In June 2015, a TV station reported that the cities of Calvert, Franklin, Hearne, and Lott in a "Texas Triangle" were using their police departments to issue numerous speeding tickets to turn their municipal court into a "cash cow". Lott is located southwest of the center of Falls County at (31.2070, -97.0329), on high ground between the north-flowing Little Deer Creek and the south-flowing Cottonwood Creek, both tributaries of the Brazos River. U.S. Route 77 passes through the city, leading north to Waco and south to Cameron. Texas State Highway 320 crosses US 77 at the west edge of downtown; it leads northeast to Marlin and southwest to Zabcikville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Lott has a total area of , of which , or 1.40%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 724 people, 299 households, and 196 families residing in the city. The population density was 699.3 people per square mile (268.8/km²). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 331.3 per square mile (127.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.69% White, 20.99% African American, 0.14% Asian, 4.97% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.25% of the population. There were 299 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city, the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males.