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

• Indiana, Nebraska, and Illinois Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors Big Ten Conference · Dec 15
• 3 Takeaways from Indiana Basketball's 83-77 Loss vs Nebraska Sports Illustrated · Jan 10
• Gerietta Lee Morse Obituary (2026) - Imperial, NE - Liewer Funeral Home - Imperial Legacy obituary · Apr 10
• Indiana basketball vs Nebraska recap today: Cornhuskers recover from big deficit to beat Hoosiers indystar.com · Jan 10
• A western Nebraska village voted itself out of existence. Its remaining residents are OK with their fate. Flatwater Free Press · Feb 21

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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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