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Census Data for Dawson

As far as we can tell, Dawson 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 Dawson, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Mountain Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hartville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Norwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • The population in 2015 was estimated at 641 people. This represents a 3.61% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 665 people.
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
  • Cabool
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Plato
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mansfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Twin Bridges
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Evergreen
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen has also been known as:
    • Evergreen village
  • Raymondville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Seymour
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Willow Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Ava
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Licking
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Diggins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Diggins is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins

Wright County ...

Dawson is located in Wright County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Dawson ...

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 Wright County or the community of Dawson:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dawson:
    • GNIS ID for Dawson: 749594
    • GNIS ID for Wright County: 758567
    • GNIS ID for State of Missouri: 1779791
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 29 (Missouri)
    • County Code: 229 (Wright County)
    • Place Code: 18532 (Dawson)
    • State & County Code: 29/229 (Missouri / Wright County)
    • State & Place Code: 29/18532 (Missouri / Dawson)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Dawson is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Wright, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.