Experiment is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Spalding County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,328 in 2020.
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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 EF3 tornado on January 12, 2023. The tornado injured 18 people along its path.
Geography
Experiment is located at 33°16′28″N 84°16′29″W (33.274505, -84.274758), immediately north of Griffin and approximately 30 miles (48.3 km) south-southeast of Atlanta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
Demographics
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.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Experiment had a population of 3,328. The median age was 33.4 years. 29.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 83.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 73.4 males age 18 and over.
96.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.2% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,217 households in Experiment, of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 26.1% were married-couple households, 15.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 50.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,366 housing units, of which 10.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%.