carl_statham_winder_community_assessment_2007.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{rp|4–6}}

===Climate===
The climate of Bethlehem, as with most of the southeastern United States, is [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (Cfa) according to the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen classification]],<ref name="koppen_map">{{Cite web |title=Interactive United States Köppen Climate Classification Map |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214712/https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php |url-status=live }}</ref> with four seasons including hot, humid summers and cool winters. July is generally the warmest month of the year with an average high of around {{convert|90|°F}}. The coldest month is January which has an average high of around {{convert|53|°F}}.<ref name="climatedata" />

Bethlehem receives rainfall distributed evenly throughout the year as typical of southeastern U.S. cities, with March on average having the highest average precipitation at {{convert|5.12|in}}, and May typically being the driest month with {{convert|3.17|in}}.<ref name="climatedata"/>

{{Weather box/concise F
| location=Bethlehem, Georgia (1981–2010)
| source=US Climate Data<ref name="climatedata">{{Cite web |title=Climate Bethlehem – Georgia |url=https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/bethlehem/georgia/united-states/usga1339 |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728203953/https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/bethlehem/georgia/united-states/usga1339 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 53| 58| 66| 74| 81| 88| 90| 89| 83| 74| 65| 55 <!--highs-->
| 31| 33| 39| 46| 55| 64| 67| 67| 60| 49| 40| 33 <!--lows-->
|4.66|4.46|5.12|3.57|3.17|4.26|4.07|3.95|4.10|3.67|4.01|3.72 <!--rain-->
}}