Lake Park, Georgia | |
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City | |
Lake Park City Hall
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Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia |
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Coordinates: 30°41′5″N 83°11′16″W / 30.68472°N 83.18778°WCoordinates: 30°41′5″N 83°11′16″W / 30.68472°N 83.18778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Lowndes |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eric Schindler |
Area | |
• Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
• Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 549 |
• Density | 392.1/sq mi (144.5/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 31636 |
Area code(s) | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-44704 |
GNIS feature ID | 0332166 |
Website | http://cityoflakeparkga.com/ |
Lake Park is a city in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 549 at the 2000 census.
Lake Park is located at 30°41′5″N 83°11′16″W / 30.68472°N 83.18778°W (30.684704, -83.187639).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (2.72%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 549 people, 224 households, and 140 families residing in the city. The population density was 385.5 people per square mile (149.3/km²). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 184.0 per square mile (71.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.15% White, 15.66% African American, 1.82% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.19% of the population.
There were 224 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.96.