Lamar, Missouri

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The city of Lamar is located in Barton County and is the county seat.

Lamar is 290 feet [88.39 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 4,425 people^<2> (or 35.28% of the total population of Barton County). The population of Lamar represented 0.08% of the total of Missouri, making it the state's 135th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lamar had a population of 4,474 people. This is an increase of 1.11% 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
	Mulberry (KS)	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	567	1.73% decrease
	Alba	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	587	0.17% decrease
	Bronaugh	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	241	1.63% decrease
	Golden City	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	877	0.79% decrease
	Jasper	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,067	5.54% increase
	Jerico Springs	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	257	0.77% decrease

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

The Commemorative Quarter for Missouri<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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