Lamar, Texas

Lamar is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Aransas County, Texas, United States, 10 miles (16 km) north of Rockport and 40 miles (64 km) north of Corpus Christi. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 636.^[1] The community was named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.

Lamar was founded in 1839 at Lookout Point, on the channel entrance to Copano Bay. President Lamar agreed to relocate the custom house here, and the town thrived as a port and the site of a salt works. This prosperity ended abruptly on February 11, 1864, when the town was bombarded and practically obliterated by the Union Navy.

For most of the 20th century the population was less than 200, but by the 2010 census it was over 600. The restored cemetery is a Texas historical landmark. Goose Island State Park is within the CDP.

References

↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lamar CDP, Texas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

Handbook of Texas Online

External links

Lamar Texas and Lamar Cemetery

Municipalities and communities of Aransas County, Texas, United States

County seat: Rockport

Cities	Aransas Pass‡ Corpus Christi‡ Rockport

Town	Fulton

CDPs	Holiday Beach Lamar

Ghost town	Aransas City

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 28°08′22″N 97°00′20″W / 28.13944°N 97.00556°W / 28.13944; -97.00556

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