Lakeland, Georgia

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Lakeland is a city in Lanier County, Georgia, United States. The city is the county seat of Lanier County^GR6. It is part of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,730 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lakeland is located at 31°2′21″N, 83°4′13″W (31.039214, -83.070397)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²). 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.28%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,730 people, 966 households, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was 340.0/km² (881.0/mi²). There were 1,162 housing units at an average density of 144.7/km² (375.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 57.18% White, 39.27% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.86% of the population.

There were 966 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 20.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,346, and the median income for a family was $28,487. Males had a median income of $23,457 versus $19,276 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,156. About 25.3% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.9% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.