The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLawton is a city in Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 18 in 2025.
Lawton was established in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 30 to 15 (-50%). Half of its homes were built before 1963.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lawton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Lawton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lawton’s history is told.
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Lawton, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Lawton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lawton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Catherine's Church of Lomice, North Dakota in Sauter, 7.4 miles away.
Lawton and the nearest listed places
Closest to Lawton
St. Catherine's Church of Lomice, North DakotaSauter · Late Gothic Revival7.4miDistrict No. 70-Hoff Rural SchoolNorton · Building17.9mi
Tofthagen Library MuseumLakota · Prairie School18.1mi
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepard-LakotaLakota · Building18.1mi
Sons of Jacob CemeterySullivan · Built 188318.9miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.