Lawson Map
Lawson is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 2,336 at the 2000 census.
Lawson is located at 39°26?16?N 94°12?29?W / 39.43778°N 94.20806°W / 39.43778; -94.20806 (39.437848, -94.207973).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.4 km²), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (2.11%) is water.
Nearby cities include Lathrop, Polo, Missouri City, Turney, Orrick.