Lamar, Pennsylvania

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Lamar, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Clinton County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Lamar highlighted.svg
Location in Clinton County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°00′54″N77°31′50″W / 41.01500°N 77.53056°W / 41.01500; -77.53056 Coordinates: 41°00′54″N77°31′50″W / 41.01500°N 77.53056°W / 41.01500; -77.53056
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Clinton
Township Porter
Area
[1]
 • Total1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
 • Land1.11 sq mi (2.89 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
795 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total561
 • Density503.14/sq mi (194.32/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16848
FIPS code 42-41104
GNIS feature ID2634235

Lamar is a census-designated place [3] in Porter Township in southern Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 562. [4]

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The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 64 in southern Clinton County and is bordered on the west by Nittany in Walker Township, Centre County. PA 64 leads northeast 1 mile (2 km) to Exit 173 on Interstate 80 and 11 miles (18 km) to Lock Haven, the Clinton County seat, and southwest through Nittany 23 miles (37 km) to State College.

The community is named for Revolutionary War Major Marien Lamar, who was killed in the Battle of Paoli, as stated in the "History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania" by John Blair Linn. Major Lamar was born in Maryland.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 561—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2010 Census" . Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Lamar CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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