Lumber City, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement 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 incorporated Lumber City as a town in 1889.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The community was named for a sawmill near the original town site.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Lumber City is located at 31°55'48" North, 82°41'1" West (31.930033, -82.683723).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

U.S. Route 23/341 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, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all land.

It is located at the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers, which combine to form the Altamaha River.

Demographics

2020 census

Lumber City, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	580	632	413	46.51%	47.59%	42.71%
Black or African American alone (NH)	628	677	507	50.36%	50.98%	52.43%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	1	2	0.08%	0.08%	0.21%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	3	0	3	0.24%	0.00%	0.31%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	2	4	22	0.16%	0.30%	2.28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	14	19	2.65%	1.05%	1.96%
Total	1,247	1,328	967	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 967 people, 494 households, and 268 families residing in the city.

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