Lumber City is a city located in
Telfair County, Georgia, United States. As of the
2020 census, the city had a total population of 967.
History
The
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directl ...
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 logging, 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 ...
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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Year 341 ( CCCXLI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Marcellinus and Probinus (or, less frequently, year 1094 ''ab Urbe condita''). The denominati ...
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 (U.S. state), Georgia. It flows generally eastward for from its Source (river or stream), origin at the confluence of the Oconee River and Ocmulgee River towards the Atlantic Oce ...
.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 967 people, 494 households, and 268 families residing in the city.
References
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Telfair County, Georgia