Editing Lamar, Colorado

{{short description|City in Colorado, United States}}
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Kirk Crespin<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ci.lamar.co.us/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC={46B4E4F9-FFFA-4461-B5E0-83A40F1C346C} | title = 2009 - 2011 City Elected Officials | publisher = City of Lamar | access-date = November 25, 2011}}</ref>

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'''Lamar''' is the [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]] that is the [[county seat]] and the [[List of cities and towns in Colorado|most populous municipality]] of [[Prowers County, Colorado]].<ref name=gnis/>  The city population was 7,687 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />  The city was named after [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar]], a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldier and diplomat who wrote the [[Mississippi Secession Ordinance]], and after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], went on to serve as [[United States Secretary of the Interior|U.S. Secretary of the Interior]] and [[SCOTUS|U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA180 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=180}}</ref> Lamar is the home of [[Lamar Community College]], and is the largest city in southeastern Colorado.

==History==
Lamar was founded on May 24, 1886, by Issac Holmes.<ref name=Survey>{{cite web |url=https://www.ci.lamar.co.us/vertical/sites/%7B56E8FCFD-5F3B-42B1-A514-5555E2C39101%7D/uploads/Hoehn_Architects_Survey.pdf |title=City of Lamar, Colorado Cultural Resource Survey: Architectural & Historical Survey Report  |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=October 2012 |website=historycolorado.com |access-date=October 3, 2017 }}</ref>  It was named after [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II]], U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the author of the [[Mississippi Ordinance of Secession]], and a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] officer and diplomat. The first town elections were held in December, and C. M. Morrison became the town's first mayor. In 1889, Prowers County was established, and Lamar was elected to house the county's government. Throughout its history, Lamar has suffered from fires and floods. The town was also greatly affected by the [[Dust Bowl]], and as such, participated in projects led by the [[Civil Works Administration]], [[Federal Emergency Relief Administration]], and the [[Works Progress Administration]].

The northern site of the [[Pierre Auger Observatory]] of ultra-high energy cosmic rays is planned to be built near Lamar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.augernorth.org/ |title=Pierre Auger Observatory – Northern Auger Site |access-date=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709204351/http://www.augernorth.org/ |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Image:Lamar, CO, depot and visitor's center IMG 5744.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Restored [[Lamar (Amtrak station)|railroad depot]] and Lamar visitor center]]

==Geography and climate==
The city lies in southeastern Colorado in northwestern Prowers County on the south side of the [[Arkansas River]] floodplain. [[Las Animas, Colorado|Las Animas]] is about twenty miles to the west.<ref>''Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer'', DeLorme, 12th ed., 2015, p. 99 {{isbn|0899332889}}</ref>

The antipode of Lamar is Saint Paul Island (French island in the Indian Ocean). Lamar is one of the rare American places with an antipode located on land and not in the open sea. 

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Transportation===

Lamar receives intercity passenger rail service at the [[Lamar station (Amtrak)|Lamar Amtrak Station]] via [[Amtrak]]'s [[Southwest Chief]], which runs between Chicago and Los Angeles. An intercity bus service is also provided by [[Bustang]]. Lamar is the last eastbound stop of the Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs Outrider line.

Highways
*[[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in Colorado|US 50]] is an east–west highway running from California to Maryland. It is also the main route to [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] and Las Animas.
*[[Image:Colorado 196.svg|20px]] Prowers County Road 196 (the state has abandoned the highway) is an {{convert|11.4|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch that connects around Lamar to [[Wiley, Colorado|Wiley]].
*[[Image:US 287.svg|20px]] [[Image:US 385.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 287 in Colorado|US 287]]/[[U.S. Route 385#Colorado|385]] are two concurrent highways that run south through Lamar. They connect Lamar to [[Springfield, Colorado|Springfield]]. US 287 runs from [[Texas State Highway 87]] in [[Port Arthur, Texas]], to [[US 89]] at [[Choteau, Montana]]. US 385 runs from [[Big Bend National Park]] in Texas to [[US 85]] in [[Deadwood, South Dakota]].

