Lamar County, Mississippi

Lamar County is a county in Mississippi. The population of the county is 55,658.
Lamar County 	Mississippi
Founded 	1904
Named for 	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
County seat 	Purvis
Largest settlement	West Hattiesburg
Population 	55,658
Habitat 	Forest
Cong. District 	4th
County Guildmaster	Matthew Burke
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 59
US Route 11
US Route 98
Mississippi Highway 13
Mississippi Highway 42
Mississippi Highway 44
Mississippi Highway 198
Mississippi Highway 589
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Forrest County (east)
Covington County (north)
Jefferson Davis County (northwest)
Pearl River County (south)
Marion County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
75.32% White (41,921)
20.50% Black or African American (11,409)
4.18% Other (2,328)
14.7% (8,181) of Lamar County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Lamar County, although overall one of Mississippi's safest counties, has its theft and murder rates adjusted by West Hattiesburg in some way. The county reported 23 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.04 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Work in progress.
Pokemon 	Locations 	Rate
Bulbasaur 	Forest 	1-30%
Ivysaur 	Forest 	1-15%
Venusaur 	Forest 	1-3%
Charmander 	Forest 	1-15%
Charmeleon 	Forest 	1-7%
Squirtle 	Forest 	1-15%
Wartortle 	Forest 	1%
Caterpie 	Forest 	1-80%
Metapod 	Forest 	1-69%
Butterfree 	Forest 	1-55%
Weedle 	Forest 	1-70%
Kakuna 	Forest 	1-63%
Beedrill 	Forest 	1-50%
Rattata 	Forest 	1-35%
Raticate 	Forest 	1-20%
Ekans 	Forest 	1-45%
Arbok 	Forest 	1-25%
Pikachu 	Forest 	1-50%
Raichu 	Forest 	1-33%
Sandshrew 	Forest 	1-30%
Sandslash 	Forest 	1-20%
NidoranF 	Forest 	1-15%
NidoranM 	Forest 	1-15%
Nidorina 	Forest 	1-8%
Nidorino 	Forest 	1-8%
Vulpix 	Forest 	1-15%
Ninetales 	Forest 	1%
Oddish 	Forest 	1-25%
Gloom 	Forest 	1-10%
Venonat 	Forest 	1-55%
Venomoth 	Forest 	1-40%
Psyduck 	Forest (Fishing)	1-40%
Golduck 	Forest (Fishing)	1-15%
Poliwag 	Forest (Fishing)	1-48%
Poliwhirl 	Forest (Fishing)	1-33%
Poliwrath 	Forest (Fishing)	1-15%
Bellsprout 	Forest 	1-5%
Magikarp 	Forest (Fishing)	1-85%
Eevee 	Forest 	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Forest 	1-8%
Vaporeon 	Forest (Fishing)	1-10%
Jolteon 	Forest 	1-10%
Flareon 	Forest 	1-5%
Dratini 	Forest 	1-34%
Dragonair 	Forest 	1-19%
Chikorita 	Forest 	1-25%
Bayleef 	Forest 	1-10%
Meganium 	Forest 	1%
Cyndaquil 	Forest 	1-30%
Quilava 	Forest 	1-17%
Typhlosion 	Forest 	1-5%
Totodile 	Forest 	1-55%
Croconaw 	Forest 	1-38%
Feraligatr 	Forest 	1-20%
Sentret 	Forest 	1-45%
Furret 	Forest 	1-28%
Ledyba 	Forest 	1-60%
Ledian 	Forest 	1-43%
Spinarak 	Forest 	1-45%
Ariados 	Forest 	1-30%
Pichu 	Forest 	1-42%
Mareep 	Forest 	1-32%
Flaaffy 	Forest 	1-22%
Ampharos 	Forest 	1-9%
Marill 	Forest 	1-66%
Azumarill 	Forest 	1-51%
Politoed 	Forest (Fishing)	1-15%
Hoppip 	Forest 	1-50%
Skiploom 	Forest 	1-37%
Jumpluff 	Forest 	1-25%
Sunkern 	Forest 	1-30%
Sunflora 	Forest 	1-15%
Wooper 	Forest (Fishing)	1-51%
Quagsire 	Forest (Fishing)	1-36%
Espeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Umbreon 	Forest 	1-5%
Heracross 	Forest 	1-30%
Treecko 	Forest 	1-30%
Grovyle 	Forest 	1-15%
Sceptile 	Forest 	1-6%
Mudkip 	Forest 	1-67%
Marshtomp 	Forest 	1-52%
Swampert 	Forest 	1-32%
Zigzagoon 	Forest 	1-50%
Linoone 	Forest 	1-35%
Wurmple 	Forest 	1-75%
Silcoon/Cascoon 	Forest 	1-65%
Beautifly/Dustox	Forest 	1-55%
Ralts 	Forest 	1-40%
Kirlia 	Forest 	1-25%
Gardevoir 	Forest 	1-10%
Shroomish 	Forest 	1-42%
Breloom 	Forest 	1-23%
Azurill 	Forest 	1-59%
Electrike 	Forest 	1-35%
Manectric 	Forest 	1-20%
Plusle/Minun 	Forest 	1-40%
Zangoose 	Forest 	1-40%
Seviper 	Forest 	1-43%
Turtwig 	Forest 	1-20%
Grotle 	Forest 	1-10%
Chimchar 	Forest 	1-16%
Monferno 	Forest 	1-6%
Kricketot 	Forest 	1-62%
Kricketune 	Forest 	1-48%
Shinx 	Forest 	1-50%
Luxio 	Forest 	1-38%
Luxray 	Forest 	1-23%
Pachirisu 	Forest 	1-36%
Buizel 	Forest (Fishing)	1-62%
Floatzel 	Forest (Fishing)	1-40%
Riolu 	Forest 	1-20%
Lucario 	Forest 	1-5%
Croagunk 	Forest 	1-36%
Toxicroak 	Forest 	1-17%
Finneon 	Forest (Fishing)	1-31%
Lumineon 	Forest (Fishing)	1-16%
Leafeon 	Forest 	1-5%
Glaceon 	Forest 	1-5%
Snivy 	Forest 	1-38%
Servine 	Forest 	1-23%
Serperior 	Forest 	1-8%
Tepig 	Forest 	1-14%
Pignite 	Forest 	1-5%
Oshawott 	Forest 	1-15%
Dewott 	Forest 	1-5%
Tympole 	Forest (Fishing)	1-90%
Palpitoad 	Forest 	1-64%
Palpitoad 	Forest (Fishing)	1-68%
Seismitoad 	Forest 	1-38%
Sewaddle 	Forest 	1-75%
Swadloon 	Forest 	1-58%
Leavanny 	Forest 	1-36%
Venipede 	Forest 	1-45%
