Lake Park is a city in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. The population was 733 at the 2010 census, up from 549 at the 2000 census. History Lake Park was laid out in 1889 along the route of the newly completed Georgia Southern and Florida Railway. It was originally named Lawrence after its founder Lawrence A. Wisenbaker. The name Lawrenceville was rejected due to there already being a town of that same name in Georgia. It was renamed Lake Park in April 1890 for the many lakes surrounding the original town site. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Lake Park in December 1890. Geography Lake Park is located in southeastern Lowndes County at (30.684704, -83.187639). It is bordered to the northwest by the unincorporated community of Twin Lakes. U.S. Route 41 passes through the center of town as Marion Avenue. It leads northwest to Valdosta, the county seat, and southeast to Jennings, Florida. Georgia State Route 376 leads east to Statenville and west to Clyattville. Interstate 75 passes west and south of Lake Park, with access from Exits 2 (Belville Road) and 5 (State Route 376). I-75 leads north past Valdosta to Tifton and southeast to Lake City, Florida. According to the United States Census Bureau, Lake Park has a total area of , of which , or 1.48%, are water. There are several natural lakes west and north of the city, including two (Ocean Pond and Long Pond) within the city limits. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 549 people, 224 households, and 140 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 262 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.15% White, 15.66% African American, 1.82% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.19% of the population. There were 224 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.96. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6%