Map of Lamar CDP, Pennsylvania

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

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.

Lamar CDP overview:
Name:	Lamar CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Clinton County
Elevation:	795 ft (242 m)
Total Area:	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km²)
Land Area:	1.11 sq mi (2.89 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	561
Population Density:	503.14/sq mi (194.32/km²)
ZIP code:	16848
FIPS code:	4241104
GNISfeature ID:	2634235

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Lamar online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.