Lamont, Florida

Lamont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison 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 metropolitan area.

Lamont, Florida
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 30°22′37″N 83°48′46″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Madison
Area [1]
• Total	2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
• Land	2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	66 ft (20 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	170
• Density	72.40/sq mi (27.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	32336
Area code	850
FIPS code	12-39100[3]
GNIS feature ID	285320[2]

Geography

Lamont is located on the eastern edge of Madison County at 30°22′37″N 83°48′47″W (30.37694, -83.81306).^[4] 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 23 miles (37 km) to Perry and west 6 miles (10 km) to Capps. Tallahassee, the state capital, is 29 miles (47 km) west of Lamont via US-27, while Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Lamont via US-19.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lamont CDP has an area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), 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 25 miles (40 km) to the south.

Ted Turner's 29,000-acre (120 km²) Avalon Plantation is located in Lamont, as is T. K. Wetherell's Oak Hill Plantation.

Education

Madison County Schools operates public schools, including Madison County Central Schooland Madison County High School.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	178		—
2020	170		−4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1990[6] 2000[7]

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

2020 census

Lamont CDP, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition
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.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[8]	Pop 2020[9]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	66	67	37.08%	39.41%
Black or African American alone (NH)	104	91	58.43%	53.53%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	1.18%
Asian alone (NH)	3	1	1.69%	0.59%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	2	6	1.12%	3.53%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	3	1.69%	1.76%
Total	178	170	100.00%	100.00%