Editing Lamar, Arkansas

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|area_total_km2           = 12.03
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|population_total         = 1719
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'''Lamar''' is a city in [[Johnson County, Arkansas|Johnson County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 1,605 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0538290| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lamar city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 24, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213113622/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0538290| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 1,415 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==Geography==
Lamar is located in southeastern Johnson County in the valley of Cabin Creek. [[U.S. Route 64]] is Lamar's Main Street and leads northwest {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Clarksville, Arkansas|Clarksville]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Knoxville, Arkansas|Knoxville]]. [[Interstate 40]] crosses US 64 {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of Lamar at Exit 64 and leads west {{convert|64|mi}} to [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]] and southeast {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Russellville, Arkansas|Russellville]]. [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] is {{convert|95|mi}} southeast of Lamar via I-40.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Lamar has a total area of {{convert|12.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.38%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 474
|1910= 520
|1920= 542
|1930= 449
|1940= 474
|1950= 555
|1960= 514
|1970= 589
|1980= 708
|1990= 768
|2000= 1415
|2010= 1605
|2020= 1719
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Lamar racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0538290&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2022-01-01|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,401
| 81.5%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 28
| 1.63%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 22
| 1.28%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 9
| 0.52%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 91
| 5.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 168
| 9.77%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,719 people, 747 households, and 486 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,415 people, 529 households, and 362 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|324.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 585 housing units at an average density of {{convert|134.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 95.97% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.14% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.64% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.91% from two or more races.  3.46% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 529 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,317, and the median income for a family was $27,143. Males had a median income of $23,309 versus $16,207 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,852.  About 14.8% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary students is primarily provided by the [[Lamar School District]], which includes:

* Lamar Elementary School, serving pre-kindergarten through grade 3.
* Lamar Middle School, serving grades 4 through 7.
* [[Lamar High School (Arkansas)|Lamar High School]], serving grades 8 through 12.

==Notable people==
[[Lee Cazort]], the youngest ever [[Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives]] and youngest ever [[Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas]], attended public school in Lamar before moving to [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]].

==References==
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{{Johnson County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Johnson County, Arkansas]]