Lamar is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Aransas County, Texas, United States, north of Rockport and north of Corpus Christi. As of the 2020 census, Lamar had a population of 724. The community was named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census.
Lamar was founded in 1839 at Lookout Point, on the channel entrance to Copano Bay. President Lamar agreed to relocate the custom house here, and the town thrived as a port and the site of a salt works. This prosperity ended abruptly on February 11, 1864, when the town was bombarded and practically obliterated by the Union Navy.
The restored cemetery is a Texas historical landmark. Goose Island State Park is within the CDP. Geography Lamar is located at (28.140340, -96.987818). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
Lamar first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
+Lamar CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010% 2010White alone (NH)54659485.85%82.04%Black or African American alone (NH)100.16%0.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3100.47%1.38%Asian alone (NH)1071.57%0.97%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)100.16%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)5380.79%5.25%Hispanic or Latino (any race)707511.01%10.36%Total636724100.00%100.00%
References
Handbook of Texas Online
External links Lamar Texas and Lamar Cemetery RockportFulton.com Local Area Guide