Whirlipede 	Forest 	1-30%
Scolipede 	Forest 	1-5%
Zorua 	Forest 	1-12%
Zoroark 	Forest 	1-2%
Deerling 	Forest 	1-75%
Sawsbuck 	Forest 	1-50%
Emolga 	Forest 	1-47%
Joltik 	Forest 	1-12%
Chespin 	Forest 	1-20%
Quilladin 	Forest 	1-10%
Fennekin 	Forest 	1-17%
Braixen 	Forest 	1-7%
Scatterbug 	Forest 	1-88%
Spewpa 	Forest 	1-83%
Vivillon 	Forest 	1-73%
Helioptile 	Forest 	1-40%
Heliolisk 	Forest 	1-25%
Sylveon 	Forest 	1-5%
Dedenne 	Forest 	1-38%
Rowlet 	Forest 	1-17%
Dartrix 	Forest 	1-7%
Yungoos 	Forest 	1-35%
Gumshoos 	Forest 	1-20%
Bounsweet 	Forest 	1-19%
Steenee 	Forest 	1-4%
Togedemaru 	Forest 	1-42%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Lumberton - 2,086
Purvis - 2,175
=== Towns ===
Sumrall - 1,421
=== CDPs ===
Arnold Line - 1,719
West Hattiesburg - 5,909
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Baxterville
Bellevue
Oak Grove
Oloh
Talowah
Wells Town
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	61 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	0 inches
Average yearly sunny days	217
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	8 (High)
Blizzard risk 	0 (Nonexistant)
== Fun facts ==
* Lamar County has the third highest per capita income in the state of Mississippi. It is also historically one of the most Republican, having not voted for a Democrat since 1960, and was one of few counties in the South to not vote for Brandon Narvaez either time.
* Like West Hattiesburg, Arnold Line is also mostly a residential area.
* Oak Grove experienced a growth in its population beginning in the 1970s as families from nearby Hattiesburg moved to the community. Schools, churches, businesses and newspapers were established, as were "the seeds of a long-running dispute about incorporation versus annexation by Hattiesburg".
* In 1987, the city of Hattiesburg filed a petition seeking to expand its corporate boundaries into Oak Grove. In response, the "Oak Grove Concerned Citizens Association" filed a petition in favor of incorporating the City of Oak Grove. Both petitions were denied. In 1991, the petitions were appealed to the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Testimony at the appeal included the following: "If you look at a map, the political boundaries removed, you will think Oak Grove a part of Hattiesburg. If you drive through the area, Oak Grove will appear residential Hattiesburg. The phone company treats Oak Grove and Hattiesburg as one, Hattiesburg being the one. The Post Office has not given Oak Grove a zip code. If you follow the average Oak Grovian around, day by day, you will find that he works, plays, shops in Hattiesburg everything but "sleeps and pays taxes," and you will wonder why Oak Grove is not politically a part of Hattiesburg."
* At 10:00 a.m. on October 22, 1964, the United States Atomic Energy Commission detonated an underground nuclear device inside the Tatum Salt Dome, near Baxterville (Project Salmon). The plan was to detonate a single nuclear bomb about 2,700 feet down within solid salt. Two miles from the test site the blast shook pecans off the pecan trees, and homes, barns, and other buildings near the test site saw major to severe damage. About 400 residents were evacuated from around the test site for the day. At the test site, creeks ran black with silt-laden water, and seven days after the blast, more than 400 nearby residents had filed damage claims with the government, reporting that their homes had been damaged or that their water wells had gone dry. Project Salmon was considered a success, with the bomb delivering the same force as 5,000 tons of TNT, approximately one-third as powerful as the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima in 1945. The shock wave was felt in downtown Hattiesburg, almost 30 miles away. The bomb blasted a spherical cavity about 110 feet in diameter inside the salt dome, creating a cavern. This cavern was used for a second nuclear test within the salt dome on December 3, 1966 (Project Sterling) which had the force of 350 tons of TNT. These two underground nuclear explosions were the only ones executed on U.S. soil east of the Rocky Mountains. The Tatum Salt Dome site saw two additional tests by the Atomic Energy Commission as a part of Project Miracle Play. Project Miracle Play was similar to Project Dribble in that it too was designed to detect underground testing, but this time the two blasts were conventional bombs instead of nuclear. Mississippi’s two explosions in Project Miracle Play in 1969 and 1970 were fueled by a mixture of oxygen and methane.
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