Lamar County, Alabama
| Lamar County, Alabama | |
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Lamar County Courthouse in Vernon
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 Location in the U.S. state of Alabama |
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 Alabama's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 8, 1877 |
| Named for | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar |
| Seat | Vernon |
| Largest city | Vernon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 605 sq mi (1,567 km2) |
| • Land | 605 sq mi (1,567 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 13,886 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
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Lamar County (formerly Jones County and Sanford County) is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,564. Its county seat is Vernon and is a prohibition or dry county. Its name is in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi.
Jones County, Alabama was established on February 4, 1867, with land taken from the southern part of Marion County and the western part of Fayette County, and it was named for E. P. Jones of Fayette County, with its county seat at Vernon. This county was abolished on November 13, 1867. On October 8, 1868, the area was again organized into a county, but as Covington County had been renamed "Jones County" the same year (a change that lasted only a few months), the new county was named Sanford, in honor of H. C. Sanford of Cherokee County. On February 8, 1877, the county was renamed Lamar in honor of Senator L.Q.C. Lamar of Mississippi.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 605 square miles (1,570 km2), of which 605 square miles (1,570 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) (0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,904 people, 6,468 households, and 4,715 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km2). There were 7,517 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 86.87% White, 11.98% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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