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{{short description|County in Mississippi, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Lamar County | state = Mississippi | seal = | founded = 1904 | seat wl = Purvis | largest city wl = West Hattiesburg | city type = community | area_total_sq_mi = 500 | area_land_sq_mi = 497 | area_water_sq_mi = 3.4 | area percentage = 0.7 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 64222 | pop_est_as_of = | population_est = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_density_sq_mi = auto | web = http://www.lamarcountyms.gov/11/index.php | ex image = CurrentLamarCountyCourthouse.jpg | ex image cap = Lamar County Courthouse in Purvis | district = 4th | time zone = Central | named for = [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II|Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar]] }} '''Lamar County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Mississippi]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 64,222.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Lamar County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Lamar_County,_Mississippi?g=0500000US28073|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 14, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Purvis, Mississippi|Purvis]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Named for [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)|Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar]], the county was carved out of [[Marion County, Mississippi|Marion County]] to the west in 1904. Lamar County is part of the [[Hattiesburg metropolitan area]]. It is largely a rural county, except for its northeast quarter. ==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|500|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|497|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.4|sqmi}} (0.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> ===Major highways=== *[[Image:I-59.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 59 (Mississippi)|Interstate 59]] *[[Image:US 11.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 11 in Mississippi|U.S. Highway 11]] *[[Image:US 98.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 98 (Mississippi)|U.S. Highway 98]] *[[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 13]] *[[Image:Circle sign 42.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 42]] *[[Image:Circle sign 44.svg|20px]] [[Mississippi Highway 44]] ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Covington County, Mississippi|Covington County]] (north) *[[Forrest County, Mississippi|Forrest County]] (east) *[[Pearl River County, Mississippi|Pearl River County]] (south) *[[Marion County, Mississippi|Marion County]] (west) *[[Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi|Jefferson Davis County]] (northwest) ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 11741 |1920= 12869 |1930= 12848 |1940= 12096 |1950= 13225 |1960= 13675 |1970= 15209 |1980= 23821 |1990= 30424 |2000= 39070 |2010= 55658 |2020= 64222 |estyear=2023 |estimate=66217 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 6, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28073.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607051339/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28073.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> }} {| class="wikitable" |+Lamar County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28073&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !Race !Num. !Perc. |- |[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic) |43,865 |68.3% |- |[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic) |14,296 |22.26% |- |[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] |108 |0.17% |- |[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] |1,091 |1.7% |- |[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] |50 |0.08% |- |[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] |2,450 |3.81% |- |[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] |2,362 |3.68% |} As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 64,222 people, 22,116 households, and 15,584 families residing in the county. ==Politics== Lamar County, historically, is one of the most conservative counties in Mississippi. The county has voted for Republican presidential candidates with 60 percent or more of the vote in the past twelve elections. {{PresHead|place=Lamar County, Mississippi|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|20,775|7,038|449|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|20,704|7,340|486|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|18,751|5,190|651|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|19,101|5,494|294|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|18,497|5,159|254|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|16,410|3,923|132|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|12,795|3,478|329|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|8,609|3,169|996|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|8,259|3,208|1,565|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|9,145|2,535|66|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|7,929|1,964|37|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,395|3,005|146|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,056|3,109|249|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,022|493|167|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1968|American