Lawrence County, Arkansas

Lawrence County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Arkansas
Administrative headquarters :	Walnut Ridge
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 553 Walnut Ridge, AR 72476-0553
Foundation :	January 15, 1815
Made up from:	Madrid County, Missouri
Area code :	001 870
Demographics
Residents :	17,415  (2010)
Population density :	11.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1534 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map

The Lawrence County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas . In 2010 , the county had 17,415 residents and a population density of 11.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Walnut Ridge . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in northeast Arkansas, about 25 miles north of Missouri , and has an area of ​​1,534 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Lawrence County:

	Randolph County
Sharp County		Greene County
Independence County	Jackson County	Craighead County

history

Lawrence

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1820	5592		-
1830	2806		-49.8%
1840	2835		1 %
1850	5274		86%
1860	9372		77.7%
1870	5981		-36.2%
1880	8782		46.8%
1890	12,984		47.8%
1900	16,491		27%
1910	20.001		21.3%
1920	22,098		10.5%
1930	21,663		-2%
1940	22,651		4.6%
1950	21.303		-6%
1960	17,267		-18.9%
1970	16,320		-5.5%
1980	18,447		13%
1990	17,457		-5.4%
2000	17,774		1.8%
2010	17,415		-2%
1820–1890 1900–1990 2000 2010

Lawrence County was formed on January 15, 1815 from the now defunct Madrid County in Missouri. It was named after Captain James Lawrence (1781–1813), 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.

The earliest important settlement was Davidsonville on the banks of the Black River , which was named after the MP John Davidson . The city served as the county's first administrative center in 1816. The city grew to over 3,000 residents before yellow fever ended further settlement. In 1829 the city ceased to exist.

Another important settlement was Smithville, near the western county line. The city was named after the businessman Robert Smith. From 1837 it served as a county seat. After the Iron Mountain Railroad was completed, Walnut Ridge became the county seat in 1870 .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , there were 17,415 people in 7,069 households in Lawrence County. The population density was 11.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.26 people lived in each of the 7069 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 31,045  USD . The per capita income was $ 15,520. 23.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Lawrence County localities

Citys Alicia Black Rock Hoxie Walnut Ridge

Towns College City In the ground Lynn Minturn

Portia Powhatan Ravenden Sedgewick

Smithville Strawberry

Unincorporated Communities

Annieville Arbor Grove Calamine Calvin Clover Bend Coffman

The tone Dicus Driftwood Eaton Hogan Hopewell

Jesup Lauratown Lindsey Murta Ponders Richwoods

Saffron Sloan Smithville Strangers Home Strawberry Whiskerville

structure

Lawrence County is divided into 22 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Annieville Township 409    05-90033 Ashland Township 240    05-90066 Black River Township 533    05-90342 Black Rock Township 1285    05-90345 Boas Township 2963    05-90381 Cache Township 145    05-90582 Campbell Township 5575    05-90627 Dent Township 1009    05-91065 Dowell Township 291    05-91137 Duty Township 501    05-91173 Eaton Township 307    05-91206

Township Population (2010) FIPS Flat Creek Township 128    05-91299 Jesup Township 177    05-91959 Lawrence Township 260    05-92127 Marion Township 328    05-92385 Morgan Township 562    05-92562 Promised Land Township 425    05-93039 Reeds Creek Township 958    05-93108 Richwoods Township 118    05-93168 Spring River Township 374    05-93477 Strawberry Township 374    05-93504 Thacker Township 453    05-93603

Townships in Lawrence County

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 66865. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Lawrence County, AR ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2012 
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved October 1, 2012
4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 15, 2011
6. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Arkansas  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2012  

Web links

Commons : Lawrence County, Arkansas  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• www.city-data.com - Lawrence County
• Association of Arkansas Counties

Coordinates: 36 ° 2 ′  N , 91 ° 7 ′  W