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Lamar County Mississippi - Government Site

Population: 57,739
Area: 497 square miles
County seat: Purvis
Area code(s) in use: 601
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Median household income: $50,743
Persons in poverty: 17.6%
Home ownership rate: 67.0%
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Covington Forrest Jefferson Davis Marion Pearl River

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Map of the Lamar County area

Our detail map of Lamar County shows the Lamar County, Mississippi boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Lamar County, Mississippi

Airports show all on map

Freedom Strip Airport, I H Bass Jr Memorial Airport

Bridges show all on map

Bob Lott Bridge, Campbells Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Central Lamar County Fire Department, Hattiesburg Fire Department Station 8, Hickory Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Lamar County Emergency, Lamar County Fire Department, Lamar County Sheriff's Department, Lumberton Fire Department, Lumberton Fire Department, Lumberton Police Department, Lumberton Police Department Chief of Police, Northeast Lamar Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 1, Northeast Lamar Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Station 2, Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department Hattiesburg, Oloh Volunteer Fire Department, Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, Purvis City Hall, Purvis Fire Department, Purvis Fire Department Administration, Purvis Police Department, Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Station 1, Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department Station 2, Sumrall Volunteer Fire Department, The Windham House of Hattiesburg Nursing Home Center

Cemeteries show all on map

Baxterville Cemetery, Bay Creek Cemetery, Bellvue Cemetery, Boone Cemetery, Bounds Cemetery, Buchanan Cemetery, Byrd Cemetery, Clinton Cemetery, Coal Town Cemetery, Corinth Cemetery, Entrekin Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, Fillingame Cemetery, Forest Memorial Park, Grantham Cemetery, Hartfield Cemetery, Hartfield Cemetery, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Howard Cemetery, Jones Cemetery, King Cemetery, Lee Cemetery, Little Black Creek Cemetery, Lott Cemetery, Lumberton City Cemetery, Magnolia Memorial Gardens, Martin-Lott Cemetery, Midway Cemetery Number One, Midway Cemetery Number Three, Midway Cemetery Number Two, Myrtle Grove Cemetery, Nelson Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery, Old Eaton Cemetery, Old Rocky Branch Cemetery, Oloh Cemetery, Oral Cemetery, Pine Grove Cemetery, Purvis Cemetery, Rawles Cemetery, Richburg Cemetery, Richburg Cemetery, Russell Cemetery, Samuel Slade Cemetery, Seneca Cemetery, Slade Cemetery, Slade Cemetery, Slade Cemetery, Talowah Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery, Union Grove Cemetery, Watts Cemetery, Williamson Cemetery

Census show all on map

Arnold Line Census Designated Place, West Hattiesburg Census Designated Place

Churches show all on map

40th Avenue Church of God, Advent Church (historical), Baxterville Baptist Church, Bay Creek Church, Belleview Baptist Church, Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, Burnt Bridge Church, Calvary Baptist Church, Caney Church, Central Church, Christ Gospel Church, Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Clear Branch Church, Corinth Baptist Church, Dearman Church (historical), Ephesus Church, Fairview Church, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Pentecostal Church, First Presbyterian Church, Gateway Baptist Church, Good Hope Baptist Church, Greenville Church, Heritage United Methodist Church, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Hickory Grove Church, Hickory Grove Church, Hopewell Church, Immanuel Baptist Church, Jesus Name Church, Kensington Church of Christ, Little Black Creek Church, Lumberton Family Life Center, Lumberton United Methodist Church, Magnolia Baptist Church, Main Street Baptist Church, Midway Church, Military Baptist Church, Morning Star Baptist Church, Mount Hebron Church, Mount Vernon Church (historical), New Bethel Church, New Zion Church, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Oak Grove Church, Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Okahola Baptist Church, Old Advance Church, Oloh Baptist Church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Parkers Chapel (historical), Pine Grove Baptist Church, Pine Ridge Church, Pleasant Home Church, Purvis United Methodist Church, Rehoboth Word of Life Fellowship Church, Richburg Baptist Church, Rocky Branch Church, Saint Louis Missionary Baptist Church, Sandy Run Worship and Praise Center, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Slade Church, Sumrall Methodist Church, Sunny Hill Church, Sweet Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, Tabernacle Baptist Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Trinity Christian Fellowship Church, West Black Creek Church, West Lake United Methodist Church, West Point Baptist Church, Westover Baptist Church, Whites Chapel, Zion Hill Baptist Church

Crossings show all on map

Interchange 51, Interchange 65

Dams show all on map

A G McInturff Dam, Bass Pecan Plant Pond Dam, Bass Pecan Plant Pond Dam, Bass Pecan Plant Pond Dam, Bass Pecan Plant Pond Dam, Bass Pecan Plant Pond Dam, Bass Pecan Plant Pond Dam, Bennett York Dam, Buster Crider Pond Dam, C R Fortenberry Pond Dam, Charles Roseberry Pond Dam, Charlie Johnson Pond Dam, Doctor Richard Clark Pond Dam, Earnest Anderson Dam, Hoyle D Byrd, Hudson Brothers Pond Dam, Irby-Alexander Pond Dam, J D Broome Pond Dam, J D Broome Pond Dam, Komp Lake Dam, Lake Beaver Dam, Lake Beaver Dam, Lake Serene Dam, Lake Serene East Dam, Lake Serene North Dam, Lake Serene South Dam, Lake Serene Southeast Dam, Leon Eubanks Pond Dam, Mrs Florine Ulmer Pond Dam, Mrs Margaret Laird Pond Dam, Pat Harrison Waterway Lake Dam, South Mississippi Electric Power Association Dam, Sportsman Club Lake Dam, Sportsman Club Lake Dam, Sportsman Club Lake Dam, Sumrall Sportsman Club Dam Number 3, W J Morris Pond Dam, West Lake Dam, York S Lake Dam

