Lamar, Arkansas

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The city of Lamar is located in Johnson County.

Lamar is 130 feet [39.62 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Lamar lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Lamar can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lamar had a population of 1,415 people^<2> (or 6.21% of the total population of Johnson County). The population of Lamar represented 0.05% of the total of Arkansas, making it the state's 151st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lamar had a population of 1,635 people. This is an increase of 15.55% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Lamar.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clarksville	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	8,579	11.14% increase
	Coal Hill	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,071	6.99% increase
	Dardanelle	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	4,435	4.9% increase
	Dover	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,400	5.34% increase
	Hartman	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	639	7.21% increase
	Knoxville	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	775	51.66% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Lamar.

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lamar. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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