Back مقاطعة لاونديز (جورجيا) Arabic لووندز بؤلگهسی، جورجیا AZB Lowndes County, Georgia BAR Лаундс (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian লৱনডেস কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Lowndes Gông (Georgia) CDO Лоундес (гуо, Джорджи) CE Lowndes County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Georgia) CEB Lowndes County, Georgia Welsh Lowndes County (Georgia) German
Lowndes County | |
|---|---|
 Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta | |
 Seal  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
 Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′N 83°16′W / 30.83°N 83.27°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 23, 1825 |
| Named for | William Jones Lowndes |
| Seat | Valdosta |
| Largest city | Valdosta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 511 sq mi (1,320 km2) |
| • Land | 496 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
| • Water | 15 sq mi (40 km2) 2.8% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2022) | 120,055 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 8th |
| Website | lowndescounty.com |
Lowndes County (/ˈlaʊndz/) is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 118,251.[1] The county seat is Valdosta.[2] The county was created December 23, 1825.
Lowndes County is included in the Valdosta metropolitan statistical area. It is located along the border with Florida.
The county is a major commercial, educational, and manufacturing center of south Georgia with considerable forest products including pulpwood and naval stores, such as turpentine and rosin. Part of Grand Bay, a 13,000-acre (53 km2) wetlands, is located in Lowndes County.
- ^ "Explore Census Data - Decennial Census P1 RACE 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". data.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.