title: Lamont, Florida
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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). 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 $km^2),$ 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 $km^2)$ 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.
  
  