Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

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Lawrence County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : New Castle
Foundation : March 20, 1849
Made up from: Beaver County
Mercer County
Demographics
Residents : 94,643  (2000)
Population density : 101.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 940 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Lawrence County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.co.lawrence.pa.us

Lawrence County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 94,643 people and a population density of 101 people per square kilometer. The county seat is New Castle .

history

The city is named after James Lawrence , a naval officer who died in the British-American War in 1813 .

Nine structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​940 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers are water.

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 57,042 -
1910 70.032 22.8%
1920 85,545 22.2%
1930 97.258 13.7%
1940 96,877 -0.4%
1950 105.120 8.5%
1960 112,965 7.5%
1970 107,374 -4.9%
1980 107,150 -0.2%
1990 96.246 -10.2%
2000 94,639 -1.7%
1900-1990

2000

Lawrence County Map

Cities and towns

Web links

Commons : Lawrence County, Pennsylvania  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lawrence County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 40 ° 59 ′  N , 80 ° 20 ′  W