Lawndale is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, along the First Broad River. The population was 606 at the 2010 census.Lawndale is located at 35°24′54″N 81°33′44″W / 35.41500°N 81.56222°W / 35.41500; -81.56222.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles, of which, 0.8 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 642 people, 270 households, and 180 families residing in the town. The population density was 791.6 people per square mile. There were 300 housing units at an average density of 369.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 74.45% White, 22.27% African American, 0.62% Asian, 2.34% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.80% of the population.There were 270 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 11.