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Lamar County, MS

PO BOX 1240
County Courthouse
Purvis, MS 39475-1240
Phone: (601)794-8504
Fax: (601)794-1049

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County Populations

1980 1990 2000 2005

23,906 30,424 39,070 44,616

County Seat: Purvis
Year Organized: 1904
Square Miles: 497
Size of Board: 5
MSA: Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Elected County Officials

Name Position

Mike Backstrom Supervisor

Joe Bounds Supervisor

Fred Hatten Supervisor, Chair

Dale Lucus Supervisor

Ben Winston Supervisor

Danny Rigel Sheriff

James Patterson Assessor/Collector

Wayne Smith Chancery Clerk

Leslie Wilson Circuit Clerk

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