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Lawson is a city in Clay, Clinton, and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 2,541 at the 2020 census.

Lawson city overview:
Name:	Lawson city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Clay County, Ray County
Elevation:	1,034 ft (315 m)
Total Area:	3.05 sq mi (7.91 km²)
Land Area:	2.96 sq mi (7.67 km²)
Water Area:	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km²)
Total Population:	2,541
Population Density:	857.58/sq mi (331.12/km²)
ZIP code:	64062
Area code:	816
FIPS code:	2940988
GNISfeature ID:	2395650
Website:	cityoflawsonmo.org

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History

Lawson was founded in 1870 and was named for New York businessman L. M. Lawson. A post office called Lawson has been in operation since 1876.

Lawson is home to Ray County’s oldest bank, Lawson Bank, founded in 1883. Interesting sites near Lawson include the historic Watkins Mill (now a Missouri state park and National Historic Landmark) and KC-10L, a Nike missile base, located a mile east of Lawson (Nov 1959 – Feb 1964).

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.59 square miles (6.71 km), of which 2.53 square miles (6.55 km) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) is water.