Editing Lawndale, North Carolina

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'''Lawndale''' is a town in [[Cleveland County, North Carolina|Cleveland County]], [[North Carolina]], United States, situated along the [[First Broad River]]. The population was 606 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].

==History==

Lawndale developed in the late 19th century around the Cleveland Mills plant established by Major H.F. Schenck.  The town was named for the green lawns of the houses where many of the mill's workers lived.  Schenck's daughter and son-in-law opened the Piedmont Academy in 1897, and rail service to [[Shelby, North Carolina|Shelby]] began two years later.<ref>U.L. Patterson and Barry Hambright, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=EgacJ8qH-n4C Shelby and Cleveland County, North Carolina]'' (Arcadia, 2000), p. 85.</ref>  Lawndale was incorporated in 1903.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=71FNAQAAMAAJ Laws and Resolutions of the State of North Carolina]'', Vol. 2, 1903, p. 186.</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}  (5.81%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 568
|1920= 774
|1930= 728
|1940= 1006
|1950= 964
|1960= 723
|1970= 544
|1980= 469
|1990= 573
|2000= 642
|2010= 606
|2020= 570
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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[[File:Lawndale-Town-Hall-nc.jpg|thumb|Town hall]]
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 642 people, 270 households, and 180 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|791.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 300 housing units at an average density of {{convert|369.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 74.45% White, 22.27% African American, 0.62% Asian, 2.34% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.80%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 270 households 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 30.4% of households were one person and 18.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median household income was $30,250 and the median family income  was $36,023. Males had a median income of $26,484 versus $19,792 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,002. About 14.5% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Alicia Bridges]] - disco singer-songwriter

==References==
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{{Cleveland County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in Cleveland County, North Carolina]]