Lamont, Florida Explained

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.

Geography

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.

Education

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

Demographics

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

2020 census

Lamont CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[4] ![5] !% 2010!
White alone (NH)66style='background: #ffffe6; 6737.08%style='background: #ffffe6; 39.41%
Black or African American alone (NH)104style='background: #ffffe6; 9158.43%style='background: #ffffe6; 53.53%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 20.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.18%
Asian alone (NH)3style='background: #ffffe6; 11.69%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.59%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)0style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)2style='background: #ffffe6; 61.12%style='background: #ffffe6; 3.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3style='background: #ffffe6; 31.69%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.76%
Total178style='background: #ffffe6; 170100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 31, 2021.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lamont CDP, Florida. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. April 30, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213095241/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1239100. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. Web site: 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.
  5. Web site: 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.