Lamar, Mississippi

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Lamar, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Lamar, Mississippi
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Lamar, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°54′44″N89°18′54″W / 34.91222°N 89.31500°W / 34.91222; -89.31500
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Benton
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
554 ft (169 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
39
 • Density68.90/sq mi (26.62/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38683
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID2812712 [2]

Lamar is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Benton County, Mississippi, United States. [2] It is located along Mississippi Highway 7 in western Benton County. Lamar has a post office with the ZIP code 38642. [3] The nearly abandoned Mississippi Central Railroad runs through Lamar, and is only used rarely for freight trafficking. [4]

Contents

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 39. [5]

History

Lamar was named in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, author of the Mississippi Ordinance of Secession, Confederate diplomat and U.S. senator. [6] Lamar was originally located in Marshall County, but after Benton County was created from Marshall County and Tippah County, the town was moved two miles east to be closer to the railroad. Lamar was formerly home to a school. [7] A post office first began operation under the name Lamar in 1837. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 39—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
2020 [10]

2020 census

Lamar CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [10] % 2020
White alone (NH)3589.74%
Black or African American alone (NH)12.56%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)12.56%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)00.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)25.13%
Total39100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamar, Mississippi
  3. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Lamar, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lamar CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp.  180.
  7. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 21.
  8. ↑ "Benton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. 1 2 "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lamar CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ↑ Living Blues. Oxford, Mississippi: Living Blues Publications. 2003. p. 63.


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