Lakeland
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city in Lanier County, Georgia, United States
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lakeland is referenced by 260 other articles, and connects out to race and ethnicity in the United States Census, city and Georgia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city.
Vinony files it under Cities in Georgia (U.S. state), Cities in Lanier County, Georgia and Cities in the Valdosta metropolitan area.
Its subject is documented across 34 Wikipedia language editions.
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
Show 5 more facts
- P8168
- TRX
- Commons category
- Lakeland, Georgia
- postal code
- 31635
- water as percent of area
- 1.4985
- per capita income
- 13370
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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.