Official Name: | Lamont, Florida |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Lamont |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.08 |
Area Land Km2: | 6.08 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 170 |
Population Density Km2: | 27.95 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 72.40 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 30.3769°N -83.8128°W |
Elevation Ft: | 66 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 32336 |
Area Code: | 850 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 12-39100[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 285320 |
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.
Lamont is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County at 30.3769°N -83.8131°W (30.37694, -83.81306).[3] 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 to Perry and west 6miles to Capps. Tallahassee, the state capital, is west of Lamont via US-27, while Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, is northwest of Lamont via US-19.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lamont CDP has an area of 6.1sqkm, 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 to the south.
Ted Turner's 29000acres Avalon Plantation is located in Lamont, as is T. K. Wetherell's Oak Hill Plantation.
Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.
Lamont was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.
White alone (NH) | 66 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 67 | 37.08% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 39.41% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 104 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 91 | 58.43% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 53.53% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.18% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 3 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 1.69% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.59% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 2 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6 | 1.12% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.53% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3 | 1.69% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.76% | |
Total | 178 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 170 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |