Lawton, Michigan
Encyclopedia
Lawton is a village in Van Buren County
of the U.S. state
of Michigan
. As of the 2000 census
, the village population was 1,859.
, the village has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6 km²), all land.
of 2000, there are 1,859 people, 610 households, and 428 families residing in the village. The population density
is 823.0 per square mile (317.6/km²). There are 668 housing units at an average density of 295.7 per square mile (114.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village is 90.75% White, 1.24% Afican-American, 0.75% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 3.98% from other races
, and 3.23% from two or more races. 11.62% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 610 households out of which 38.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% are married couples
living together, 15.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% are non-families. 24.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.12.
In the village the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 77.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $36,250, and the median income for a family is $40,909. Males have a median income of $32,614 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income
for the village is $15,600. 11.5% of the population and 6.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.2% of those under the age of 18 and 16.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Across the street from Old Hat is Big T, a local restaurant known for its wide selection of beers. This has been one of Lawtons most popular Tourist Restaurants for many years.
Another Lawton favorite, D.Coy Ducks, is located directly to the right of Big T on Main Street.
Other notable businesses include Miracle Camp and Retreat Center, Adams Hardware (Do it Best Center), and Welch's
.
Van Buren County, Michigan
-Parks, preserves, natural areas:* Dunes Parkway, an 84 acre preserve of dunes in Covert Township* Jeptha Lake Fen Preserve, a 49 acre preserve in Columbia Township...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the village population was 1,859.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there are 1,859 people, 610 households, and 428 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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is 823.0 per square mile (317.6/km²). There are 668 housing units at an average density of 295.7 per square mile (114.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village is 90.75% White, 1.24% Afican-American, 0.75% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 3.98% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.23% from two or more races. 11.62% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 610 households out of which 38.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% are married couples
Marriage
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living together, 15.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% are non-families. 24.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63 and the average family size is 3.12.
In the village the population is spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 77.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village is $36,250, and the median income for a family is $40,909. Males have a median income of $32,614 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village is $15,600. 11.5% of the population and 6.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.2% of those under the age of 18 and 16.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Social scene
The tiny Old Hat Brewery is Lawton's contribution to Michigan's booming craft beer scene. Old Hat originally opened as Duster's, until Larry Bell of the then-Kalamazoo Brewing Company (now Bell's Brewery, Inc.) bought the pub and sent his brewer Tom "Elvis" Fuller to run it. The brewery's name has a double meaning, both the idea that brewing good beer is "old hat," and also a recognition of Larry Bell's affinity for hats. A wide selection of hats is displayed above the bar, and an indication of the conviviality of the pub is when customers take down the hats to wear and trade among themselves.Across the street from Old Hat is Big T, a local restaurant known for its wide selection of beers. This has been one of Lawtons most popular Tourist Restaurants for many years.
Another Lawton favorite, D.Coy Ducks, is located directly to the right of Big T on Main Street.
Other notable businesses include Miracle Camp and Retreat Center, Adams Hardware (Do it Best Center), and Welch's
Welch's
Welch Foods Inc. is an American company, headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts. It is owned by the National Grape Cooperative Association, a co-op of grape growers....
.