Lakeland
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city in Lanier County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Lanier
- Total
- 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km )
- Land
- 3.10 sq mi (8.04 km )
- Water
- 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km )
- Elevation
- 200 ft (61 m)
- Density
- 926.7/sq mi (357.79/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 13-44592
- Gnis feature id
- 0356347
- Website
- https://lakelandga.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lakeland
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Lanier County
- Population
- 2875
- Area
- 8.117808
- Elevation
- 61
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Capital of
- Lanier County
- Image
- Lakeland City Hall Police Department.jpg
- Households
- 1193
- Dialing code
- 229
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- P8168
- TRX
- Commons category
- Lakeland, Georgia
- postal code
- 31635
- water as percent of area
- 1.4985
- per capita income
- 13370
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lakeland is a city and the county seat of Lanier County, Georgia, United States. The city is the county seat of Lanier County. It is part of the Valdosta metropolitan area. The population was 2,875 at the 2020 census.
Originally called Alapaha and then Milltown or Mill Town, Lakeland received its current name in 1925 in honor of its proximity to Grand Bay Lake, Lake Irma, and Banks Lake. For many years, Lakeland owned and operated its own railroad.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lakeland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.