Lamar County, Mississippi

Lamar County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 39,070. Its is.

Named for the post- statesman, the county was carved out of  to the west in. It is largely a rural county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,296 (500 ). 1,287 km² (497 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.68%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 98.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 42.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 44.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,070 people, 14,396 households, and 10,725 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (79/sq mi). There were 15,433 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (31/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 85.34%, 12.90% or , 0.17% , 0.65% , 0.01% , 0.30% from , and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,396 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,628, and the median income for a family was $44,611. Males had a median income of $32,791 versus $22,260 for females. The for the county was $18,849. About 9.70% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 17.00% of those age 65 or over.

Lamar County has the per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

 * Cities
 * (mostly in Forrest County)
 * (partly in Pearl River County)


 * Towns


 * Census-designated places


 * Unincorporated places