Lamar County, Alabama

Lamar County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of, member of the from. As of the population was 15,904. Its is  and it's a prohibition or.

History
Jones County was established on, , from , named for E. P. Jones of , with its at. It was abolished on,. On, , the area was again organized into a county, Sanford County, in honor of H. C. Sanford of. On, the county was renamed Lamar in honor of Senator L.Q.C. Lamar of Mississippi.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,568 (605 ). 1,567 km² (605 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,904 people, 6,468 households, and 4,715 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 7,517 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.87%, 11.98% or , 0.11% , 0.06% , 0.46% from , and 0.51% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,468 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.60% were living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,059, and the median income for a family was $33,050. Males had a median income of $30,453 versus $18,947 for females. The for the county was $14,435. About 13.30% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the, including 19.10% of those under age 18 and 18.60% of those age 65 or over.