Climax, Georgia

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Climax is a city in Decatur County, 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>Climax, GA Historical Marker at the Historical Marker Database</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population was 276 at the 2020 census, down from 280 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bainbridge, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Climax was platted in 1833, and named for its lofty elevation.<ref>Template:Cite book</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>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Climax is located in eastern Decatur County at coordinates Template:Coord.<ref name=GNIS/> It sits on the crest of Curry Hill, a Template:Convert escarpment that forms the southwestern side of the Flint River valley.

U.S. Route 84 passes through Climax, leading west Template:Convert to Bainbridge, the Decatur County seat, and east Template:Convert to Cairo.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Climax has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore</ref> Template:Clear

Demographics

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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. Template:Clear

Swine Time Festival

Climax's annual festival is held on the first Saturday after 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 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. Template:Clear