Lamar, Colorado
Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Prowers County, Colorado. The city population was 7,687 at the 2020 United States Census. 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. Lamar is the home of Lamar Community College, and is the largest city in southeastern Colorado.
Lamar, Colorado | |
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Home rule municipality | |
Main Street facing north in downtown Lamar, 2007. | |
Location of the City of Lamar in Prowers County, Colorado. | |
Lamar Location of the City of Lamar in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 38°05′14″N 102°37′15″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Prowers County |
| City | Lamar |
| Incorporated | December 5, 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality |
| • Mayor | Kirk Crespin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.29 sq mi (13.70 km2) |
| • Land | 5.27 sq mi (13.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,619 ft (1,103 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,687 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (560/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81052 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-43110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 203835 |
| Website | City Website |
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