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Welcome to Lamar County ...

Time Zone: Lamar County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Purvis is the Seat for Lamar County.

Lamar County was founded in 1904. Lamar was created by taking area from Marion and Pearl River Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lamar had a population of 63,343 people. This is an increase of 12.9% since the last Census (which gave a population of 56,104 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lamar represented 1.89% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Lamar County:

  • Lumberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Purvis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Purvis is located in Lamar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <2>
  • Sumrall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sumrall is located in Lamar County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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