Lanier County, Georgia

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Lanier County is a one of the county from Georgia's 159 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. It is home to over 7241 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the estimated population was 8277, giving it the 21st smallest population among Georgia's county. It has total area of 199.83 sq mi (517.56 sq km), of which, 186.82 square miles (483.86 sq km) of it is land and 13.01 square miles (33.7 sq km) of it is water, it is the 20th smallest by area in the U.S. state of Georgia.


As of the census of 2000, there were 7241 people in the county, organized into 2593 households, and 1932 families residing in the county. The population density was 38.8 people per square mile (14.98/kmē), it would be the 102nd most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Georgia. There were 3011 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.22/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.69 persons, and the average family size was 3.12 persons. In the county Population was distributed with 27.4% under the age of 18, 11% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 8277, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 6076 White, 2016 Black or African American, 42 American Indian, 34 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 106 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29171, making it the 52nd poorest county by median household income among the Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $34512, making its Georgia's 46th lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $13690, it is the 24th poorest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 1834 pupils and students, of which 50.44% are male and 49.56% are female, 25.33% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.23% nursery or pri school, 7.8% kindergarten, 48.96% elementary school, 26.66% high school and 11.34% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Lakeland City	Lanier County	3.13	3.1	0.04	2730	881	13156	22346

Year	Population
April 2000 census	7241
April 2000 Estimate	7241
July 2000 Estimate	7252
July 2001 Estimate	7105
July 2002 Estimate	7158
July 2003 Estimate	7358
July 2004 Estimate	7310
July 2005 Estimate	7405
July 2006 Estimate	7642
July 2007 Estimate	7938
July 2008 Estimate	8277

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	60	36	96
Kindergarten	87	56	143
Elementary school	452	446	898
High school	268	221	489
College or graduate school	58	150	208

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lanier County, Georgia	$29171	$34512	$13690
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587