Experiment, Georgia
Experiment is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,328 in 2020.
History
Experiment is named for the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station located there. Experiment has been noted for its unusual place name.The community was heavily damaged by an Tornado outbreak of [January 12, 2023#Hollonville–Griffin–Experiment–Locust Grove, Georgia|EF3 tornado] on January 12, 2023. The tornado injured 18 people along its path.
Geography
Experiment is located at , immediately north of Griffin and approximately 30 miles south-southeast of Atlanta.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all land.
Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000 | Pop. 2010 | % 2000 | % 2010 | ||
| Non-Hispanic or [Latino whites|White] alone | 1,455 | 1,220 | 967 | 45.00% | 42.16% | 29.06% |
| Non-Hispanic or [Latino African Americans|Black or African American] alone | 1,694 | 1,504 | 2,024 | 52.40% | 51.97% | 60.82% |
| Native Americans in [the United States|Native American] or Alaska Native alone | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0.15% | 0.35% | 0.12% |
| Asian alone | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0.03% | 0.14% | 0.33% |
| Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| Race and ethnicity in [the United States census|Some other race] alone | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.21% |
| Mixed-race or multi-racial | 34 | 35 | 113 | 1.05% | 1.21% | 3.40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 112 | 202 | 1.24% | 3.87% | 6.07% |
| Total | 3,233 | 2,894 | 3,328 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Experiment was first listed as an unincorporated place in the 1950 U.S. census and then designated a census designated place in 1980 U.S. census.