Lamar, Colorado
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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.
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Lamar, Colorado | |
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Location of the City of Lamar in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 38°05′14″N 102°37′15″W[2] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Prowers County[3] |
City | Lamar[1] |
Incorporated | December 5, 1886[4] |
Government | |
• Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
• Mayor | Kirk Crespin[5] |
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 | |
• Total | 7,687 |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (560/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[8] | 81052 |
Area code | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-43110 |
GNIS feature ID | 203835[2] |
Website | City Website |
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