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Lamar County Demographics

Lamar County Introduction

Lamar County was created by the Alabama legislature on Feb. 4, 1867 and was originally named Jones County after E.P. Jones, a resident of Fayette County. On 1867 Nov. 13, the county was abolished. On 1868 Oct. 8, the county was re-created under the name of Sanford County. On 1877 Feb. 8, the name was changed to Lamar in honor of Senator L.Q.C. Lamar of Mississippi. Lamar County is bordered by Marion, Fayette, and Pickens counties in Alabama, and by Lowndes and Monroe counties in Mississippi. The county is drained by the Tombigbee River.

Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Foscue, Virginia O., Place Names in Alabama, The University of Alabama Press, 1989.
Graves, John Temple, ed., The Book of Alabama and the South, Protective Life Insurance Co., Birmingham, 1933.
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Estimates Division.

Population of County - 14,548

Cities and Towns

Cities	Population
	1990	2000	2006
Beaverton	239	226	209
Detroit	256	247	228
Kennedy	533	541	499
Millport	1185	1,160	1,031
Sulligent	2129	2,151	1,985
Vernon	2200	2,143	1,927
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Decision Data Inc.

Population Trends

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2006 Estimated	Percent Change 1990 to 2000	Percent Change 2005 to 2010
Total Population	15,715	15,904	14,548	1.2%	-7.5%
Population Density	26.0	26.3	24.3	1.2%	-7.5%
Sources: US Census Bureau

Economic Structure

*Labor Force Estimates,* December 2007
Civilian Labor Force	6,259
Employment	5,944
*Unemployment Rate,* December 2007
United States	4.8%
Alabama	3.8%
Lamar County	5.0%
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Link

Households and Income

	2007 Estimates	2012 Projections
Number of Households	6,557	6,643
Average Household Income	$39,770	$43,214
Median Household Income	$33,512	$37,068
Per Capita Income	$18,126	$20,839
Sources: Demographic Data Copyright by Experion/ Applied Geographic Solutions

Educational Attainment

Persons Aged 25 Years and Older: 10,390
Less than 9th grade	11.2%
9th - 12th grade, no diploma	20.2%
High school graduate/ GED	39.8%
Some College, no degree	15.0%
Associate degree	5.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%
Graduate/Prof. degree	2.5%
Source: Estimates Decision Data Resources

Tax Rates

Ad valorem tax rate (mills)
Alabama	6.5
Lamar County-District 1	22.0
Municipality-Kennedy	10.0
Municipality-Vernon	5.0
Municipality-Sulligent	5.0
Municipality-Millport	5.0
Municipality-Detroit	5.0
Municipality-Beaverton	5.0
Sales tax percent (gross receipts)
Alabama	4.0
Lamar County	2.0
Note: Within the county there may be additional municipal taxes.
Source: Alabama Department of Revenue Link Link

Transportation Facts

Highway Mileage
State System	100
County System	958
Source:Alabama Department of Transportation, 1996.
Rail
Norfolk Southern Railway
Burlington Northern Railway
Luxapalila Valley Railroad, Inc.
Source: Alber Leland Publishing, 1997.
State Licensed Airports
Number	1
Largest Airport	Vernon
Longest Runway (feet)	3,613 X 75
Runway Lights	dusk to dawn
Source: Alabama Department of Aeronautics, Aeronautical Chart 1997-1998.



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