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Lamar
South Carolinatown
Total population
1,196
Median home value
$127,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$38,864
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lamar, a small town in South Carolina, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. The population stands at approximately 1,196. Lamar maps to 34.169°, -80.065° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Total area is recorded as a compact 3.1 km². Resident density is around 386 per km², indicating an average residential density. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,664 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Lamar, SC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves632
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves534
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves486
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves471
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves460
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves459
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves442
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves412
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.72 — 2026-01-205 km ESE of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 2.57 — 2025-04-266 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 2.5 — 2024-09-156 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 2.65 — 2024-03-095 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 2.54 — 2022-10-316 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
- M 3.6 — 2022-06-296 km E of Elgin, South Carolina
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Lamar
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 167 mi
- Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-07-30 · 239 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET