Lamont, Florida
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 30°22′37″N 83°48′46″W / 30.37694°N 83.81278°W / 30.37694; -83.81278
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Jefferson
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]

Lamont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 170.

Geography

Lamont is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County at 30°22′37″N 83°48′47″W / 30.37694°N 83.81306°W / 30.37694; -83.81306 (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

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.

Demographics