Valdosta, Georgia metropolitan area

Map of Georgia highlighting the Valdosta metropolitan area.

The Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – Brooks, Echols, Lanier, and Lowndes – in south-central Georgia, anchored by the city of Valdosta. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 139,588.^[1]

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
- Valdosta (Principal city)
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
- Lakeland
- Quitman
- Hahira
Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants
- Barwick (partial)
- Dasher
- Lake Park
- Moody AFB (census-designated place)
- Morven
- Pavo (partial)
- Remerton
Unincorporated places
- Barney
- Clyattville
- Dixie
- Grooverville
- Mineola
- Naylor
- Statenville
- Stockton

Transportation

Highways

There are many signed highways in the area:

Interstate 75
U.S. Route 41 (North Valdosta Road) (co-signed with I-75 between Exits 22 and 60)
U.S. Route 84 (Hill Avenue (Valdosta), Wiregrass Parkway)
U.S. Route 129
U.S. Route 221 (co-signed with US 84)
U.S. Route 441
State Route 7 (co-signed with US 41)(Used to be Ashley St(NB)and Patterson St(SB), now they are ALT SR7)
State Route 11
State Route 31
State Route 37
State Route 64
State Route 76
State Route 89
State Route 94
State Route 122 (Main Street (Hahira, Lakeland))
State Route 125 (Bemiss Road (Lowndes County))
State Route 133 (Billy Langdale Parkway, St. Augustine Road (Valdosta))
State Route 135
State Route 187
State Route 333 (Moultrie Road (Brooks County))
State Route 376

Airports

There are two airports in the area:

Quitman Brooks County Airport (4J5) (General aviation)
Valdosta Regional Airport (VLD, KVLD) (Commercial service to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 119,560 people, 42,666 households, and 29,474 families residing in the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 62.42% White, 33.37% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.98% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.54% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.19% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $28,516, and the median income for a family was $34,044. Males had a median income of $26,347 versus $19,250 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,019.

References

State of Georgia

Atlanta (capital)

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