Lamar County, Mississippi

Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,222. 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 metropolitan area. It is largely a rural county, except for its northeast quarter.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.7%) is water.

Major highways Interstate 59 U.S. Highway 11 U.S. Highway 98 Mississippi Highway 13 Mississippi Highway 42 Mississippi Highway 44

Adjacent counties Covington County (north) Forrest County (east) Pearl River County (south) Marion County (west) Jefferson Davis County (northwest)

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Lamar County, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)20,95926,47733,09042,29643,86587.99%87.03%84.69%75.99%68.30%Black or African American alone (NH)2,5393,6285,02710,83414,29610.66%11.92%12.87%19.47%22.26%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)1537611091080.06%0.12%0.16%0.20%0.17%Asian alone (NH)531132456551,0910.22%0.37%0.63%1.18%1.70%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census41950xx0.01%0.03%0.08%Other race alone (NH)13112332060.05%0.00%0.03%0.06%0.32%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census2055072,244xx0.52%0.91%3.49%Hispanic or Latino (any race)2421684261,2052,3621.02%0.55%1.09%2.17%3.68%Total23,82130,42439,07055,65864,222 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 64,222. The median age was 34.8 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.8 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 69.2% White, 22.4% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% from some other race, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.7% of the population.

46.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 53.7% lived in rural areas.

There were 25,001 households in the county, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.3% were married-couple households, 16.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 27,434 housing units, of which 8.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.5% were owner-occupied and 34.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%.

Politics Lamar County, historically, is one of the most conservative counties in Mississippi. The county has voted for Republican presidential candidates with 60 percent or more of the vote in the past twelve elections.

Government and infrastructure The Mississippi Department of Mental Health operates the South Mississippi State Hospital in unincorporated Lamar County, near Purvis."Contact Us ." South Mississippi State Hospital. Retrieved on November 1, 2010. "South Mississippi State Hospital 823 Highway 589 Purvis, MS 39475."

Communities

Cities Hattiesburg (mostly in Forrest County) Lumberton (partly in Pearl River County) Purvis (county seat)

Town Sumrall

Census-designated places Arnold Line Baxterville Oak Grove West Hattiesburg

Other unincorporated communities Bellevue Okahola Oloh Talowah

Education School districts include: - Text list - In 2020 there were two school districts Hattiesburg Public School District Lamar County School District

Former school districts: - Text list - In 2010 there were three school districts Lumberton Public School District - Merged into the Lamar County district in 2018.

The county is in the service area of Pearl River Community College.

Lamar County, Mississippi

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