Nahunta, Georgia
History
Nahunta, originally called Victoria, was founded about 1870. It is believed that the town was renamed in 1899 for timber executive N.A. Hunter, but the origin of the name has never been officially verified. In 1923, the seat of Brantley County was transferred to Nahunta from Hoboken.
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Nahunta as a city in 1925.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nahunta gained national attention for its armadillo festival during the first weekend in May, that included the "Brantley County Armadillo Olympics" and "a cookout with armadillo prominently featured on the menu".
Geography
Nahunta is located at 31°12′16″N 81°58′56″W / 31.20444°N 81.98222°W (31.204527, -81.982285).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km), of which 0.019 square miles (0.05 km), or 0.65%, is water.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nahunta has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded there was 104 °F (40.0 °C) on July 7, 1990 and July 21, 2000, while the coldest temperature recorded was 3 °F (−16.1 °C) on January 21, 1985.
| Climate data for Nahunta, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 86 (30) |
88 (31) |
90 (32) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
101 (38) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
96 (36) |
89 (32) |
89 (32) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 77.9 (25.5) |
80.1 (26.7) |
84.3 (29.1) |
88.8 (31.6) |
93.2 (34.0) |
96.3 (35.7) |
97.2 (36.2) |
96.6 (35.9) |
93.2 (34.0) |
88.0 (31.1) |
83.0 (28.3) |
79.4 (26.3) |
98.1 (36.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 62.6 (17.0) |
65.9 (18.8) |
71.7 (22.1) |
78.1 (25.6) |
84.6 (29.2) |
88.6 (31.4) |
90.9 (32.7) |
90.0 (32.2) |
85.8 (29.9) |
78.8 (26.0) |
71.9 (22.2) |
64.0 (17.8) |
77.7 (25.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.6 (9.8) |
52.5 (11.4) |
57.7 (14.3) |
64.0 (17.8) |
71.4 (21.9) |
77.8 (25.4) |
80.5 (26.9) |
79.9 (26.6) |
75.8 (24.3) |
67.0 (19.4) |
57.8 (14.3) |
51.6 (10.9) |
65.5 (18.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.7 (2.6) |
39.1 (3.9) |
43.8 (6.6) |
49.9 (9.9) |
58.2 (14.6) |
67.0 (19.4) |
70.1 (21.2) |
69.8 (21.0) |
65.7 (18.7) |
55.3 (12.9) |
44.6 (7.0) |
39.2 (4.0) |
53.3 (11.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 20.6 (−6.3) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
35.0 (1.7) |
45.1 (7.3) |
58.4 (14.7) |
64.1 (17.8) |
63.7 (17.6) |
55.0 (12.8) |
38.3 (3.5) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 3 (−16) |
14 (−10) |
18 (−8) |
24 (−4) |
35 (2) |
40 (4) |
56 (13) |
55 (13) |
37 (3) |
28 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
8 (−13) |
3 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.62 (117) |
4.08 (104) |
4.10 (104) |
3.30 (84) |
3.86 (98) |
7.48 (190) |
6.46 (164) |
7.64 (194) |
5.32 (135) |
3.97 (101) |
2.21 (56) |
3.71 (94) |
56.75 (1,441) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 82.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 352 | — | |
| 1940 | 561 | 59.4% | |
| 1950 | 739 | 31.7% | |
| 1960 | 952 | 28.8% | |
| 1970 | 974 | 2.3% | |
| 1980 | 951 | −2.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,049 | 10.3% | |
| 2000 | 930 | −11.3% | |
| 2010 | 1,053 | 13.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,013 | −3.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 734 | 72.46% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 208 | 20.53% |
| Native American | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.3% |
| Other/mixed | 33 | 3.26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 3.16% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,013 people, 332 households, and 189 families residing in the city.
Education
Brantley County students in grades kindergarten to grade twelve are in the Brantley County School District, which consists of five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 196 full-time teachers and over 3,332 students.
- Atkinson Elementary School
- Hoboken Elementary School
- Nahunta Elementary School
- Nahunta Primary School
- Waynesville Primary School
- Brantley County Middle School
- Brantley County High School