Lamar County
Also known as Lamar County, Georgia, Lamar County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- 1920 ; 106 years ago ( 1920 )
- Named after
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
- Seat
- Barnesville
- Largest city
- Barnesville
- Total
- 186 sq mi (480 km )
- Land
- 184 sq mi (480 km )
- Water
- 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,941
- Density
- 101/sq mi (39/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Lamar County is a county in the West Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,500. The county seat is Barnesville.
History