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Lamar
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city in and county seat of Barton County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Barton
- Total
- 5.53 sq mi (14.32 km )
- Land
- 5.22 sq mi (13.51 km )
- Water
- 0.31 sq mi (0.81 km )
- Elevation
- 951 ft (290 m)
- Density
- 818.1/sq mi (315.88/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 29-40376
- Website
- cityoflamar.org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lamar is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,266. It is known as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States.
The Lamar city government is consolidated with Barton County's City Township. Because the city governance and township governance have different roles, circa 2002 the U.S. Census Bureau counted them as separate governments for census purposes. In addition, the city of Lamar is surrounded by, but is not part of Barton County's Lamar Township.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lamar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.