Lula is a city in Hall and Banks counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 2,822 at the 2020 census, and the town has both Hall and Banks county zoning. The city was established and gained relevance by creating a junction for the Airline Railroad (later named the Southern Railroad). This provided essential economy and goods in the late 1800s that jumpstarted the establishment of the city.
A notable annual event that takes place each year in the city of Lula is the Railroad Days Festival that includes celebrating the history of the city by having entertainment, local venders, and a parade. Residents are either zoned to the Hall County School District, or the Banks County School District. At first, residents of the area assumed that the railroad junction would be built in the town of Belton (also referred to as 'Bellton' with an extra 'L' that was lost over time) the next town over, because it was the larger of the two. However, the company building the rail line was persuaded by a generous amount of land deeded to build the railway by brothers Joseph H. and Dunstan E. Banks. The requirement for the land to be deeded was that the town of Lula be constructed at the junction, and that the main depot rest on land donated by the brothers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.2 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 0.012 square miles (0.03 km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.26%, is water. Most of Lula is in Hall County, with a small eastern portion of the city located in Banks County. The Hall County portion of Lula is part of the Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Banks County portion of Lula is next to the town that makes up most of Banks County, Gillsville, Georgia.
Major roads that go through Lula are Georgia State Route 52, Georgia State Route 51 S, and State Route 365 (also referred to as Sidney Lanier Parkway).
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2020 census
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|+Lula racial composition
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
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|White (non-Hispanic)
|2,084
|73.85%
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|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|206
|7.3%
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|Native American
|3
|0.11%
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|Asian
|38
|1.35%
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|Other/Mixed
|139
|4.93%
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|Hispanic or Latino
|352
|12.47%
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As of the 2020 census, Lula had a population of 2,822. The median age was 34.9 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.8 males age 18 and over.
According to the 2020 Census, 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,000 households in the city, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census
As of the census
The portion of Lula in Banks County is zoned for the Banks County School District. The Banks County Schools with Lula residents are Banks County Elementary School, Banks County Middle School, and Banks County High School.
thumb|East Hall High School
Railroad Days Festival
A notable event for the town includes Railroad Days, a yearly festival held every May. The Railroad Days Festival began in 1976 to celebrate the history of the city and the railroads that began everything. The festival is thrown and planned by Lula city hall and community members.
Activities for the event includes a parade, entertainment, and local vendors selling goods. The parade takes place on the Saturday morning of the weekend festival. Parade floats are made up of local business and community groups. There can oftentimes be local groups that perform music or dance for entertainment. The rest of the weekend is made up of local vendors setting up booths to sell locally made crafts, gifts, and foods.