Lamar Township is a

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in Barton County,

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. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,569. The township completely surrounds, but does not include, the city of Lamar, Missouri.

Geography

Lamar Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Lamar Heights. According to the

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, it contains four cemeteries: Fair View, Lake, Nigh and Saint Marys. The streams of Dicks Fork, Elm Branch and Pettis Creek run through this township.

Transportation

Lamar Township contains one airport, Lamar Municipal Airport.

References

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

Townships in Barton County, Missouri Townships in Missouri {{BartonCountyMO-geo-stub