Lawson is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Union County,
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...
, United States. Lawson was founded by Lawson Smith, who was born in 1813 and died in 1899. Lawson is located on
Arkansas Highway 129, east of
El Dorado. Lawson has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 71750. It was first listed as a CDP in the
2020 census with a population of 260.
Education
It is in the
El Dorado School District.
[SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Union County, AR]
" U.S. Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
. Retrieved on February 27, 2021. Compare to highway map for unincorporated areas.[ - See Lawson and Urbana on the map.] The district operates
El Dorado High School.
In 1978 the Lawson and
Urbana school districts merged into the El Dorado district.
Demographics
2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
References
Unincorporated communities in Union County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
census-designated places in Union County, Arkansas
census-designated places in Arkansas
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