Lumber City, Georgia

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
City
Location in Telfair County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°55′48″N 82°41′1″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Telfair
Area [1]
• 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]

History

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]

Geography

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.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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] 1850-1870[8] 1870-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1940[12] 1950[13] 1960[14] 1970[15] 1980[16] 1990[17] 2000[18] 2010[19] 2020[20]

2020 census

Lumber City, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000[21]	Pop 2010[22]	Pop 2020[20]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
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.