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Ride and Roar Motorcycle Ride

The Chamber aided airmen from Moody AFB in holding Lakeland's first motorcycle ride. This year in support of The Haven in Valdosta the 150 mile ride on Saturday raised money and awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The Great Outdoors...

... surround the residents of Lanier County. Lakes, ponds, the Alapaha River and vast woodlands are well known by residents and those who come to hunt and fish. The waterways here are filled with fish, the river flows steadily across the landscape, and the forests have an abundance of wild game.

Fast Facts About Us

The Lakeland community has:
  • Consolidated school system (one high school, one middle school, one elementary school and one primary school)
  • Wiregrass Technical College GED Class Facility
  • South Georgia Medical Center - Lanier Campus
  • Two weekly newspapers

Did you know....
  • Georgia Governor E. D. Rivers, who was elected from Lanier County in 1936 brought free text books to the schools of Georgia.

Lakeland by the numbers..
  • Lakeland population: 6,360 (2010 census)
  • Lanier County population: 10,302 (2010 census)

Area:
  • The city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), of which, 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.28%) is water.
  • Lakeland is located at 31°2′21″N 83°4′13″W (31.039214, -83.070397)