Lawrence, Michigan

Lawrence is a village in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 996 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Lawrence Township. It is host to an annual Ox Roast, Homecoming festival, and Farmer's Market, which runs from June through October in the Village Park. Lawrence was chosen as the location for the Van Buren Intermediate School District campus and Conference CenterGeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.76sqmi, of which 1.71sqmi is land and 0.05sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 996 people, 371 households, and 251 families residing in the village. The population density was 582.5PD/sqmi. There were 436 housing units at an average density of 255.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 79.4% White, 1.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 15.6% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.2% of the population.