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Lamar is located in a [[cold semi-arid climate]] (Bsk)

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 | location    = Lamar, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 82
 | Feb record high F  = 86
 | Mar record high F  = 94
 | Apr record high F  = 98
 | May record high F  = 103
 | Jun record high F  = 111
 | Jul record high F  = 111
 | Aug record high F  = 110
 | Sep record high F  = 106
 | Oct record high F  = 99
 | Nov record high F  = 89
 | Dec record high F  = 82
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|Jan avg record high F = 66.3
|Feb avg record high F = 72.3
|Mar avg record high F = 82.9
|Apr avg record high F = 88.9
|May avg record high F = 95.7
|Jun avg record high F = 102.7
|Jul avg record high F = 103.7
|Aug avg record high F = 101.6
|Sep avg record high F = 98.3
|Oct avg record high F = 90.3
|Nov avg record high F = 78.6
|Dec avg record high F = 66.5
|year avg record high F = 105.2

 | Jan high F = 45.1
 | Feb high F = 49.2
 | Mar high F = 60.2
 | Apr high F = 68.4
 | May high F = 77.7
 | Jun high F = 88.7
 | Jul high F = 93.3
 | Aug high F = 90.6
 | Sep high F = 83.5
 | Oct high F = 69.9
 | Nov high F = 56.4
 | Dec high F = 45.5
 | year high F = 69.0
 | Jan mean F = 29.4
 | Feb mean F = 33.1
 | Mar mean F = 43.3
 | Apr mean F = 52.2
 | May mean F = 62.2
 | Jun mean F = 73.1
 | Jul mean F = 78.1
 | Aug mean F = 75.7
 | Sep mean F = 67.5
 | Oct mean F = 53.0
 | Nov mean F = 39.9
 | Dec mean F = 30.0
 | year mean F = 53.1
 | Jan low F = 13.7
 | Feb low F = 17.0
 | Mar low F = 26.3
 | Apr low F = 36.1
 | May low F = 46.8
 | Jun low F = 57.5
 | Jul low F = 62.9
 | Aug low F = 60.9
 | Sep low F = 51.5
 | Oct low F = 36.0
 | Nov low F = 23.3
 | Dec low F = 14.4
 | year low F = 37.2

|Jan avg record low F = -1.5
|Feb avg record low F = 2.1
|Mar avg record low F = 10.3
|Apr avg record low F = 21.4
|May avg record low F = 32.7
|Jun avg record low F = 45.3
|Jul avg record low F = 54.5
|Aug avg record low F = 53.0
|Sep avg record low F = 37.8
|Oct avg record low F = 21.1
|Nov avg record low F = 8.7
|Dec avg record low F = -1.9
|year avg record low F = -7.2

 | Jan record low F  = -29
 | Feb record low F  = -30
 | Mar record low F  = -23
 | Apr record low F  = 8
 | May record low F  = 20
 | Jun record low F  = 33
 | Jul record low F  = 43
 | Aug record low F  = 40
 | Sep record low F  = 23
 | Oct record low F  = 1
 | Nov record low F  = -12
 | Dec record low F  = -23
 | year record low F = 
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.33
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.42
 | Mar precipitation inch = 0.72
 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.46
 | May precipitation inch = 1.93
 | Jun precipitation inch = 2.53
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.81
 | Aug precipitation inch = 2.78
 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.19
 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.08
 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.48
 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.46
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 | Jan precipitation days  = 2.7
 | Feb precipitation days  = 3.0
 | Mar precipitation days  = 4.2
 | Apr precipitation days  = 5.8
 | May precipitation days  = 7.5
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.4
 | Jul precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Aug precipitation days  = 7.4
 | Sep precipitation days  = 4.6
 | Oct precipitation days  = 4.3
 | Nov precipitation days  = 3.4
 | Dec precipitation days  = 3.2
 | year precipitation days = 61.8
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 | Feb snow inch = 5.4
 | Mar snow inch = 4.7
 | Apr snow inch = 1.7
 | May snow inch = 0.1
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 2.1
 | Nov snow inch = 3.6
 | Dec snow inch = 5.9
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 | Jan snow days  = 2.2
 | Feb snow days  = 2.0
 | Mar snow days  = 1.5
 | Apr snow days  = 0.8
 | May snow days  = 0.1
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.4
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 566
|1900= 987
|1910= 2977
|1920= 2512
|1930= 4233
|1940= 4445
|1950= 6829
|1960= 7369
|1970= 7797
|1980= 7713
|1990= 8343
|2000= 8869
|2010= 7804
|2020= 7687
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
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{{As of|2010|alt=As of the census of 2010}},<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 27, 2018|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 7,804 people, 3,102 households, and 1,980 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,858.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,666 housing units at an average density of {{convert|872.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[Black and African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 39.7% of the population.

