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Ray City, Georgia
Ray City is a city in Berrien County and Lanier County, Georgia, United States. The population was 956 in 2020.

History

Early variant names were "Ray's Pond" and "Ray's Mill". The community was named after Thomas M. Ray, the proprietor of a local mill.

Geography

Ray City is in southern Berrien County, with a small portion extending south into Lanier County. U.S. Route 129 passes through the city, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Nashville, the Berrien county seat, and east 8 miles (13 km) to Lakeland, the Lanier county seat. Georgia State Route 125 leads south from Ray City 18 miles (29 km) to Valdosta, and State Route 37 leads west 14 miles (23 km) to Adel.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ray City has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km), of which 0.52 acres (2,119 m), or 0.07%, are water. Beaverdam Creek flows through the middle of the city, and Batterbee Branch flows through the west side. The two streams join west of Ray City to form Cat Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Withlacoochee River, part of the Suwannee River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910300—
1920700133.3%
1930602−14.0%
19406386.0%
1950576−9.7%
196071323.8%
1970617−13.5%
19806586.6%
1990603−8.4%
200074623.7%
20101,09046.1%
2020956−12.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
Ray City racial composition as of 2020
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 621 64.94%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 205 21.44%
Native American 1 0.1%
Asian 9 0.94%
Other/Mixed 39 4.08%
Hispanic or Latino 81 8.47%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 956 people, 484 households, and 313 families residing in the city.

Education

Residents of Barrien County are in the Berrien County School District.

Residents of Lanier County are in the Lanier County School District.

  • Ray City Hotel, circa 1912
    Ray City Hotel, circa 1912
  • Historic Ray City High School
    Historic Ray City High School
  • Fire Department
    Fire Department
  • Juanelle Wilson Senior Citizen Center
    Juanelle Wilson Senior Citizen Center

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ray City, Georgia.
  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "City of Ray City - History". www.raycityga.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ^ "Ray City". GeorgiaGov. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Berrien County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 26, 2024. - Text list
  11. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lanier County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 26, 2024. - Text list
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