| Official Name: | Lawson, Arkansas |
| Pushpin Map: | Arkansas#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Union |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 260 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 213 |
| Coordinates: | 33.2003°N -92.4944°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 71750 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2805659 |
Lawson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Lawson was founded by Lawson Smith, who was born in 1813 and died in 1899. Lawson is located on Arkansas Highway 129, 10.5miles east of El Dorado. Lawson has a post office with ZIP code 71750.[1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 260.[2]
It is in the El Dorado School District.[3] [4] The district operates El Dorado High School.
In 1978 the Lawson and Urbana school districts merged into the El Dorado district.[5]
| White alone (NH) | 233 | 89.62% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3 | 1.15% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1 | 0.38% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 0.77% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.38% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 13 | 8.03% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 5.00% | |
| Total | 260 | 100.00% |