Lenox, Georgia

Coordinates: 31°16′N 83°28′W / 31.267°N 83.467°W / 31.267; -83.467
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Lenox, Georgia
FIPS code
13-45936[2]
GNIS feature ID0316766[3]
Websitewww.cityoflenox.municipalimpact.com

Lenox is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

Lenox was platted in 1888, when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] According to tradition, the town was named after a certain "lean ox".[6] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1901.[7]

Geography

Lenox is located in northern Cook County at 31°16′N 83°28′W / 31.267°N 83.467°W / 31.267; -83.467 (31.2712, -83.4654).

Interstate 75 passes through the west side of the town, with access from Exit 49. Tifton is 13 miles (21 km) to the north, and Adel
, the Cook County seat, is 10 miles (16 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lenox has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2), of which 0.031 square miles (0.08 km2), or 1.86%, is water.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910206—
192033964.6%
193041221.5%
194054732.8%
195078944.2%
19608021.6%
19708607.2%
198096512.2%
1990783−18.9%
200088913.5%
2010873−1.8%
2020752−13.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
Lenox racial composition as of 2020[10]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(non-Hispanic) 		424 56.38%
Black or African American
(non-Hispanic) 		244 32.45%
Asian
 2 0.27%
Other/Mixed
 30 3.99%
Latino
 52 6.91%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 752 people, 333 households, and 194 families residing in the town.

Festivities

Lenox is the home of the Lean-Ox Festival, the oldest festival in Cook County. It is held the third weekend of November every year.[11]

References

  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. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lenox town, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  5. ISBN 0-915430-00-2
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  6. ^ "Lenox". Georgia.org. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  7. ^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly. 1901. p. 510.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "History". Cook County Economic Development Commission. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
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