Lamar, Colorado

Lamar, Colorado
Main Street facing north in downtown Lamar 2007.
Main Street facing north in downtown Lamar 2007.
Location of the City of Lamar in Prowers County, Colorado.
Location of the City of Lamar in Prowers County, Colorado.
Lamar is located in the United States
Lamar
Lamar
Location of the City of Lamar in the United States.
Coordinates: 38°05′14″N 102°37′15″W / 38.08722°N 102.62083°W / 38.08722; -102.62083[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyProwers County[2]
CityLamar[1]
IncorporatedDecember 5, 1886[4]
Government
 • TypeHome Rule Municipality[1]
 • MayorKirk Crespin[5]
Area
 • Total5.29 sq mi (13.70 km2)
 • Land5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation3,619 ft (1,103 m)
Population
 • Total7,687
 • Density1,500/sq mi (560/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code[8]
81052
Area code719
FIPS code08-43110
GNIS feature ID203835[3]
WebsiteCity Website

Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado.[9] The city population was 7,687 at the 2020 United States Census.[7] The city was named after L.Q.C. Lamar, a slaveholder, Confederate soldier and diplomat who wrote the Mississippi Secession Ordinance, and after the Civil War, went on to serve as Secretary of the Interior and as a Supreme Court Justice.[10] Lamar is the home of Lamar Community College, and is the largest city in southeastern Colorado.

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Lamar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  5. ^ "2009 - 2011 City Elected Officials". City of Lamar. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Lamar city; Colorado". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
  9. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  10. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 180.

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