Lamar County, Texas
17 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 50,669
- Median household income
- $61,880
- ±4,398
- Unemployed
- 4.0%
- 967 of 23,915 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.5%
- 16,721 of 20,019 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 | 50,098 (2021) | 119 N Main St, Paris | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blossom | 1,401 (2021) | Po Box 297, Blossom | — |
| City of Deport | 551 (2021) | Po Box 354A, Deport | — |
| City of Paris | 24,407 (2021) | Po Box 9037, Paris | Website |
| City of Reno | 3,460 (2021) | 160 Blackburn St, Reno | Website |
| City of Roxton | 546 (2021) | Po Box 415, Roxton | — |
| City of Sun Valley | 71 (2021) | 1323 Lamar Ave, Paris | — |
| City of Toco | 91 (2021) | 2103 Chestnut Dr, Brookston | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County Levee Improvement District 1 | Flood control | 228 6th St Se, Paris | — |
| Lamar County Water Control and Improvement District 1 Auds Creek | Flood control | 201 N Collegiate Dr, Paris | — |
| Lamar County Water Control and Improvement District 3 Pine Creek | Flood control | 201 N Collegiate Dr, Paris | — |
| Logan Slough Creek Improvement District 2 | Flood control | 201 N Collegiate Dr, Paris | — |
| Blossom Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 174, Blossom | — |
| Deport City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 317, Deport | — |
| Paris City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 688, Paris | — |
| Lamar County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 201 N Collegiate Dr, Paris | — |
| Lamar County Water Supply District | Water supply utility | 150 Cr 32180, Brookston | — |
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
CHISUM ISD
School district3 schools
3250 S CHURCH ST, Paris, TX, 75462
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NORTH LAMAR ISD
School district5 schools
3130 N MAIN, Paris, TX, 75460
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PARIS ISD
School district8 schools
1920 CLARKSVILLE, Paris, TX, 75460
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PRAIRILAND ISD
School district4 schools
466 FM 196 S, Pattonville, TX, 75468
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
Hugo Farmers' Market (Hugo)
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.