Lamar County, Georgia
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Lamar County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,500.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Barnesville.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>
History
The Georgia General Assembly proposed the constitutional amendment to create the county on August 17, 1920, and the citizens of the state voted in favor of the amendment on November 2, 1920.<ref>GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government</ref> Land from Pike County and Monroe County was then transferred to create Lamar County. Lamar County was named after Confederate Democrat Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located in the Piedmont region of the state.
The western third of Lamar County, west of a line from Orchard Hill through Milner and Barnesville, is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The eastern majority of the county is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
Interstate 75
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 341
State Route 7
State Route 18
State Route 36
State Route 109
State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
Adjacent counties
- Butts County (northeast)
- Monroe County (east)
- Upson County (southwest)
- Pike County (west)
- Spalding County (northwest)
Communities
Cities
- Barnesville (county seat)
- Milner
Towns
Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 10,683 | 11,943 | 12,344 | 67.14% | 65.20% | 66.72% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 4,806 | 5,621 | 4,888 | 30.20% | 30.69% | 26.42% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 42 | 34 | 13 | 0.26% | 0.19% | 0.07% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 59 | 68 | 102 | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.55% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 14 | 22 | 48 | 0.09% | 0.12% | 0.26% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 135 | 286 | 626 | 0.85% | 1.56% | 3.38% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 172 | 341 | 475 | 1.08% | 1.86% | 2.57% |
| Total | 15,912 | 18,317 | 18,500 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,500 people, 6,494 households, and 3,746 families residing in the county.
Politics
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Education
All of the county is in the Lamar County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
See also
References
External links
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