Lamar County, Georgia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lamar County
U.S. county
Lamar County courthouse in Barnesville
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Named for	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
Seat	Barnesville
Largest city	Barnesville
Area
• Total	186 sq mi (480 km2)
• Land	184 sq mi (480 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2)  1.3%%
Population
• Estimate  (2018)	19,000
• Density	100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	3rd

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.

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. Land from Pike County and Monroe County was then transferred to create Lamar county. Lamar County was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II.

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.

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.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

• Butts County (northeast)
• Monroe County (east)
• Upson County (southwest)
• Pike County (west)
• Spalding County (northwest)

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 18,317 people, 6,618 households, and 4,617 families living in the county. The population density was 99.8 inhabitants per square mile (38.5/km²). There were 7,474 housing units at an average density of 40.7 per square mile (15.7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 66.0% white, 30.8% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.0% were American, 11.8% were English, 8.8% were Irish, and 6.0% were German.

Of the 6,618 households, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.2% were non-families, and 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age was 37.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,536 and the median income for a family was $42,218. Males had a median income of $37,535 versus $30,123 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,725. About 19.4% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,500 people, 6,494 households, and 3,746 families residing in the county.

Communities

• Aldora
• Barnesville
• Milner
• Redbone

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Lamar (Georgia) para niños