Lamar County | |
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![]() 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 | |
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Founded | February 8, 1877 |
Named for | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar |
Seat | Vernon |
Largest city | Vernon |
Area | |
• Total | 605 sq mi (1,570 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]