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Lawton, Oklahoma
18,408 Black residents · 20.4% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 90,381 people in Lawton, Oklahoma, and 18,408 of them — 20.4% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Lawton is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 90,381 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 18,408 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 20.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Oklahoma places | 3 of 843 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Lawton: 20,684 Black residents in 2010 and 18,408 in 2020. The population declined by 11.0%, and the Black share in Lawton moved from 21.4% to 20.4%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The gazetteer enters Lawton among Oklahoma's 843 counted places, at rank 3 by Black population on a count of 18,408. The figures for Lawton are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Lawton — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 90,381 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Lawton: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.