Lamar County, Texas

Lamar County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 48,499. Its is. The county is named for, the second president of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,415 (932 ). 2,375 km² (917 sq mi) of it is land and 40 km² (15 sq mi) of it (1.68%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 82.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 271.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 19.svg|20px]][[Image:Texas 24.svg|20px]] /

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 48,499 people, 19,077 households, and 13,468 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (53/sq mi). There were 21,113 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 82.46%, 13.47% or , 1.08% , 0.40% , 0.02% , 1.17% from , and 1.41% from two or more races. 3.33% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,077 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,609, and the median income for a family was $38,359. Males had a median income of $30,539 versus $21,095 for females. The for the county was $17,000. About 12.80% of families and 16.40% of the population were below the, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The following school districts serve Lamar County:


 * (small portion in Delta County)
 * (mostly in Delta and Fannin counties; small portion in Hunt County)
 * (mostly in Fannin County)
 * (small portion in Red River County)
 * (small portion in Red River County)
 * (small portion in Red River County)

In addition, serves the county.