Lamont, Florida

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, down from 178 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Lamont is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County at 30.37694°N, -83.81306°W (30.37694, -83.81306). 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 mi to Perry and west 6 mi to Capps. Tallahassee, the state capital, is 29 mi west of Lamont via US-27, while Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, is 16 mi northwest of Lamont via US-19.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lamont CDP has an area of 6.1 sqkm, 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 mi to the south.

Ted Turner's 29000 acre 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
Lamont was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.