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Population (year 2000): 2,336. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,406 (+3.0% change)
Males: 1,127 (48.2%), Females: 1,209 (51.8%)
Ray
County
Zip code:
64062
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $41,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,500 (year 2000)
Races in Lawson:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.8%), United States
(19.2%), Irish (13.5%), English (12.7%), Scottish (2.6%),
Scotch-Irish (2.4%).
Elevation: 1060 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lawson
- High school or higher: 86.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lawson city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +276 (+13.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lawson:
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO)
- RAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
RICHMOND, MO)
- LIBERTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LIBERTY, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lawson:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 35 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 36 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 53 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO;
ID: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lawson:
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEMORIAL (about 8 miles; EXCELSIOR
SPRINGS, MO; ID: 3EX)
- CLAY COUNTY REGIONAL (about 11 miles; MOSBY, MO; ID:
GPH)
- ROOSTERVILLE (about 19 miles; LIBERTY, MO; ID: 0N0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lawson:
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; FT
enrollment: 4,180)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 38 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 38 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 41 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 45 miles;
KANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,168)
Public high school in Lawson:
- LAWSON HIGH (Students: 432; Location:
EDUCATION DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lawson:
- SOUTHWEST ELEM. (Students: 513; Location: 307
W MOSS ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 423; Location:
EDUCATION DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WATKINS MILL PARK CAMP (Students: 56;
Location: 25610 PARK RD NORTH; Grades: 06 - 12)
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