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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.
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in western Benton County. Lamar has a post office with the ZIP code 38642. The nearly abandoned
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runs through Lamar, and is only used rarely for freight trafficking. Lamar shares its
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lamar
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Unincorporated communities in Benton County, Mississippi
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Census-designated places in Benton County, Mississippi
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The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States
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Lamar CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
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Census-designated place
Lamar, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Lamar, Mississippi is located in the United States
34°55′02″N 89°19′04″W / 34.91722°N 89.31778°W / 34.91722; -89.31778
Country
State
Mississippi
County
Benton
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
662
GNIS
census-designated place
unincorporated community
Benton County, Mississippi
Mississippi Highway 7
Mississippi Central Railroad
ZIP code
Slayden
2020 Census
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Mississippi Ordinance of Secession
U.S. senator
Marshall County

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