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Lamar County | |
|---|---|
 Lamar County Courthouse in Vernon | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°46′50″N 88°05′47″W / 33.780555555556°N 88.096388888889°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | February 8, 1877 |
| Named for | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar |
| Seat | Vernon |
| Largest city | Vernon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 605 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Land | 605 sq mi (1,570 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,972 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 13,661  |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (8.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
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Lamar County (formerly Jones County and Sanford County) is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,972.[1] Its county seat is Vernon and it is a dry county.[2] It is named in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a former Confederate officer and former member of both houses of the United States Congress from Mississippi.[3]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 180.