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 Lamar is a city in and the county seat of Barton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,266. It is known as the birthplace of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States. The city governm ...

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 Pettis Creek is a stream in Barton County in the U.S. state of Missouri. Pettis Creek derives its name from Allen Perry, a local judge. See also *List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri ( U.S. state). By drainage basin This l ...

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