Lamar County | |
|---|---|
 The Lamar County Courthouse in Paris | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Texas | |
 Texas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′N 95°34′W / 33.67°N 95.57°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Named for | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| Seat | Paris |
| Largest city | Paris |
| Area | |
• Total | 933 sq mi (2,420 km2) |
| • Land | 907 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
| • Water | 26 sq mi (70 km2) 2.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 50,088 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
Lamar County (/ləˈmɑːr/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas, in the Northeast Texas region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,088.[1] Its county seat is Paris.[2] The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 17, 1840, and organized the next year.[3][4] It is named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.[5] Lamar County comprises the Paris, TX micropolitan statistical area.
- ^ "Lamar County, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ "Lamar County". Texas Almanac. Texas State Historical Association. May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 180.