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Lamar, CO - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Lamar  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Lamar Home page. The Lamar Home page provides as much information as possible on Lamar. Knowing Lamar’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Lamar’s Home page, you will also find Lamar’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Lamar has a population of 7598. 51.5% of Lamar’s inhabitants are Male, and 48.5 are female. 46.4% of Lamar is married and 58.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $104,316, and the average rent is $746. Household median income in Lamar is $41,124, and the individual median income is $25,327. Lamar’s Ethnic is the following: White(89.7%), Hispanic(39.3%), Multiple(4%), Native(3%), Other(1.6%), Black(1.3%), Asian(0.4%).


Lamar was founded on May 24, 1886 by Issac Holmes. It was named after Lucius Lamar. At the time Lamar was the Secretary of the Interior, but previously he had written the Mississippi Ordinance of Secession, served the Confederacy as an officer and a 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.


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