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Welcome to Lamar County ...

Time Zone: Lamar County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Barnesville is the Seat for Lamar County.

Lamar County was founded in 1920. Lamar was created by taking area from Monroe and Pike Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lamar had a population of 19,077 people. This is an increase of 4.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,265 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lamar represented 0.19% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Lamar County:

  • Aldora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldora is located in Lamar County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Barnesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Milner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milner is located in Lamar County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milner <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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