Lawson[4] is a city in Clay, Clinton, and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Interesting sites near Lawson include the historic Watkins Mill (now a Missouri state park and National Historic Landmark) and KC-10L, a Nike missile base, located a mile east of Lawson (Nov 1959 - Feb 1964).

[8] As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 2,473 people, 876 households, and 676 families living in the city.

20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,336 people, 818 households, and 624 families living in the city.

There were 818 households, out of which 45.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families.

21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Lawson is a fourth class city under Missouri statutes[11] and has a governing body consisting of the Mayor and a four-member Board of Aldermen.

The City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge and Prosecutor serve on a contract basis.