Lake City, Georgia

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Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Lake City is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,952 in 2020.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Lake City in 1951.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named for a lake which once was located at the town site, but since has been filled in.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Lake City is located in northern Clayton County at Template:Coord (33.608109, -84.340481).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is bordered to the south by Morrow and to the west and north by Forest Park. Fort Gillem is directly to the north, within the Forest Park city limits. Downtown Atlanta is Template:Convert to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lake City has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

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Lake City racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 483 16.36%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,169 39.6%
Native American 11 0.37%
Asian 522 17.68%
Pacific Islander 1 0.03%
Other/Mixed 89 3.01%
Hispanic or Latino 677 22.93%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,952 people, 597 households, and 410 families residing in the city.

Education

Clayton County Public Schools operates public schools.

Infrastructure

Transit systems

MARTA serves the city.

References

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