Lamar County, Georgia

Lamar County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,500. The county seat is Barnesville.

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.GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government 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.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.3%) is water. 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.

Major highways

Interstate 75 U.S. Route 41 U.S. Route 341 State Route 7 State Route 18 State Route 36 State Route 109 State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)

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

Communities Cities Barnesville (county seat) Milner

Towns Aldora Goggins

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Lamar County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)7,9098,51710,68311,94312,34464.75%65.32%67.14%65.20%66.72%Black or African American alone (NH)4,1224,4424,8065,6214,88833.75%34.07%30.20%30.69%26.42%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)8194234130.07%0.15%0.26%0.19%0.07%Asian alone (NH)101159681020.08%0.08%0.37%0.37%0.55%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census124xx0.01%0.01%0.02%Other race alone (NH)1401422480.11%0.00%0.09%0.12%0.26%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census135286626xx0.85%1.56%3.38%Hispanic or Latino (any race)152491723414751.24%0.38%1.08%1.86%2.57%Total12,21513,03815,91218,31718,500 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 18,500 people, 6,897 households, and 3,746 families residing in the county.

The median age was 40.2 years, 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males age 18 and over.

36.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 63.1% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 67.4% White, 26.6% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.6% of the population.

There were 6,897 households in the county, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 29.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 7,561 housing units, of which 8.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.3% were owner-occupied and 30.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.

Politics As of the 2020s, Lamar County is a strongly Republican voting county, voting 72.75% for Donald Trump in 2024. For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Lamar County is part of Georgia's 3rd congressional district, currently represented by Brian Jack. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Lamar County is part of District 16. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Lamar County is part of districts 134 and 135.

Education All of the county is in the Lamar County School District. - Text list

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