Lawton, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 1,859. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,840 (-1.0% change)

Males: 848	(45.6%)
Females: 1,011	(54.4%)

Van Buren County

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49065.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,600 (it was $36,250 in 2000)

Lawton	$36,600
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,200 (it was $84,300 in 2000)

Lawton	$104,200
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Lawton:

White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
Hispanic (11.6%)
Other race (4.0%)
Two or more races (3.2%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Black (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (20.1%), English (11.5%), Irish (10.8%), United States (10.7%), Polish (8.5%), Dutch (7.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 790 feet

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 819 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lawton

High school or higher: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lawton village

Never married: 22.8%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 14.5%
Divorced: 12.4%

52 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.3% North America).

This village:	2.8%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 23 registered sex offenders living in Lawton, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lawton to the number of sex offenders is 80 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Lawton:	1.4% ($1,194)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kalamazoo, MI (19.6 miles , pop. 77,145).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (90.1 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (127.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Paw Paw, MI (4.6 miles ), Mattawan, MI (5.3 miles ), Decatur, MI (9.6 miles ), Marcellus, MI (10.0 miles ), Gobles, MI (13.5 miles ), Lawrence, MI (14.5 miles ), Schoolcraft, MI (15.0 miles ), Bloomingdale, MI (16.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $89,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $89,000
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.17 N, Longitude: 85.85 W

People in group quarters in Lawton

119 people in nursing homes
71 people in other group homes
59 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 269

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Population change in the 1990s: +132 (+7.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Food (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Food (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

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Crime in Lawton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	106.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	4	3	0	0
per 100,000	53.5	0.0	216.2	161.3	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	54.1	53.8	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	8	6	3	4	3
per 100,000	267.5	425.5	324.3	161.3	215.3	162.4
Burglaries	15	19	5	10	10	14
per 100,000	802.6	1010.6	270.3	537.6	538.2	758.0
Thefts	50	46	59	43	50	43
per 100,000	2675.2	2446.8	3189.2	2311.8	2691.1	2328.1
Auto thefts	3	7	2	7	1	0
per 100,000	160.5	372.3	108.1	376.3	53.8	0.0
Arson	2	1	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	107.0	53.2	0.0	0.0	53.8	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	272.3	496.3	409.2	337.6	192.7	178.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.24
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lawton, Michigan

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Lawton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.8 miles away from the Lawton village center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.2 miles away from the village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lawton:

LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PAW PAW, MI)
KALAMOZOO REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 18 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI)
BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lawton:

KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
ELKHART MUNI (about 33 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
W K KELLOGG (about 43 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lawton:

ALMENA (about 6 miles; PAW PAW, MI; ID: 2C5)
NEWMAN'S (about 11 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: 4N0)
PRAIRIE RONDE (about 11 miles; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; ID: P97)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lawton:

KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
HOPE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 50 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 50 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)

Public high school in Lawton:

LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location: 202 N. 29TH ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Lawton:

LAWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 100 PRIMARY WAY; Grades: PK - 05)
LAWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 110 S. NURSERY ST.; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Lawton:

LAWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $130,888; Location: 125 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 31,002 books; 260 audio materials; 204 video materials; 68 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lawton and their reported violations in the past:

PACKER HONEE BEAR 80-0296 (Population served: 101, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

MOBILE HOME BEACH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

PIONEER POINT CAMPGROUND (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

LAWTON COMMUNITY CENTER (Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-02-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Lawton that have no violations reported:

MIRACLE CAMP (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.3%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	11.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	6.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Lawton compared to Michigan state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Lawton (2007 data):

Fifth Third Bank: Lawton Branch at 104 North Main Street, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	2	$4,230	$25,380	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$6,940	$41,640	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,370	$28,440	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$2,525	$30,300	3	$1,701
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$1,103
Financial Administration	0	$0		2	$1,927
Police - Other	0	$0		2	$886
Police Protection - Officers	6	$15,315	$30,630	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$3,384	$40,608	0	$0
Totals for Government	13	$34,763	$32,089	8	$5,616

Lawton government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $264,000
All Other: $26,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $259,000
Police Protection: $240,000

Sewerage: $166,000

Parks & Recreation: $135,000

Water Utilities: $130,000

General - Other: $123,000

Financial Administration: $84,000

Central Staff Services: $65,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $20,000

General Public Buildings: $17,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $53,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $59,000
Interest Earnings: $46,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,665,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $253,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $267,000
Highways: $145,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $409,000
NEC: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $476,000

6.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Kalamazoo County, MI	2.17% ($42,190 average AGI)
from Berrien County, MI	0.81% ($25,498)
from Allegan County, MI	0.64% ($25,802)

7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Kalamazoo County, MI	2.15% ($33,900 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI	0.73% ($29,186)
to Allegan County, MI	0.62% ($27,717)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lawton:

WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNWN (1560 AM; daytime; 4 kW; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGTO (910 AM; 1 kW; CASSOPOLIS, MI; Owner: LARRY LANGFORD, JR.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lawton:

W247AM (97.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WAYK (88.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
WFAT (96.5 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WZUU (92.3 FM; ALLEGAN, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W258AH (99.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMUK (102.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WQLR (106.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLKM-FM (95.9 FM; THREE RIVERS, MI; Owner: IMPACT RADIO, LLC)
WQXC-FM (100.9 FM; OTSEGO, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIDR (89.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WOFR (89.5 FM; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lawton:

WGVK (Channel 52; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
WOKZ-CA (Channel 50; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

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