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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Lamar County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi. As of 2000 the population was 15,904. Its county seat is Vernon and it's a prohibition or dry county.
History
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Jones County was established on February 4, 1867, from Marion County, named for E. P. Jones of Fayette County, with its county seat at Vernon. It was abolished on November 3, 1867. On October 8, 1868, the area was again organized into a county, Sanford County, in honor of H. C. Sanford of Cherokee County. In 1877, the county was named Lamar County.
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1870 | 8,893
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| 1880 | 12,142
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| 1890 | 14,187
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| 1900 | 16,084
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| 1910 | 17,487
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| 1920 | 18,149
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| 1930 | 18,001
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| 1940 | 19,708
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| 1950 | 16,441
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| 1960 | 14,271
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| 1970 | 14,335
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| 1980 | 16,453
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| 1990 | 15,715
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