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Census Data for Lawton

As far as we can tell, Lawton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Lawton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Olive Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Morehead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Hook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Salt Lick
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Vanceburg
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • West Liberty
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Blaine
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rome
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Flemingsburg
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenup
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Frenchburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchburg
      • Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchburg <1>
    • Owingsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wurtland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
      • Wurtland is located in Greenup County

Carter County ...

Lawton is located in Carter County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Carter County.

Miscellaneous Information for Lawton ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Carter County or the community of Lawton:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Lawton:
    • GNIS ID for Lawton: 508431
    • GNIS ID for Carter County: 516868
    • GNIS ID for State of Kentucky: 1779786
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 21 (Kentucky)
    • County Code: 043 (Carter County)
    • Place Code: 44200 (Lawton)
    • State & County Code: 21/043 (Kentucky / Carter County)
    • State & Place Code: 21/44200 (Kentucky / Lawton)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Lawton is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Lawton.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.