Editing Lawnton, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|name                     = Lawnton, Pennsylvania
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]] and state of [[Pennsylvania]].

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|population_total         = 4967
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|postal_code              = 17111<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/17111|title=Lawnton PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref>
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'''Lawnton''' is an [[unincorporated area]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Swatara Township]], [[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 3,813 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4241944| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lawnton CDP, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=December 22, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052628/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4241944| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]]&ndash;[[Carlisle, Pennsylvania|Carlisle]] [[Harrisburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Lawnton is located in southern Dauphin County at {{coord|40|15|41|N|76|48|11|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.261439, -76.803047).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is in northern Swatara Township and is bordered to the east by the community of [[Rutherford, Pennsylvania|Rutherford]]. [[Interstate 83]] forms the western edge of the CDP. [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], the state capital, is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 4967
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,787 people, 1,581 households, and 1,054 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,342.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,630 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,438.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.44% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.80% of the population.

There were 1,581 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,737, and the median income for a family was $57,003. Males had a median income of $42,038 versus $29,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,342. About 6.9% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Dauphin County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]