Back مقاطعة لانيير (جورجيا) Arabic لانیر بؤلگهسی، جورجیا AZB Lanier County, Georgia BAR Ланиър (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian লানিয়ের কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Lanier Gông (Georgia) CDO Ланье (гуо, Джорджи) CE Lanier County CEB Lanier County, Georgia Welsh Lanier County German
Lanier County | |
|---|---|
 Lanier County Courthouse in Lakeland | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°02′16″N 83°03′46″W / 31.0378937°N 83.0626534°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | August 7, 1920 |
| Named for | Sidney Lanier |
| Seat | Lakeland |
| Largest city | Lakeland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200 sq mi (500 km2) |
| • Land | 185 sq mi (480 km2) |
| • Water | 15 sq mi (40 km2) 7.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,877 |
| • Density | 53/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | laniercountyboc |
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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.[2] The county seat is Lakeland.[3] It is named after Georgia poet Sidney Lanier.[4]
Lanier County is part of the Valdosta, Georgia metropolitan statistical area and shares Moody Air Force Base with Lowndes County on its western boundary.
- ^ "Lanier County Act Amended, No. 505". Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1920. pp. 45–48. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Lanier County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 14, 2004.