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Welcome to Lawson MO!

Lawson, Missouri is located just north of the Kansas City metro and with around 2500 residents, we are a desirable size town.

We don’t hide the fact that we’re small. Indeed, we embrace and celebrate it. We enjoy a community where family values, quality education and community pride create the ideal place to live, work and play.

And yet, we strive to develop strategies that allow us to achieve purposeful and deliberate growth. Around here, we dare to dream big, and then we roll up our sleeves and get to work making it happen. Just take a look around town at all of the improvements over the past decade – a new splash pad, upgrades to our City Pool, improvements to our City Lake complex with the addition of the Lakeview Event Center and Lakeview Campground and RV Park, the new Barker Center on the high school campus and Southwest Elementary storm shelter, and many more projects that are coming down the pike.

While we have no intention of being the next big city, we won’t ever settle for less when it comes to improving the quality of life for our residents. We are proud to be a small town with big dreams!

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🇺🇸 We are excited to celebrate the #America250 during opening night of the Lawson Picnic 2026 on Thursday, June 11 with a patriotic kiddie parade! 🚲 This mini parade is open all kids and families - bikes, trikes, wagons, strollers and people walking*.
Registration is FREE and all registrants are eligible to WIN ONE OF TEN CARNIVAL WRISTBANDS donated by Goppert Financial Bank! 🎡
Plus, the Lawson VFW Post 6278 will be distributing mini American flags. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Registration is from 5pm to 5:30pm at Ross Mechanical parking lot (old DG, next to City Hall). Parade begins promptly at 5:30pm, running down Pennsylvania.
(*NO motorized vehicles or electric scooters/bikes please!)
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18 hours ago
Its going to be a go

It's going to be a good week to enjoy the Lawson Swim Club! ... See MoreSee Less

22 hours ago
ONE WEEK away! The L

ONE WEEK away! The Lawson Picnic kicks off on Thursday, June 11! Take a look at all of the fun activities planned for the big weekend.
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5 days ago
Stop by Brianna Rock

Stop by Brianna Rock - Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance office during the month of June for our #lawsonisawesome #BusinessSpotlight promo and get a free gift with an insurance quote! 🎁 She's located at 226 W 6th St, Lawson, MO.

*If you would like to be featured, send us a PM with your offer and information. Open to all Lawson-area businesses with active business licenses.
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5 days ago
Jessica is also taki

Jessica is also taking advantage of our #LawsonisAwesome #BusinessSpotlight. She's offering $5 off student haircuts for month of June. Mention "Lawson is Awesome!"
*If you would like to be featured, send us a PM with your offer and information. Open to all Lawson-area businesses with active business licenses.
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