Lanett, Alabama Lanett, Alabama Location in Chambers County and the state of Alabama Location in Chambers County and the state of Alabama State Alabama Lanett is a town/city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States.

Lanett, originally called Bluffton, is positioned in easterly Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River, southwest of Atlanta.

The city's name is derived from Lafayette Lanier and Theodore Bennett, framers of the West Point Manufacturing Company.

Lanett is positioned on the easterly edge of Chambers County at 32 51'48.326" North, 85 11'58.862" West (32.863424, -85.199684). Its easterly boundary is the Alabama Georgia state line, with the town of West Point, Georgia, bordering Lanett to the east.

Interstate 85 forms the southeast boundary of Lanett, with the town/city of Valley, Alabama, on the other side of the highway.

The Chattahoochee River forms the state line and easterly boundary of Lanett from I-85 north to the downtown area, at which point the state line turns north-northwest and becomes a territory boundary between Lanett and West Point, Georgia.

Enumeration Bureau, Lanett has a total region of 6.2 square miles (16.1 km2), all land. As of the census of 2010, there were 6,468 citizens , 2,723 homeholds, and 1,746 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 57.5% Black or African American, 39.3% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.4% from other competitions, and 1.5% from two or more competitions.

There were 2,723 homeholds out of which 23.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% were married couples living together, 25.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families.

In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $25,220, and the median income for a family was $27,487.

About 22.7% of families and 28.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 48.0% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

John Copeland, former Alabama Crimson Tide All-American who played on 1992 National Champs, NFL player for the Cincinnati Bengals Josh Evans, former University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazer and NFL player for the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and New York Jets Dave Hill, former Auburn offensive lineman who played for Kansas City Chiefs in first Super Bowl Bobby Hunt, former Auburn University and Kansas City Chiefs defensive back who played in the first Super Bow"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lanett city, Alabama".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".

City of Lanett official website Municipalities and communities of Chambers County, Alabama, United States This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties Cities in Alabama - Cities in Chambers County, Alabama - Populated places on the Chattahoochee River