Lamar County, Alabama

Lamar County
Lamar County Courthouse in Vernon
Lamar County Courthouse in Vernon
Map of Alabama highlighting Lamar County
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Map of the United States highlighting Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°46′50″N 88°05′47″W / 33.780555555556°N 88.096388888889°W / 33.780555555556; -88.096388888889
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedFebruary 8, 1877
Named forLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
SeatVernon
Largest cityVernon
Area
 • Total605 sq mi (1,570 km2)
 • Land605 sq mi (1,570 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (2 km2)  0.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total13,972
 • Estimate 
(2023)
13,661 Decrease
 • Density23/sq mi (8.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.lamarcounty.us
  • County Number 40 on Alabama Licence Plates

Lamar County (formerly Jones County and Sanford County) is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,972.[1] Its county seat is Vernon and it is a dry county.[2] It is named in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a former Confederate officer and former member of both houses of the United States Congress from Mississippi.[3]

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 180.