Lumber City is a city located in
Telfair County, Georgia
Telfair County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,500. The largest city and county seat is McRae-Helena.
In 2009, researchers from the Fernbank Museum of Nat ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census, the city had a total population of 967.
History
The
Georgia General Assembly
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated Lumber City as a town in 1889. The community was named for a
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...
near the original town site.
Geography
Lumber City is located at 31°55'48" North, 82°41'1" West (31.930033, -82.683723).
U.S. Route
23/
341
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is the main route through the city, and leads northwest 17 mi (27 km) to
McRae-Helena, the Telfair County seat, and southeast 7 mi (11 km) to
Hazlehurst. Other highways that run through the city include Georgia State Routes
19 and
117.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km
2), all land.
It is located at the confluence of the
Ocmulgee and
Oconee rivers, which combine to form the
Altamaha River
The Altamaha River is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It flows generally eastward for 137 miles (220 km) from its origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Ocean, where it empties ...
.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 967 people, 494 households, and 268 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,247 people, 488 households, and 309 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 578 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 46.75%
White
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, 51.40%
African American
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, 0.08%
Native American, 0.00%
Asian
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, 0.00%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.28% from
other races
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, and 0.48% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 488 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.3% were
married couples
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living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $18,555, and the median income for a family was $25,568. Males had a median income of $22,802 versus $17,031 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $12,271. 25.3% of the population and 18.9% of families were below the
poverty line
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. Out of the total population, 32.8% of those under the age of 18 and 29.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
In 2010, Lumber City had the
19th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.
References
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Telfair County, Georgia