Lenox, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Lenox, Georgia
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cook
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.21
Area Land Km2:4.13
Area Water Km2:0.08
Area Total Sq Mi:1.62
Area Land Sq Mi:1.59
Area Water Sq Mi:0.03
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:752
Population Density Km2:182.19
Population Density Sq Mi:471.77
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:31.2667°N -111°W
Elevation M:88
Elevation Ft:289
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:31637
Area Code:229
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-45936[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0316766[3]

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 31.2667°N -111°W (31.2712, -83.4654).[8] U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of the town as Robinson Street, and Interstate 75 passes through the west side of the town, with access from Exit 49. Tifton is to the north, and Adel, the Cook County seat, is to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lenox has a total area of 4.2km2, of which 0.08sqkm, or 1.86%, is water.[4]

Demographics

Lenox racial composition as of 2020[9] !Race!Num.!Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)42456.38%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)24432.45%
Asian20.27%
Other/Mixed303.99%
Hispanic or Latino526.91%
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.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  4. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lenox town, Georgia. https://archive.today/20200212174310/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1345936. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. July 30, 2014.
  5. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 131 . 0-915430-00-2.
  6. Web site: Lenox . Georgia.org . March 10, 2019.
  7. Book: Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly. 1901. 510.
  8. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  9. Web site: Explore Census Data. December 18, 2021. data.census.gov.
  10. Web site: History . Cook County Economic Development Commission . April 6, 2018.