Lawton, Iowa
| Lawton | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1906 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Woodbury County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 29 ′ N , 96 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
908 (status: 2010) 168,825 (status: 2010) |
| Population density : | 493.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.84 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 361 m |
| Postal code : | 51030 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-43905 |
| GNIS ID : | 458252 |
| Website : | lawtoniowa.com |
| Mayor : | Rick Schorg |
Lawton is a small town (with the status " City ") in Woodbury County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Lawton had 908 residents, the number of which increased to 937 by 2013.
Lawton is in the Sioux City Metropolitan Area , which stretches from Iowa to the neighboring states of South Dakota and Nebraska .
geography
Lawton is located in western Iowa, 23 km east of the confluence of the Big Sioux River in the Missouri at the intersection of the three states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska .
The geographical coordinates of Lawton are 42 ° 28'43 "north latitude and 96 ° 11'02" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 1.84 km² and is spread over the Banner Township and the Floyd Township .
Neighboring towns to Lawton are Moville (6.5 miles east), Bronson (6 miles southwest), Sergeant Bluff (14 miles southwest), and Hinton (16 miles northwest).
The city center of Sioux City is located 19.8 kilometers west. The nearest other major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (439 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (440 km east-northeast), Cedar Rapids (406 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (296 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (173 km southeast), Kansas City , Missouri (459 km in the same direction), Nebraska's capital Lincoln (221 km south-southwest), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (157 km north-northwest).
traffic
US Highway 20 , which has been converted into a freeway, runs in a west-east direction along the southern city limits. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Sioux Gateway Airport is the nearest airport, 24 km southwest.
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 138 | - | |
| 1920 | 243 | 76.1% | |
| 1930 | 259 | 6.6% | |
| 1940 | 263 | 1.5% | |
| 1950 | 254 | -3.4% | |
| 1960 | 324 | 27.6% | |
| 1970 | 406 | 25.3% | |
| 1980 | 447 | 10.1% | |
| 1990 | 482 | 7.8% | |
| 2000 | 697 | 44.6% | |
| 2010 | 908 | 30.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 937 | 3.2% | |
| 1910-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Lawton had 908 people in 342 households. The population density was 493.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.64 people lived in each of the 342 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.8 percent white, 0.2 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American and 0.2 percent Asian; 0.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.
30.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 61,964 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,624. 4.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Lawton - City Employees. Retrieved January 17, 2015
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 17, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on January 17, 2015
- ↑ Sioux Gateway Airport.Retrieved January 17, 2015
- ↑ AirNav.com - Sioux Gateway Airport Accessed on January 17, 2015
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved January 17, 2015