Lawrence County, Indiana

administration
Lawrence County Courthouse
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Bedford
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 15th and E Streets Bedford, IN 47421-0000
Foundation :	January 7, 1818
Made up from:	Orange County
Area code :	001 812
Demographics
Residents :	46,134 (2010)
Population density :	39.7 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1171 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : bedfordonline.com/government/lawrence/

Lawrence County is a county in the US state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Bedford .

geography

The county is located in south central Indiana and covers an area of 1,171 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Monroe County , Jackson County , Washington County , Orange County , Martin County, and Greene County .

history

James Lawrence

Lawrence County was formed on January 7, 1818 from parts of Orange County. It was named after the captain James Lawrence , who became famous with the saying: "Don't give up the ship" in the British-American War of 1812 after he had already been fatally wounded.

Due to the many limestone finds, the population grew rapidly in the first years of settlement and the county and the city of Bedford was colloquially named "The Limestone Capital of the world".

Twelve buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 2, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	4116	-
1830	9234	124.3%
1840	11,782	27.6%
1850	12.097	2.7%
1860	13,692	13.2%
1870	14,628	6.8%
1880	18,543	26.8%
1890	19,792	6.7%
1900	25,729	30%
1910	30,625	19%
1920	28,228	-7.8%
1930	35,583	26.1%
1940	35,045	-1.5%
1950	34,346	-2%
1960	36,564	6.5%
1970	38.038	4%
1980	42,472	11.7%
1990	42,836	0.9%
2000	45,922	7.2%
2010	46.134	0.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Lawrence County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Constant Gaussin House , listed in the NRHP

The Mitchell Opera House , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Lawrence County had 45,922 people in 18,535 households and 13,141 families. The population density was 40 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.92 percent white, 0.39 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.28 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.34 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.78 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 18,535 households, 31.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 58.5 percent were married couples living together, 9.0 percent were single mothers, and 29.1 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent were single households and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91 people.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.7 percent between 18 and 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44 years. 25.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 91.5 men.

The median income for a household in the 36,280 USD , and the median income for a family 43,109 USD. Males had a median income of $ 34,167 versus $ 21,647 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,653. 7.3 percent of families and 9.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.