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Population (year 2000): 4,425. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,602 (+4.0% change)
Males: 2,061 (46.6%), Females: 2,364 (53.4%)
Barton County
Zip code:
64759
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $29,296 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,200 (year 2000)
Races in Lamar:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (23.9%), Irish (15.6%),
United States (13.7%), English (11.5%), French (3.6%),
Scotch-Irish (3.2%).
Elevation: 958 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lamar
- High school or higher: 75.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lamar city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 15.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +245 (+5.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Lamar:
- BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SECOND AND
GULF ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lamar:
- MCCUNE BROOKS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CARTHAGE,
MO)
- HEARTLAND BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 25
miles; NEVADA, MO)
- NEVADA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
NEVADA, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lamar:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 28 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 65 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 85 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lamar:
- LAMAR MUNI (about 3 miles; LAMAR, MO; ID: LLU)
- NEVADA MUNI (about 25 miles; NEVADA, MO; ID: NVD)
- ATKINSON MUNI (about 32 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; ID:
PTS)
College/University in Lamar:
- LAMAR AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
(Location: 202 W 7TH; Public; Website:
www.lamar.k12.mo.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lamar:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
Public high schools in Lamar:
- LAMAR HIGH (Students: 394; Location: 202 W
7TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAMAR AREA VOC.-TECH. SCH. (Location: 202 W
7TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lamar:
- LAMAR MIDDLE (Students: 424; Location: 202 W
7TH; Grades: 05 - 08)
- EAST ELEM. (Students: 333; Location: 1600 E
12TH ST; Grades: KG - 02)
- LAMAR ELEM. (Students: 206; Location: 202 W
7TH; Grades: 03 - 04)
Library in Lamar:
- BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$236,113; Location: 300 W. 10TH ST.; 34,515 books; 842
audio materials; 1,851 video materials; 91 serial
subscriptions)
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