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.
Lumber City, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 31°55′48″N 82°41′1″W / 31.93000°N 82.68361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Telfair |
Area | |
• Total | 1.94 sq mi (5.02 km2) |
• Land | 1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 967 |
• Density | 502.08/sq mi (193.90/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 31549 |
Area code | 912 |
FIPS code | 13-47952[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0356372[3] |
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Lumber City as a town in 1889.[4] The community was named for a sawmill near the original town site.[5]
Lumber City is located at 31°55'48" North, 82°41'1" West (31.930033, -82.683723).[6]
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1890 | 471 | — | |
1900 | 760 | 61.4% | |
1910 | 1,195 | 57.2% | |
1920 | 978 | −18.2% | |
1930 | 1,043 | 6.6% | |
1940 | 1,044 | 0.1% | |
1950 | 1,232 | 18.0% | |
1960 | 1,360 | 10.4% | |
1970 | 1,377 | 1.3% | |
1980 | 1,426 | 3.6% | |
1990 | 1,429 | 0.2% | |
2000 | 1,247 | −12.7% | |
2010 | 1,328 | 6.5% | |
2020 | 967 | −27.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 413 | 42.71% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 507 | 52.43% |
Native American | 2 | 0.21% |
Asian | 1 | 0.1% |
Other/Mixed | 25 | 2.59% |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 1.96% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 967 people, 494 households, and 268 families residing in the city.