Lamar is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Prowers County, Colorado. The city population was 7,687 at the 2020 United States census. The city was named after Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, a Confederate soldier and diplomat who wrote the Mississippi Secession Ordinance, and after the Civil War, went on to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Lamar is the home of Lamar Community College, and is the largest city in southeastern Colorado.
Mountain West
Lamar
Bent County, CO
Population
7,667
Walk Score
67 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$821
Median home value
$116,500
[[Municipal corporation
1886
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Historic districts
- Paulsen Farm · listed 1999
- Petticrew Stage Stop · listed 2000
- Prowers Country Welfare Housing · listed 2009
- Willow Creek Park · listed 2007
Notable landmarks
- Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort · listed 2016
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot · listed 2019
- Davies Hotel · listed 1978
- Prowers County Building · listed 1981
- US Post Office-Lamar Main · listed 1986
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