Lamar, Nebraska

About Lamar

Set in the southwestern part of Nebraska, Lamar is a tiny community counting 27 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Lamar is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.08 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 338 residents per square mile.

📰 Lamar News Today

• Catching predators; Vanishing journalists; Lost in Lamar Flatwater Free Press · Oct 1
• Philip Dean Schmidt Obituary (2026) - Lamar, NE - Liewer Funeral Home - Imperial Legacy | Obituary · Aug 20
• Lamar Cardinals @ Omaha Mavericks: Live game updates, stats, play-by-play Yahoo Sports · Sep 13
• IU basketball's Lamar Wilkerson named second team All-Big Ten by coaches, third team by media Inside the Hall · Mar 10
• Cougars split conference games with Lamar on Friday Panhandle News Channel Nebraska · Apr 4

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What Makes Lamar Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Lamar — but the Nebraska one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.08 sq mi.
• With 27 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

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