Circuit Court
PO Box 369
Purvis, MS 39475
Hours: 8AM-5PM CST
P: 601-794-8504
F: 601-794-3905
No credit cards accepted.
Jurisdiction: Felony, Civil (usually over $3,500)
Restricted Records: No sealed, adoptions, mental health, juvenile, sex, or expunged records released
Justice Court
PO Box 1010
205 Main St, #A
Purvis, MS 39475
Hours: 8AM-5PM CST
P: 601-794-2950
F: 601-794-1076
Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Civil Actions under $3,500, Eviction, Small Claims
Chancery Court
PO Box 247
403 Main St
Purvis, MS 39475
Hours: 8AM-5PM CST
P: 601-794-8504
F: 601-794-3903
Jurisdiction: Probate, Civil Land, Divorce, Family
Contact the Lamar County Recorder Office if you would like to find vital records, such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate records.
Phone: 601-794-8504
Fax: 601-794-3903
If you would like to obtain a hard copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, or other vital record, you can do so by searching for and requesting a vital certificate. Vital certificates are official hard copy documents, the same as those used by the United States government.
Get a vital certificate.
Total Land Area (2000): 497.07 sq mi
Population (2009): 49,980
- Females: 51.4%
- White: 81.6%
- Black/African American: 16.5%
- Asian: 0.9%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino Origin: 1.7%
- White, Not Hispanic: 80.0%
Population Change (2000-2009): 10,912
Foreign-Born Population (2000): 1.1%
Language other than English spoken at home (2000): 3.3%
Persons Below Poverty Level (2008): 14.5%
High School Graduates (2000): 83.0%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2000): 26.8%
Persons per Household (2000): 2.68
Housing Units (2000): 15,433
Homeownership Rate (2000): 75.8%
Migration Flow to Lamar County, MS from (2007-2008):
Total Earnings by Industry, in thou. dol. (2007):
- Total: $665,372
- Construction: $54,197
- Retail Trade: $107,967
- Professional and Technical Services: $0
- Healthcare: $117,730
- Banking: $34,939
- Retail Trade: $107,967
- Accommodations and Food Services: $41,944
- Manufacturing: $51,942
- Farms: $6,643
- Government: $94,027
Employed (2000): 18,247
Unemployed (2000): 812
Unemployment Rate (2009): 6.6%
Annual Payroll per Employee (2007): $30,437
Local Government Employment (2007): 1,813
Local Government Revenue (2007): $64,555 (thou. dol.)
Local Government Debt (2007): $53,328 (thou. dol.)
Births (2007): 818
- Per 1,000 population: 17.2
Deaths (2007): 318
- Per 1,000 population: 6.7
Infant Deaths (2007): 4
- Per 1,000 population: 4.9
Violent Crimes (2008): 86
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 3
- Forcible rape: 22
- Robbery: 25
- Aggravated Assault: 36
Property Crimes (2008): 886
- Burglary: 270
- Larceny-Theft: 557
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 59
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