Lawton, North Dakota

About Lawton

Set in the northeastern part of North Dakota, Lawton is a tiny community with an estimated population of 15.

Lawton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.91 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 16 residents per square mile.

📰 Lawton News Today

• Janet M. Hilde Obituary Aug 4, 2026 Amundson Funeral and Cremation Service · Aug 4
• Lovina Lou Charon Obituary Nov 29, 2025 Gilbertson Funeral Home · Nov 29
• Jeannette Marie (Legacie) Koyle Obituary (2026) - Bozeman, MT - Aaker Funeral Home - Lakota Legacy obituary · Jun 22
• Lucinda Lou Bertsch Obituary Feb 5, 2026 Gilbertson Funeral Home · Feb 5
• John E. Kelly Obituary Jan 3, 2022 Askew Funeral Home | Langdon, ND · Jan 3

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What Makes Lawton Unique

• With 15 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northeastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

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