| Lake Park, Georgia | |
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Lake Park City Hall
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Location in Lowndes County and the state of Georgia |
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| Coordinates: 30°41′5″N 83°11′16″W / 30.68472°N 83.18778°WCoordinates: 30°41′5″N 83°11′16″W / 30.68472°N 83.18778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Lowndes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eric Schindler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 733 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 726 |
| • Density | 374/sq mi (144.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 31636 |
| Area code(s) | 229 |
| FIPS code | 13-44704 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0332166 |
| Website | http://cityoflakeparkga.com/ |
Lake Park is a city in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 549 at the 2000 census.
Lake Park is located at 30°41′5″N 83°11′16″W / 30.68472°N 83.18778°W (30.684704, -83.187639).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (2.72%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 549 people, 224 households, and 140 families residing in the city. The population density was 385.5 people per square mile (149.3/km²). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 184.0 per square mile (71.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.15% White, 15.66% African American, 1.82% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.19% of the population.
There were 224 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.96.