Lamar County, Texas: Difference between revisions

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Lamar County (Template:IPAc-en) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, in the Northeast Texas region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,088.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Paris.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 17, 1840, and organized the next year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Lamar County comprises the Paris, TX micropolitan statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert are land and Template:Convert (2.8%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

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Blossom
Deport (partly in Red River County)
Paris (county seat and largest municipality)
Reno
Roxton
Sun Valley
Toco

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Unincorporated communities

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Demographics

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**Lamar County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition**
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2000	% 2010	Template:Partial
White alone (NH)	26,298	37,891	35,354	84.18%	76.10%	70.58%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,482	6,628	6,378	7.94%	13.31%	12.73%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	234	592	751	0.75%	1.19%	1.50%
Asian alone (NH)	81	304	474	0.26%	0.61%	0.95%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	7	5	25	0.02%	0.01%	0.05%
Other race alone (NH)	14	27	119	0.04%	0.05%	0.24%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	373	1,123	2,575	1.19%	2.26%	5.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,753	3,223	4,412	5.61%	6.47%	8.81%
Total	31,242	49,793	50,088	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census of 2000, 48,499 people, 19,077 households, and 13,468 families resided in the county.<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> At the tabulation of the 2020 United States census, its population increased to 50,088.<ref name="2020CensusP2" />

Among the population, its racial and ethnic makeup was 70.58% non-Hispanic white, 12.73% Black or African American, 1.50% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.95% Asian alone, 0.05% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.24% some other race alone, 5.14% multiracial, and 8.81% Hispanic or Latino American of any race. In 2000, the racial makeup of the county was 82.46% White, 13.47% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.19% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. About 3.33% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race; from 2000 to 2020, the majority if its population remained predominantly non-Hispanic white against nationwide demographic trends of increased diversification.

Education

These school districts serve Lamar County:<ref name=LamarCountySDMap2020>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

Chisum ISD (small portion in Delta County)
Fannindel ISD (mostly in Delta and Fannin Counties; small portion in Hunt County)
Honey Grove ISD (mostly in Fannin County)
North Lamar ISD
Paris ISD
Prairiland ISD (small portion in Red River County)

Until it closed in 2019,<ref name=Closeorder>Template:Cite web</ref> Roxton ISD included a part of the county. Roxton ISD consolidated into Chisum ISD after the 2018–19 school year.<ref name=Closeorder/>

In addition, Paris Junior College serves the county, as per the Texas Education Code.<ref>Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.195. PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.</ref>

Politics

The majority-white population supported the Democratic Party well into the late 20th century, when it was nearly a one-party state, but in the early 21st century, most have shifted to the Republican Party. Lamar County is now represented in the Texas House of Representatives by Gary VanDeaver of New Boston.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>