Lanier County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- August 7, 1920
- Named after
- Sidney Lanier
- Seat
- Lakeland
- Largest city
- Lakeland
- Total
- 200 sq mi (520 km )
- Land
- 185 sq mi (480 km )
- Water
- 15 sq mi (39 km ) 7.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,623
- Density
- 53/sq mi (20/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- laniercountyboc .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Lanier County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. At the 2020 census, the population was 9,877. The county seat is Lakeland. It is named after Georgia poet Sidney Lanier.
Lanier County is part of the Valdosta metropolitan area and shares Moody Air Force Base with Lowndes County on its western boundary.