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Population (year 2000): 1,059. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,030 (-2.7% change)
Males: 471 (44.5%), Females: 588 (55.5%)
Van Buren County
Zip code:
49064
Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $29,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,600 (year 2000)
Races in Lawrence:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.1%)
- Hispanic (18.3%)
- Other race (9.5%)
- Two or more races (5.0%)
- American Indian (4.2%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.3%), English (10.3%),
Irish (9.9%), Dutch (6.8%), United States (4.3%), Scottish
(3.7%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lawrence
- High school or higher: 66.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lawrence village
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 12.7%
8.9% Foreign born (7.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -87 (-7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lawrence:
- LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PAW
PAW, MI)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WATERVLIET, MI)
- LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lawrence:
- ELKHART MUNI (about 35 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 35
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
- SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 41 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN;
ID: SBN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lawrence:
- WATERVLIET MUNI (about 14 miles; WATERVLIET, MI; ID:
40C)
- ALMENA (about 15 miles; PAW PAW, MI; ID: 2C5)
- SOUTH HAVEN AREA REGIONAL (about 17 miles; SOUTH
HAVEN, MI; ID: 0D1)
Amtrak stations near Lawrence:
- 8 miles: BANGOR (541 RAILROAD ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
- 17 miles: DOWAGIAC (100 RAILROAD DR.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for car rental service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lawrence:
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 38 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 46 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
Public high school in Lawrence:
- LAWRENCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 400;
Location: 650 W. ST. JOSEPH STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lawrence:
- BERT GOENS LEARNING CENTER (Students: 520;
Location: 701 S. PAW PAW STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
- LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 714 W. ST. JOSEPH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- VAN BUREN VOC-TECH CENTER (Location: 250
SOUTH STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
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