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Lawton, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 697. Estimated population in July 2024: 729 (+4.6% change)
Males: 329 (47.2%), Females: 368 (52.8%)

Woodbury County

Zip code: 51030

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $52,917
Median house value: $103,800

Population by Race

Races in Lawton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (57.2%), Irish (15.1%), Swedish (6.6%), Dutch (5.9%), English (5.7%), Norwegian (5.2%).

Elevation: 1179 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Lawton, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lawton

  • High school or higher: 92.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lawton city

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 71.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 4.5%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +175 (+33.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lawton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lawton:

  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 15 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 84 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 84 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lawton:

  • MARTIN FIELD (about 20 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)
  • LE MARS MUNI (about 20 miles; LE MARS, IA; Abbreviation: LRJ)
  • GRAHAM FIELD (about 22 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD; Abbreviation: 7K7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lawton:

  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 58 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 82 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 82 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)

Public primary/middle school in Lawton:

  • LAWTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 100 TARA WAY; Grades: 06 – 12)

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