Lamar County, Mississippi

Lamar County
County
Lamar County Courthouse in Purvis
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°13′N 89°31′W / 31.21°N 89.51°W / 31.21; -89.51
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1904
Named for	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Seat	Purvis
Largest city	West Hattiesburg
Area
• Total	500 sq mi (1,000 km2)
• Land	497 sq mi (1,290 km2)
• Water	3.4 sq mi (9 km2)  0.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	64,222
• Density	130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.lamarcountyms.gov/11/index.php

Lamar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,222.^[1] Its county seat is Purvis.^[2] Named for Confederate Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, the county was carved out of Marion County to the west in 1904.

Lamar County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is largely a rural county, except for its northeast quarter.