Lamar County, Texas
| Lamar County, Texas | |
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The Lamar County Courthouse in Paris
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1841 |
| Named for | Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar |
| Seat | Paris |
| Largest city | Paris |
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| • Total | 933 sq mi (2,416 km2) |
| • Land | 907 sq mi (2,349 km2) |
| • Water | 26 sq mi (67 km2), 2.8% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 49,793 |
| • Density | 55/sq mi (21/km²) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 49,793. Its county seat is Paris. The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 17, 1840 and organized the next year. It is named for Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the second president of Texas.
Lamar County comprises the Paris, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Lamar County, once heavily Democratic, is now represented in the Texas House of Representatives by the Republican Gary VanDeaver of New Boston, Texas. Republican Representative Marsha Farney, reared in Lamar County, represents District 20, which includes the northern portion of Williamson County in the Austin suburbs.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 933 square miles (2,420 km2), of which 907 square miles (2,350 km2) is land and 926 square miles (2,400 km2) (2.8%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 48,499 people, 19,077 households, and 13,468 families residing in the county. The population density was 53 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 21,113 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.46% White, 13.47% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.17% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 3.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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