Lawrence County, South Dakota

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Lawrence County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse
administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Deadwood
Foundation : 1875
Demographics
Residents : 24.097  (2010)
Population density : 11.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2073 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Lawrence County within South Dakota

Lawrence County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The county seat is in Deadwood . At the 2010 census , the county had 24,097 people.

geography

According to the US Census, Lawrence County covers an area of ​​2073 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer (0.03 percent) is water. The district consists of one township : St. Onge and two disorganized territories: North Lawrence and South Lawrence. It borders in the clockwise direction to the counties: Butte County , Meade County , Pennington County , Weston County ( Wyoming ) and Crook County (Wyoming).

history

The county was incorporated on January 11, 1875 and the administrative organization was completed on March 5, 1877. It was named after John Lawrence (? –1889), an early Sioux Falls settler and politician who was a member of the legislative assembly of the Dakota Territory .

Deadwood Historic District (2009)

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Deadwood Historic District and the Frawley Ranch . 52 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 2, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 17,897 -
1910 19,694 10%
1920 13,029 -33.8%
1930 13,920 6.8%
1940 19.093 37.2%
1950 16,648 -12.8%
1960 17,075 2.6%
1970 17,453 2.2%
1980 18,339 5.1%
1990 20,655 12.6%
2000 21,802 5.6%
2010 24.097 10.5%
1900-1990

2000

US Route 14a W through the Black Hills SD
US Route 14a W through the Black Hills SD

age structure

  • under 18 = 23.1 percent
  • 18-24 = 25.4 percent
  • 25-44 = 23.1 percent
  • 45-64 = 14.6 percent
  • over 65 = 11.5 percent

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Census-designated places

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lawrence County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 174 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 22 ′  N , 103 ° 47 ′  W