There were 3,102 households, of which 42.2% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,521, and the median income for a family was $43,588. Males working full-time and year-round had a median income of $31,621 versus $30,148 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,944. About 21.4% of families and 24.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.1% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lamar is part of School District RE-2,<ref>[http://www.lamar.k12.co.us/ Lamar School District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811061751/http://www.lamar.k12.co.us/ |date=August 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lamar School District RE-2|url=http://www.lamarschools.org|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref> and it is home to [[Lamar Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About LCC|url=http://www.lamarcc.edu/about-lcc/|access-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Economy and health care ==
Lamar initially had an agriculture-based economy. In 1981, German bus manufacturer [[Neoplan]] opened a manufacturing plant employing 650, but it closed in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=William E. |date=May 25, 1981 |title=COLORADO TOWN LOOKS TO BETTER DAYS, WITH A GERMAN BUS FACTORY |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/25/us/colorado-town-looks-to-better-days-with-a-german-bus-factory.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2005 |title=Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/468130624/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> Lamar has increasingly relied on tourism.<ref name=Survey />

[[Prowers Medical Center]], a critical access hospital, serves Lamar and Prowers County. The hospital has an emergency department that is a level IV trauma center.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ahd.com/free_profile.php?hcfa_id=6b00872370ab7134d2de4c15dc15ada0&ek=9d656566e45256f4dbc7c1a1623d1fce |title=Prowers Medical Center |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 2, 2024 |website=American Hospital Directory |publisher= |access-date=March 17, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>

==Notable people==
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Lamar include:
* [[Gordon L. Allott]] (1907–1989), [[U.S. Senator]] from Colorado<ref>{{cite web | title = Allott, Gordon Llewellyn, (1907-1989) | work = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | publisher = U.S. Congress | url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000161 | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Marvin Ash]] (1914–1974), jazz pianist<ref>{{cite web | last = Edwards | first = Bill | title = Marvin E. Ashbaugh | publisher = RagPiano.com | url = http://ragpiano.com/comps/mash.shtml | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Ken Curtis]] (1916–1991), actor, singer<ref>{{cite web | title = Ken Curtis (I) | publisher = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193411/ | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Scott Elarton]] (1976- ), baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web | title = Scott Elarton | website = Baseball-Reference.com | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/elartsc01.shtml | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Curt Gentry]] (1931–2014), journalist, non-fiction author<ref>{{cite news | last = Nolte | first = Carl | title = Curt Gentry dies: best-selling writer of Manson, Hoover books | newspaper = San Francisco Chronicle | date = July 19, 2014 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Curt-Gentry-dies-best-selling-writer-of-Manson-5633215.php | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Gerald Gregg]] (1907–1985), illustrator, book cover artist<ref>{{cite web | title = Summary Bibliography: Gerald Gregg | publisher = Internet Speculative Fiction Database | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?114994 | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Wayne R. Grisham]] (1923–2011), [[U.S. Representative]] from [[California]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Grisham, Wayne Richard, (1923-2011) | work = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress | publisher = U.S. Congress | url = http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000480 | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Floyd D. Hall]] (1916–2012), pilot, airline executive<ref>{{cite news | last = Hevesi | first = Dennis | title = Floyd D. Hall, Head of Eastern Airlines, Dies at 96 | newspaper = The New York Times | date = May 3, 2012 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/business/floyd-d-hall-head-of-eastern-airlines-dies-at-96.html?_r=0 | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Sharon Herbaugh]] (1954–1993), war correspondent for the Associated Press<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-sharon-herbaugh-1456492.html|title = Obituary: Sharon Herbaugh|date = October 23, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Stanley O. Ikenberry]] (1935-2025), President of the [[University of Illinois System]] 1979-1995, 2010.
* [[Wesley Tuttle]] (1917–2003), singer-songwriter, guitarist<ref>{{cite news|title=Wesley Tuttle [Obituary] |newspaper=The Independent |date=October 15, 2003 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wesley-tuttle-548912.html |access-date=June 21, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730152054/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wesley-tuttle-548912.html |archive-date=July 30, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Sandy Vance]] (1947- ), baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web | title = Sandy Vance | website = Baseball-Reference.com | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vancesa01.shtml | access-date = June 21, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Madonna of the Trail]]'' monument
*[[National Old Trails Road]]
*[[Santa Fe National Historic Trail]]
*''The [[Lamar Ledger]]''
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* ''The [[National Old Trails Road]] To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC)''; Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916. <small>[https://archive.org/download/nationaloldtrail00autorich/nationaloldtrail00autorich.pdf (Download 6.8MB PDF eBook)]</small>
* Thomas Lamar Coughlin "Those Southern Lamars" {{ISBN|0-7388-2410-0}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ci.lamar.co.us/ City of Lamar]
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Lamar.pdf Lamar City Map], CDOT
* [http://www.lamarschools.org Lamar School District RE-2]

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