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Population (year 2000): 1,859. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,852 (-0.4% change)
Males: 848 (45.6%), Females: 1,011 (54.4%)
Van Buren County
Zip code:
49065
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,300 (year 2000)
Races in Lawton:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
- Hispanic (11.6%)
- Other race (4.0%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Black (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.1%), English (11.5%),
Irish (10.8%), United States (10.7%), Polish (8.5%), Dutch
(7.7%).
Elevation: 790 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lawton
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lawton village
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 12.4%
2.8% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.8%
Europe, 0.3% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +132 (+7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lawton:
- LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PAW PAW,
MI)
- KALAMOZOO REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 18 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI)
- BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lawton:
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 21
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
- ELKHART MUNI (about 33 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
- W K KELLOGG (about 43 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lawton:
- ALMENA (about 6 miles; PAW PAW, MI; ID: 2C5)
- NEWMAN'S (about 11 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: 4N0)
- PRAIRIE RONDE (about 11 miles; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; ID:
P97)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lawton:
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 43 miles; NOTRE
DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 50 miles; SOUTH
BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
Public high school in Lawton:
- LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location:
202 N. 29TH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lawton:
- LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 487;
Location: 100 PRIMARY WAY; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 284;
Location: 110 S. NURSERY ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Lawton:
- LAWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$130,888; Location: 125 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 31,002 books;
260 audio materials; 204 video materials; 68 serial
subscriptions)
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