Lawtey is a city in Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 636 at the 2020 US Census, down from 730 at the 2010 US Census.
The City of Lawtey has received national attention and earned the dubious distinction of being one of only two official speed traps designated by the American Automobile Association (AAA), (the other being Waldo a few miles to the south). However, the label was removed by AAA in August 2018 after reforms by police chief Shane Bennett.
Geography
The City of Lawtey is located in northern Bradford County north of the county seat, Starke, by U.S. Route 301. To the north it is to Interstate 10 at the town of Baldwin.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, the City of Lawtey has a humid subtropical climate zone (Cfa).
Demographics
2010 and 2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Lawtey racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|432
|375
|59.18%
|58.96%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|262
|198
|35.89%
|31.13%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|3
|0
|0.41%
|0.00%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|3
|3
|0.41%
|0.47%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|5
|0
|0.68%
|0.00%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|1
|3
|0.14%
|0.47%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|9
|42
|1.23%
|6.60%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|15
|15
|2.05%
|2.36%
|-
|Total
|730
|636
|
|
|-
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 636 people, 296 households, and 219 families residing in the city.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 730 people, 365 households, and 249 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the census
See also
- Speed traps:
- Coleman, Florida, the American Automobile Association (AAA) named it the nation's biggest speed trap city in 1966
- Hacienda Village, Florida, a former village that was disincorporated in 1984 for their excessive abuse of speed traps and corrupt government
- Ludowici, Georgia, another Deep South municipality that was notorious for speed traps and merchant fraud in the 1950s and 1960s
- New Rome, Ohio, a former village that was disincorporated in 2004 for speed traps and corrupt government
- Patton Village, Texas, a city known for its speed trap and government corruption
- Waldo, Florida, much like Lawtey, it was also a Florida city previously known as a speed trap by the American Automobile Association (AAA) before August 2018
References
External links
- Official website for the City of Lawtey
- Starke, Lawtey, Hampton and Brooker City Officials