Hospitals show all on map

Lumberton Citizens Hospital (historical), South Mississippi State Hospital, Wesley Medical Center

Locales show all on map

Black Creek Refinery, Canebrake Country Club, Clyde Camp (historical), Deserters Island (historical), Dogwood Island (historical), Lamar County Industrial Park, Lost John (historical), Pine Creek Golf Club, Robert Lotts (historical), Shadow Ridge Golf Club, Tatums Camps

Oilfields show all on map

Baxterville Oil and Gas Field

Parks show all on map

Bennetts Memorial Park, Little Black Creek Water Park

Populated Places show all on map

Arnold Line, Baxterville, Bedford Woods West, Berkshire Hills, Breland, Bynum, Clyde, Coral, East Lakewood, Epley, Fanning, Forrest Hills, Hanford, Harmon, Hickory Grove, Higgins, Kensington Woods, Kilsby Mobile Home Park, Lake Serene North, Lake Serene South, Lakewood, Lamar Park, Lamar Pines Mobile Home Community, Lumberton, Oak Forrest, Oak Grove, Okahola, Oloh, Pecan Grove Mobile Home Park, Pine Grove, Pine Ridge, Pot Likker Mobile Home Park, Purvis, Richburg, Ridgecrest Mobile Home Park, Rocky Branch, Rouse, Seneca, Serena Circle Mobile Home Park, Shadow Wood, Sumrall, Tall Pines, Talowah, Varnado, Villa del Rey, Wardwell, Wells Town, West Hattiesburg, West Hills, West Lake Manor, Westgate, Westover, Westover West

Post Offices show all on map

Lumberton Post Office, Purvis Post Office, Richburg Post Office (historical), Sumrall Post Office

Ranges show all on map

Reservoirs show all on map

Beaver Lake, Cole Lake, Hennington Lake, Lairds Lake, Mossy Pond

Ridges show all on map

Schools show all on map

Arnold Line School (historical), Bass Memorial Academy, Baxterville Attendance Center, Burnt School (historical), Corinth School (historical), Good Hope School (historical), Grantham School (historical), Hickory Grove School (historical), Lee School (historical), Lott School (historical), Lumberton Elementary School, Lumberton High School, Midway School (historical), Montague School (historical), Oak Grove Attendance Center, Pitman Creek School (historical), Powell School (historical), Purvis Elementary School, Purvis High School, Rocky Branch School (historical), Sumrall Attendance Center, Sumrall Elementary School, Sumrall Middle School, Sutton School (historical), Threemile School (historical), Tyner School (historical), Victory School (historical), Watts School (historical), Yawn School (historical)

Springs show all on map

Sawed Horn Spring

Streams show all on map

Alec Prong, Allens Reed Brake, Baptist Branch, Bay Creek, Bear Bay, Beaver Dam Creek, Beaver Pond Branch, Beaverdam Branch, Beaverdam Creek, Big Branch, Big Thick Creek, Blue Springs Branch, Bob Branch, Boggy Branch, Bondity Ponds Branch, Bridge Creek, Buchanan Branch, Buck Branch, Buckhalter Mill Creek, Burnt Reed Brake, Bushy Prong, Camerons Reed Brake, Caney Branch, Carters Reed Brake, Chinquapin Branch, Clear Spring Branch, Colters Creek, Cow Branch, Cowpen Reed Brake, Daniels Reed Brake, Driven Branch, Dry Branch, Dry Branch, Dry Creek, Dry Creek, East Gully Creek, Ford Branch, Gall Berry Brake, Grantham Creek, Gully Creek, Gum Reed Brake, Half Moon Creek, Hartfield Mill Creek, Hudson Creek, Hurricane Creek, Jacks Creek, Little Bay Creek, Little Black Creek, Little Black Creek, Little Creek, Little Creek, Lloyd Branch, Martin Branch, McCall Creek, Mill Branch, Mill Branch, Mill Branch, Mill Creek, Mill Creek, Mixon Creek, Monroe Creek, Morrow Branch, Myers Bay Creek, Parkers Creek, Perkins Creek, Pitman Creek, Polk Creek, Reeves Branch, Rocky Branch, Sandy Run, Simmons Springs Branch, South Branch Red Creek, Spice Pond Creek, Spring Creek, Sumrall Mill Creek, Sweatmans Creek, Sweetwater Branch, Tan Trough Creek, Tick Creek, Trace Branch, Turkey Branch, Wagon Track Branch, West Boggy Hollow Creek, White Oak Creek, Wolf Branch

Summits show all on map

Anderson Hill, Black Creek Hill, Grapevine Head Hill, Hub HIll, Lee Hill, Red Hill, Sheep Stomp Hill

Towers show all on map

Lamar Lookout Tower, Olah Lookout Tower

Valleys show all on map

Boggy Hollow, Hickory Hollow,

Lamar County, Mississippi Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	44,574
Black	11,605
Asian	692
Mixed	635
American Indian	173
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

Additional population tables :
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