[2] The county was formed by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 17, 1840, and organized the next year.

[5] Lamar County comprises the Paris, TX micropolitan statistical area.

[9] Among the population, its racial and ethnic makeup was 70.58% non-Hispanic white, 12.73% Black or African American, 1.50% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.95% Asian alone, 0.05% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.24% some other race alone, 5.14% multiracial, and 8.81% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

[14] In addition, Paris Junior College serves the county, as per the Texas Education Code.

[16] Media related to Lamar County, Texas at Wikimedia Commons