Lamar County, Georgia
| Lamar County, Georgia | |
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Lamar County courthouse in Barnesville
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 Location in the U.S. state of Georgia |
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 Georgia's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1920 |
| Named for | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II |
| Seat | Barnesville |
| Largest city | Barnesville |
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| • Total | 186 sq mi (482 km2) |
| • Land | 184 sq mi (477 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2), 1.3% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 18,317 |
| • Density | 100/sq mi (39/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Lamar County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,317. The county seat is Barnesville.
Lamar County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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. Land from Pike County and Monroe County was then transferred to create Lamar county. Lamar County was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II.
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.
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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,912 people, 5,712 households, and 4,284 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 6,145 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.78% White, 30.39% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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