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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Lawton.
- People are 1.7% less likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years older in New York.
 Lawton, OKNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population47.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201097,850  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199080,561  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area81.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lawton, OKNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Lawton, OKNew York, NYUnited States
 White49.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lawton, OKNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married36.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households32,977  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,926  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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