Lawson, Missouri

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Lawson is a city in Clay and Ray County, Missouri. The population was 2,336 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
- 3.1 External links

[edit] Geography

Lawson is located at 39°26′16″N, 94°12′29″W (39.437848, -94.207973)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.4 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.2 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.11%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,336 people, 818 households, and 624 families residing in the city. The population density was 323.3/km² (838.3/mi²). There were 852 housing units at an average density of 117.9/km² (305.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.65% White, 0.30% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 818 households out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $49,018. Males had a median income of $38,875 versus $22,273 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,438. About 6.8% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Lawson is home to Lawson High School. The school mascot is the Cardinal. The Lawson Cardinal softball team won the 2000 Missouri State Championship in class two edging Salisbury by a score of 1-0.