Editing Climax, Georgia

{{short description|A city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States.}}
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'''Climax''' is a small city in [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|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]].<ref>[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=9580 Climax, GA Historical Marker at the Historical Marker Database]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1270 |title=New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Decatur County |access-date=September 19, 2009 |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012235350/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1270 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The population was 276 at the 2020 census, down from 280 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[Bainbridge, Georgia]] [[Decatur County, Georgia|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Climax was [[plat]]ted in 1833, and named for its lofty elevation.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/c.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=46 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GJpCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA730|year=1905|publisher=State printer|page=730}}</ref>

==Geography==
Climax is located in eastern Decatur County at coordinates {{coord|30.8760|-84.4313|type:city_region:US-GA_source:GNIS-355192|name=Climax, Georgia|display=inline}}.<ref name=GNIS/> It sits on the crest of Curry Hill, a {{convert|300|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} [[escarpment]] that forms the southwestern side of the [[Flint River (Georgia)|Flint River]] valley.

[[U.S. Route 84]] passes through Climax, leading west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Bainbridge, Georgia|Bainbridge]], the Decatur County seat, and east {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Cairo, Georgia|Cairo]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Climax has a total area of {{convert|2.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Climax city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1316908 |access-date=October 20, 2015 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 328
|1920= 345
|1930= 451
|1940= 372
|1950= 373
|1960= 329
|1970= 275
|1980= 407
|1990= 226
|2000= 297
|2010= 280
|2020= 276
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name=2000CensusGA/> there were 297 people, 116 households, and 78 families residing in the town. By 2020, there were 276 people in the town.
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== Swine Time Festival ==
Climax's annual festival is held on the first Saturday after [[Thanksgiving (United States)|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 [[pig wrestling|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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==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=150px>
Climax City sign.JPG|Climax city sign.
Former Climax Post Office.JPG|USPS post office in Climax.
Climax Fire Department.jpg|Climax Fire Department.
101 Main St (SE corner), Climax.JPG|Allen Mercantile Company building.
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==See also==
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*[[Geography of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
*[[History of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
*[[Index of Georgia (U.S. state)-related articles]]
*[[List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
*[[List of places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
*[[Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.swinetimefestival.com Swine Time Festival]
*[http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/decatur/climax Climax] historical marker
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[[Category:Cities in Decatur County, Georgia]]