Independent|546|351|4,422|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1964|Republican|3,372|334|0|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1960|Dixiecrat|636|651|1,046|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1956|Democratic|429|805|484|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,034|1,260|0|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|36|91|1,342|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1944|Democratic|93|1,065|0|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|55|1,148|0|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|91|1,210|5|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|31|1,033|5|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1928|Democratic|410|718|0|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|80|795|36|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1920|Democratic|192|672|19|Mississippi}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|89|744|49|Mississippi}} {{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|16|399|90|Mississippi}} ==Government and infrastructure== The [[Mississippi Department of Mental Health]] operates the [[South Mississippi State Hospital]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] Lamar County, near [[Purvis, Mississippi|Purvis]].<ref>"[http://www.smsh.state.ms.us/contact.html Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314122036/http://www.smsh.state.ms.us/contact.html |date=2012-03-14 }}." [[South Mississippi State Hospital]]. Retrieved on November 1, 2010. "South Mississippi State Hospital 823 Highway 589 Purvis, MS 39475."</ref> ==Communities== ===Cities=== *[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]] (mostly in [[Forrest County, Mississippi|Forrest County]]) *[[Lumberton, Mississippi|Lumberton]] (partly in [[Pearl River County, Mississippi|Pearl River County]]) *[[Purvis, Mississippi|Purvis]] (county seat) ===Town=== *[[Sumrall, Mississippi|Sumrall]] ===Census-designated places=== *[[Arnold Line, Mississippi|Arnold Line]] *[[Baxterville, Mississippi|Baxterville]] *[[Oak Grove, Mississippi|Oak Grove]] *[[West Hattiesburg, Mississippi|West Hattiesburg]] ===Other unincorporated communities=== *[[Bellevue, Mississippi|Bellevue]] *[[Okahola, Mississippi|Okahola]] *[[Oloh, Mississippi|Oloh]] *[[Talowah, Mississippi|Talowah]] ==Education== School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28073_lamar/DC20SD_C28073.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413163524/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28073_lamar/DC20SD_C28073.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lamar County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 18, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28073_lamar/DC20SD_C28073_SD2MS.txt Text list] - In 2020 there were two school districts</ref> * [[Hattiesburg Public School District]] * [[Lamar County School District (Mississippi)|Lamar County School District]] Former school districts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28073_lamar/DC10SD_C28073_001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413172107/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28073_lamar/DC10SD_C28073_001.pdf |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lamar County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 18, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28073_lamar/DC10SD_C28073_SD2MS.txt Text list] - In 2010 there were three school districts</ref> * [[Lumberton Public School District]] - Merged into the Lamar County district in 2018.<ref name=Ciurzak>{{cite web|author=Ciurzak, Ellen|url=https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/education/2018/06/08/lawsuit-fails-stop-consolidation-lumberton-public-school-district/680919002/|title=Lawsuit fails to derail Lumberton schools consolidation|work=[[Hattiesburg American]]|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=October 19, 2019}}</ref> The county is in the service area of [[Pearl River Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prcc.edu/files/catalogs/Catalog%202014-2016%20-%20Spring.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807053926/http://prcc.edu/files/catalogs/Catalog%202014-2016%20-%20Spring.pdf |archive-date=August 7, 2015 |url-status=live|title=2014-2016 Catalog|publisher=[[Pearl River Community College]]|accessdate=April 13, 2022}}</ref> ==See also== {{Portal|Mississippi}} *[[Salmon Site]], nuclear tests site *[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Mississippi#Lamar County|National Register of Historic Places listings in Lamar County, Mississippi]] ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100303215139/http://www.lumbertonms.info/ Official City of Lumberton Business Website] * {{Commons category-inline|Lamar County, Mississippi}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311022842/http://www.mississippicourthouses.com/lamar/ Mississippi Courthouses β Lamar County] {{Geographic Location |Centre = Lamar County, Mississippi |North = [[Covington County, Mississippi|Covington County]] |Northeast = |East = [[Forrest County, Mississippi|Forrest County]] |Southeast = |South = [[Pearl River County, Mississippi|Pearl River County]] |Southwest = |West = [[Marion County, Mississippi|Marion County]] |Northwest = [[Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi|Jefferson Davis County]] }} {{Lamar County, Mississippi}} {{Mississippi}} {{coord|31.21|-89.51|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-MS_source:UScensus1990}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Lamar County, Mississippi| ]] [[Category:Mississippi counties]] [[Category:Hattiesburg metropolitan area]] [[Category:1904 establishments in Mississippi]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1904]]
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