Lamar County, Georgia

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Lamar County
County
Lamar County Georgia Courthouse.jpg
Lamar County courthouse in Barnesville
Map of Georgia highlighting Lamar County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°04′N84°08′W / 33.07°N 84.14°W / 33.07; -84.14
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia
Founded1920;104 years ago (1920)
Named for Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
Seat Barnesville
Largest cityBarnesville
Area
 • Total186 sq mi (480 km2)
 • Land184 sq mi (480 km2)
 • Water2.3 sq mi (6 km2)  1.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,500
 • Density101/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 3rd
Website www.lamarcountyga.com

Lamar County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,500. [1] The county seat is Barnesville. [2]

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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. [3] 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. [4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 186 square miles (480 km2), of which 184 square miles (480 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) (1.3%) is water. [5] 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. [6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Town

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930 9,745—
1940 10,0913.6%
1950 10,2421.5%
1960 10,2400.0%
1970 10,6884.4%
1980 12,21514.3%
1990 13,0386.7%
2000 15,91222.0%
2010 18,31715.1%
2020 18,5001.0%
2023 (est.)20,401 [7] 10.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790-1880 [9] 1890-1910 [10]
1920-1930 [11] 1930-1940 [12]
1940-1950 [13] 1960-1980 [14]
1980-2000 [15] 2010 [16] 2020 [17]
Lamar County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / EthnicityPop 2000 [18] Pop 2010 [16] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)10,68311,94312,34467.14%65.20%66.72%
Black or African American alone (NH)4,8065,6214,88830.20%30.69%26.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)4234130.26%0.19%0.07%
Asian alone (NH)59681020.37%0.37%0.55%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)1240.01%0.01%0.02%
Other race alone (NH)1422480.09%0.12%0.26%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1352866260.85%1.56%3.38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1723414751.08%1.86%2.57%
Total15,91218,31718,500100.00%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

United States presidential election results for Lamar County, Georgia [19]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 6,33169.99%2,62028.97%941.04%
2016 5,19067.87%2,27029.68%1872.45%
2012 4,89964.36%2,60234.18%1111.46%
2008 4,87363.24%2,75235.72%801.04%
2004 4,02761.96%2,43237.42%400.62%
2000 2,91255.68%2,19441.95%1242.37%
1996 1,98843.75%2,12546.76%4319.49%
1992 1,70738.71%2,06546.83%63814.47%
1988 2,03557.83%1,41640.24%681.93%
1984 2,19857.80%1,60542.20%00.00%
1980 1,29833.91%2,45364.08%772.01%
1976 84723.32%2,78576.68%00.00%
1972 1,84473.47%66626.53%00.00%
1968 57520.50%79028.16%1,44051.34%
1964 1,57050.30%1,54849.60%30.10%
1960 47926.00%1,36374.00%00.00%
1956 55526.61%1,53173.39%00.00%
1952 42921.66%1,55278.34%00.00%
1948 16412.92%90971.63%19615.45%
1944 14312.35%1,01587.65%00.00%
1940 858.86%86990.62%50.52%
1936 697.59%83992.30%10.11%
1932 334.38%71494.69%70.93%
1928 12615.79%67284.21%00.00%
1924 385.72%59489.46%324.82%

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References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Lamar County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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  13. ↑ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  14. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ↑ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  16. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lamar County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  17. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lamar County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  18. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lamar County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  19. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 20, 2018.

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