Leesburg, Georgia
Location in Lee County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°43′58″N 84°10′15″W / 31.73278, -84.17083
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Lee
Area
- Total	4.8 sq mi (12.3 km²)
- Land	4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	259 ft (79 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,633
- Density	548.5/sq mi (214.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31763
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-45768[1]
GNIS feature ID	0356352[2]

Leesburg is a city in Lee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,633 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Lee County^[3].

Geography

Leesburg is located at 31°43′58″N, 84°10′15″W (31.732721, -84.170962)^[4].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²) 4.7 square miles (12.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.26%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 800 people, 796 households, and 612 families residing in the city. The population density was 557.2 people per square mile (214.9/km²). There were 851 housing units at an average density of 180.1/sq mi (69.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 61.56% White, 36.42% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 796 households out of which 49.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 26.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,958, and the median income for a family was $33,487. Males had a median income of $30,862 versus $18,710 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,690. About 16.8% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Luke Bryan, country music artist
• Tic Forrester, United States Representative

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
4. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Leesburg, Georgia is at coordinates 31°43′58″N 84°10′16″W / 31.732721, -84.170962 (Leesburg, Georgia)Coordinates: 31°43′58″N 84°10′16″W / 31.732721, -84.170962 (Leesburg, Georgia)

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