Funston, Georgia

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement  |official_name = Funston, Georgia |other_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Town |motto =  |image_skyline = Funston City Hall.JPG |imagesize = |image_caption = Funston City Hall |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Colquitt_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Funston_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in Colquitt County and the state of Georgia |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map =  |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Georgia |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Colquitt |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 3.02 |area_land_km2 = 2.96 |area_water_km2 = 0.06 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.16 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.14 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.02 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 402 |population_density_km2 = 135.89 |population_density_sq_mi = 352.01 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|31|11|55|N|83|52|23|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 107 |elevation_ft = 351  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 31753 |area_code = 229 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 13-31684<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0314461<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Funston''' is a town in Colquitt County, Georgia, United States. The population was 402 in 2020.

==History== The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Funston in 1970.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgia.gov/cities-counties/funston | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511170351/http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/funston | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 11, 2012 | title=Funston | publisher=GeorgiaGov | accessdate=July 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==

Funston is located at {{coord|31|11|55|N|83|52|23|W|type:city}} (31.198593, -83.873051).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Funston has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=780690&cityname=Funston%2C+Georgia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Funston, Georgia]</ref> {{Weather box |location = Funston, Georgia |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |Jan high F = 63 |Feb high F = 66 |Mar high F = 73 |Apr high F = 80 |May high F = 86 |Jun high F = 91 |Jul high F = 92 |Aug high F = 91 |Sep high F = 88 |Oct high F = 80 |Nov high F = 71 |Dec high F = 64 |year high F = 79 |Jan low F = 40 |Feb low F = 43 |Mar low F = 48 |Apr low F = 54 |May low F = 62 |Jun low F = 68 |Jul low F = 71 |Aug low F = 70 |Sep low F = 66 |Oct low F = 56 |Nov low F = 47 |Dec low F = 41 |year low F = 56 |Jan precipitation inch = 4.3 |Feb precipitation inch = 4.2 |Mar precipitation inch = 5.2 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.8 |May precipitation inch = 3.3 |Jun precipitation inch = 5 |Jul precipitation inch = 5.9 |Aug precipitation inch = 5.3 |Sep precipitation inch = 4.1 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.4 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.6 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.7 |year precipitation inch = 49.7 |source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase> {{cite web |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=780690&cityname=Funston-Georgia |publisher=Weatherbase |title=Weatherbase.com |year=2013 }} Retrieved on September 28, 2013. </ref> |date=September 2013 }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1910 = 236 | 1920 = 157 | 1930 = 144 | 1940 = 199 | 1950 = 233 | 1960 = 293 | 1970 = 293 | 1980 = 337 | 1990 = 248 | 2000 = 426 | 2010 = 449 | 2020 = 402 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |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> 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=|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=|page=}}</ref> 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=|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=|pages=251–256}}</ref> 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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</ref> 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=}}</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=}}</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=}}</ref> 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=}}</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=}}</ref> }}

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 426 people, 155 households, and 121 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 402.

==References== <references />

Category:Towns in Colquitt County, Georgia Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)