Lamar

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Lamar

Total population

4,284

Median home value

$117,200

18.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$36,705

Lamar$37k

National$74k

Weather90°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.49°, -94.28°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lamar, MO from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Blaine Durbin

American Major League Baseball player

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Neva Abelson

physician

Jack Weinstein

Medal of Honor recipient

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Little Britches

American outlaw

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Trudy Jacobson

American business executive, investor, and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and co-founder of Jacobson Holdings, Inc., including TransAm Trucking, Inc.

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Gary Johnston

American fiddler (1937-2020)

Ian Cardoni

voice actor

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Thomas Selby Combs

Vice admiral, United States Navy

Harry S. Truman

president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Missouri

• Milford
  9.2 mi away
• Golden City
  12.2 mi away · pop. 708
• Carytown
  16.3 mi away · pop. 365
• Mindenmines
  16.5 mi away
• Milo
  18.1 mi away
• Purcell
  19.4 mi away
• Oronogo
  23.2 mi away
• Asbury
  23.6 mi away · pop. 459
• Carthage
  23.9 mi away
• South Greenfield
  25.3 mi away
• Reeds
  26.8 mi away
• El Dorado Springs
  29.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lamar

Only in Lamar, Missouri

Randy Turner · 2022

Truman's Birthplace

Reba Young · 2004

Truman's birthplace

Reba Young · 2004

Sacred Places: A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites, Vol. 4

Lamar C. Berrett · 2004

The chronicles of John Clark Johns and his descendants

David Lamar Taylor · 1990

The history, ancestry, and descendants of Davis Billings (1826-1888) and his wife Adelia Caroline Nichols (1830-1904) of Rush, Monroe County, New York, Brighton, Washington County, Iowa, Lamar, Barton County, Missouri

Wayne E. Dawson · 1996

Notable persons and places in Missouri's history

Rex T. Jackson · 2006

There's a town in Missouri

Dickson Terry · 1979

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