ZIP Code 93241

Lamont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California, United States. Lamont is located 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 404 feet (123 m) The population was 15,120 at the 2010 census, up from 13,296 at the 2000 census. The first public library in Lamont was opened in June 1912. It was located in the Weedpatch home of Phoebe Wells. In 1935, the library was moved to a new building. In 1952, the Kern County Board of Supervisors purchased a lot to construct a building that would house the library and a public health center. In 1998, a new library was built to meet the ever-growing needs projected for the population in 1990. The old building was demolished, the new building was built, and opened to the public in early spring of 1998. It is located about 11 mi (18 km) from Bakerfield and about 89 mi (143 km) away from Los Angeles. The CDP has a total area of 4.6 sq mi (12 km²), of which 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²) of it is covered by water. It has a population of 15,119, with 5,411 people (35.8%) under the age of 18, 2,253 people (14.9%) aged 18 to 24, 4,194 people (27.7%) aged 25 to 44,453 people (2.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 809 people (5.4%) aged 65 or older.

Geography

Lamont is located in south-central California about 11 mi (18 km) from Bakersfield and about 89 mi (143km) from Los Angeles.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 sq mi (12 km²) of which 4.5 sq mi is land and 0.04 sq mi (0.10km²) is covered by water. The CDP is located on the California Interior River, which flows through the town. The town is located near the border with Kern County, about 89 miles (143 km) north of Los Angeles and about 11 miles (18km) south of BakersFIELD. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the C DP has a population of 1,816. The area is 4.7 sq mi, or 0.65 km², with 0.4 sq mi of that area being land. The rest of the area is water-covered land, which is 0.10 km². The population is 1,716. It is the only CDP in the state of California that is not located in the San Francisco Bay Area or the San Fernando Valley. The city's population is about 1,800, or 1.7% of the city's total population. It has a land area of 4.6 square miles (12.5 km²), of which 0.4 sq mi (1.5 km) of it is land, and 1.5% is water.

History

The first public library in Lamont was opened in June 1912. In 1935, the library was moved to a new building. In 1952, the Kern County Board of Supervisors purchased a lot to construct a building that would house the library and a public health center. The library remained in that building until January 1974, when it was relocated to a newer and larger location. Five years later, the branch was moved yet again to the former Lamont Community Building. To meet the ever-growing needs projected for the population in 1990, construction for the new building was made possible through funds provided by the California State Library under the Library Services and Construction Act, Title II, Community Development Block Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The old building was demolished, the newBuilding was built, and opened to the public in early spring of 1998. The first post office opened in 1947, and the first library opened in 1912. Lamont is located in Kern County, California, near the town of Weedpatch. It is located on the California-Nevada border and was once part of Kern County. The town has a population of about 3,000. It was founded in 1923, and has a post office that opened in 1946. The current library was opened on January 1, 1953. It has a library branch that opened on July 1, 1974. The branch has a branch in Weedpatch, which opened on August 1, 1978. The new library was built in 1998, and it is located near the Weedpatch home of Phoebe Wells.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Lamont had a population of 15,120. The racial makeup of Lamont was 6,677 (44.2%) White, 130 (0.9%) African American, 230 (1.5%) Native American, 72 (0.,5%) Asian, 9 (0,1%) Pacific Islander, 7,351 (48.6%) from other races, and 651 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 14,293 persons (94.5%). Of the 3,405 households, 2,250 (66.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,806 (53.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 740 (21.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 413 (12.1%), and 349 (10.2%), were unmarried opposite- sex partnerships. Of the 2,959 families (86.9% of all households), the average family size was 4.46. The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,578 and for a family was $17,367. There were 3,277 housing units, with 1,536 being owner-occupied, and 1,869 being occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate is 3.3%; 7,065 people (46.7% of the population) lived in owner- occupied housing units.

Education

Lamont is served by the Lamont School District and the Kern High School District. The district consists of Lamont Elementary School, Alicante Avenue School, Myrtle Avenue School and Mountain View Middle School. The high school district maintains Nueva High School. Lamont is located on the banks of the Little River, a tributary of the San Francisco Bay Area. The town has a population of about 2,000. It is located near the town of Kern, which is in the Kern County, California, portion of the Big Mountain National Forest. The city's population is about 1,200. It has an estimated population of 3,000 people. The school district has an enrollment of about 3,200 people, with the majority of its students attending elementary and middle school. It also has a high school population of around 1,300 people, which includes about 100 students at the high school level. The community has a history of violence, particularly in the early 1900s and early 1930s. It was the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the 1930s and 1940s. The area is also home to a number of historic landmarks, such as the Lighthouse, which was built in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s, the town was the location of the U.S. Air Force Base, which still stands today. The Lighthouse is located at the base of a hill, near the center of the town.

Public safety

The Kern County Sheriff's Department Lamont substation is responsible for providing law enforcement. Kern County Fire Department Station 51 provides fire protection. Hall Ambulance is the provider of emergency medical services. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255. For support in the UK, call the Samaritans on the London Telephone on 08457 90 90 90, or visit the Manchester Telephones on the England Line. For support in the U.S., call the Suffolk Telephony on 0800 902 9090.

Events

Every December, the community gathers together to kick off the holiday season with a parade down Main Street. The parade is hosted by the Lamont Chamber of Commerce. This year's parade was held in honor of the town's 150th anniversary. It was held on the same day as the city's 100th anniversary of its founding. The event was also the first parade to be held in Lamont since the city was founded in 1872. The town's first post-bell celebration was in 1875 and was attended by more than 1,000 people. The community also celebrated its first Christmas in 1876. The city's first Christmas celebration was on December 6, 1875, and was held at the First Congregational Church of Lamont. The celebration was followed by a Christmas parade on December 7, 1876, and a Christmas Eve service on December 8, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1842, 1841, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1847, 1846, 1848, 1849, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1855, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1850, 1860, 1861, 1864, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1862, 1863, 1865, 1870, 181974,1871,1872,1874,1873,1875,1876,1877,1878,1836,1839,1841,1846,1847,1848,1849,1852,1855.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Lamont, Kern County, California = 1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 42. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Lamont = 5.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 6,769 individuals with a median age of 26.5 age the population dropped by -1.73% in Lamont, Kern County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,300 residents per square mile of area (1,300/km²). There are average 4.4 people per household in the 2,973 households with an average household income of $32,222 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 14.50% of the available work force and has dropped -4.26% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 16.98%. The number of physicians in Lamont per 100,000 population = 121.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Lamont = 6.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 36. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 278. 99 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 38.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 51, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Lamont, Kern County, California which are owned by the occupant = 50.45%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 40 years with median home cost = $63,260 and home appreciation of -18.30%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.82 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,330 per student. There are 21.4 students for each teacher in the school. 27392.20% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 1.72% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 0.71% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).