Lumber City is a city located in Telfair County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 967.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Lumber City as a town in 1889. The community was named for a sawmill near the original town site.

Geography

Lumber City is located at 31°55'48" North, 82°41'1" West (31.930033, -82.683723).

U.S. Route 23/341 is the main route through the city, and leads northwest 17 mi (27 km) to McRae-Helena, the Telfair County seat, and southeast 7 mi (11 km) to Hazlehurst. Other highways that run through the city include Georgia State Routes 19 and 117.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km), all land.

It is located at the confluence of the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers, which combine to form the Altamaha River.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	471		—
1900	760		61.4%
1910	1,195		57.2%
1920	978		−18.2%
1930	1,043		6.6%
1940	1,044		0.1%
1950	1,232		18.0%
1960	1,360		10.4%
1970	1,377		1.3%
1980	1,426		3.6%
1990	1,429		0.2%
2000	1,247		−12.7%
2010	1,328		6.5%
2020	967		−27.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

Lumber City racial composition as of 2020

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	413	42.71%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	507	52.43%
Native American	2	0.21%
Asian	1	0.1%
Other/Mixed	25	2.59%
Hispanic or Latino	19	1.96%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 967 people, 494 households, and 268 families residing in the city.