Place:Lamar, Mississippi, United States

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NameLamar
Alt namesLamarsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates31.217°N 89.45°W
Located inMississippi, United States     (1904 - )
See alsoMarion, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Pearl River, Mississippi, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
West Hattiesburg
Inhabited place
Arnold Line
Baxterville
Bedford Woods West
Berkshire Hills
Breland
Clyde
Coral
East Lakewood
Fanning
Forrest Hills
Hanford
Hickory Grove
Higgins
Kensington Woods
Lake Serene North
Lake Serene South
Lakewood
Lamar Park
Lumberton
Oak Forrest
Oak Grove
Okahola
Oloh
Pine Grove
Pine Ridge
Purvis
Rocky Branch
Rouse
Seneca
Shadow Wood
Sumrall
Tall Pines
Talowah
Varnado
Villa del Rey
Wells Town
West Hills
West Lake Manor
Westgate
Westover West
Westover
Unknown
Hattiesburg
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,658. Its county seat is Purvis. Named for Confederate Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, the county was carved out of Marion County to the west in 1904.

Lamar County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is largely a rural county, except for its northeast quarter.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1836 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1901 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1903 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1904 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1910 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1910 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1910 11,741
1920 12,869
1930 12,848
1940 12,096
1950 13,225
1960 13,675
1970 15,209
1980 23,821
1990 30,424
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External links

www.lamarcounty.com/

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