Lenox, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 31°16′N83°28′W / 31.267°N 83.467°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Cook |
Area | |
• Total | 1.62 sq mi (4.21 km2) |
• Land | 1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 752 |
• Density | 471.77/sq mi (182.19/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31637 |
Area code | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-45936 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0316766 [3] |
Website | www |
Lenox is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census. [4]
Lenox was platted in 1888, when the railroad was extended to that point. [5] According to tradition, the town was named after a certain "lean ox". [6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1901. [7]
Lenox is located in northern Cook County at 31°16′N83°28′W / 31.267°N 83.467°W (31.2712, -83.4654). [8] U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of the town as Robinson Street, and Interstate 75 passes through the west side of the town, with access from Exit 49. Tifton is 13 miles (21 km) to the north, and Adel, the Cook County seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Lenox has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2), of which 0.031 square miles (0.08 km2), or 1.86%, is water. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 206 | — | |
1920 | 339 | 64.6% | |
1930 | 412 | 21.5% | |
1940 | 547 | 32.8% | |
1950 | 789 | 44.2% | |
1960 | 802 | 1.6% | |
1970 | 860 | 7.2% | |
1980 | 965 | 12.2% | |
1990 | 783 | −18.9% | |
2000 | 889 | 13.5% | |
2010 | 873 | −1.8% | |
2020 | 752 | −13.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [9] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 424 | 56.38% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 244 | 32.45% |
Asian | 2 | 0.27% |
Other/Mixed | 30 | 3.99% |
Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 6.91% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 752 people, 333 households, and 194 families residing in the town.
Lenox is the home of the Lean-Ox Festival, the oldest festival in Cook County. It is held the third weekend of November every year. [11]
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