Lamar County, Alabama
15 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 13,693
- Median household income
- $50,000
- ±7,590
- Unemployed
- 5.5%
- 306 of 5,599 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 77.7%
- 3,950 of 5,086 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Lamar | 13,689 (2021) | Po Box 338, Vernon | — |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sulligent | 1,838 (2021) | Po Box 365, Sulligent | — |
| City of Vernon | 1,874 (2021) | Po Box 357, Vernon | Website |
| Town of Beaverton | 183 (2021) | Po Box 70, Beaverton | — |
| Town of Detroit | 225 (2021) | Po Box 114, Detroit | — |
| Town of Kennedy | 427 (2021) | Po Box 70, Kennedy | — |
| Town of Millport | 982 (2021) | Po Box 365, Millport | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 338, Vernon | — |
| Lamar County Natural Gas District | Gas supply utility | Po Box 572, Vernon | — |
| Kennedy Town Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 38, Kennedy | — |
| Millport Town Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 12080 Highway 96, Millport | — |
| Sulligent Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 656, Sulligent | Website |
| Vernon City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 230 Strickland Cir, Vernon | — |
| Vernon Water and Sewage Board | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 481, Vernon | — |
| Lamar County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 399, Vernon | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Lamar County
School district5 schools
150 Butler Cir, Vernon, AL, 35592
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Fayette Co. Farmers Market (FAYETTE)
Pickens County Farmers' Market ()
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.