Lamont, Florida

Coordinates: 30°22′37″N 83°48′46″W / 30.37694°N 83.81278°W / 30.37694; -83.81278
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Lamont, Florida
Lamont is located in Florida
Lamont
Lamont
Lamont is located in the United States
Lamont
Lamont
Coordinates: 30°22′37″N 83°48′46″W / 30.37694°N 83.81278°W / 30.37694; -83.81278
Country United States
State Florida
County Jefferson
Area
 • Total2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
 • Land2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total170
 • Density72.40/sq mi (27.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32336
Area code850
FIPS code12-39100[3]
GNIS feature ID285320[2]

Lamont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 170, down from 178 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[edit]

Lamont is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County at 30°22′37″N 83°48′47″W / 30.37694°N 83.81306°W / 30.37694; -83.81306 (30.37694, -83.81306).[4] It is bordered to the east by the Aucilla River, which forms the Madison County line.

U.S. Routes 19 and 27 run through the center of Lamont, leading southeast 23 miles (37 km) to Perry and west 6 miles (10 km) to Capps. Tallahassee, the state capital, is 29 miles (47 km) west of Lamont via US-27, while Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Lamont via US-19.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lamont CDP has an area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), all of it recorded as land. The Aucilla River, which runs along the eastern edge of the community, is a direct tributary of the Gulf of Mexico 25 miles (40 km) to the south.

Ted Turner's 29,000-acre (120 km2) Avalon Plantation is located in Lamont, as is T. K. Wetherell's Oak Hill Plantation.

Education[edit]

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010178
2020170−4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1990[6] 2000[7]

Lamont was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

2020 census[edit]

Lamont CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[8] Pop 2020[9] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 66 67 37.08% 39.41%
Black or African American alone (NH) 104 91 58.43% 53.53%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 1.18%
Asian alone (NH) 3 1 1.69% 0.59%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2 6 1.12% 3.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3 3 1.69% 1.76%
Total 178 170 100.00% 100.00%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamont, Florida
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lamont CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). US Census Bureau. 1990.
  7. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  8. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lamont CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lamont CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau.