Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Lawson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County , Arkansas , United States. Lawson was founded by Lawson Smith, who was born in 1813 and died in 1899. Lawson is located on Arkansas Highway 129 , 10.5 miles (16.9 km) east of El Dorado . Lawson has a post office with ZIP code 71750.[ 2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 260.[ 3]
Education
It is in the El Dorado School District .[ 4] [ 5] The district operates El Dorado High School .
In 1978 the Lawson and Urbana school districts merged into the El Dorado district.[ 6]
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2020 260 —
2020 census
References
^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lawson, Arkansas
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "Lawson CDP, Arkansas" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022 .
^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Union County, AR ." U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved on February 27, 2021. Compare to highway map for unincorporated areas.
^ "General Highway Map Arkansas County, Arkansas" (PDF) . Arkansas Department of Transportation . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2021 . - See Lawson and Urbana on the map.
^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF) . Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 16 (PDF p. 16/27).
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades" . US Census Bureau .
^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lawson CDP, Arkansas" . United States Census Bureau .