Lawrence County, Tennessee

administration
Lawrence County Courthouse
US state :	Tennessee
Administrative headquarters :	Lawrenceburg
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 240 West Gains Street Lawrenceburg, TN 38464-3676
Foundation :	October 21, 1817
Made up from:	Hickman County Maury County
Area code :	001 931
Demographics
Residents :	41,869 (2010)
Population density :	26.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1600 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Website : www.co.lawrence.tn.us

Lawrence County is a county in the state of Tennessee in the United States . The county seat is Lawrenceburg .

geography

The county is located in southern Tennessee, bordering Alabama and has an area of 1,600 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Lewis County , Maury County , Giles County , Lauderdale County, Alabama, and Wayne County .

history

Lawrence County was formed on October 21, 1817 from parts of Hickman County and Maury County. It was named after James Lawrence , a naval officer who became famous with the order: “Don't give up the ship” in the British-American War of 1812 after he was fatally wounded.

The Lawrence County Jail is one of twelve entries for the county in the NRHP.

Twelve structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 18, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	15,402	-
1910	17,569	14.1%
1920	23,593	34.3%
1930	26,776	13.5%
1940	28,726	7.3%
1950	28,818	0.3%
1960	28,049	-2.7%
1970	29.097	3.7%
1980	34,110	17.2%
1990	35,303	3.5%
2000	39,926	13.1%
2010	41,869	4.9%
1900-1990 2000

Lawrence County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , there were 39,926 people in 15,480 households and 11,362 families in Lawrence County. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.83 percent white, 1.47 percent African American, 0.32 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.39 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.73 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.00 percent of the population.

Of the 15,480 households, 33.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 59.1 percent were married couples living together, 10.6 percent were single mothers, and 26.6 percent were non-families. 23.7 percent were single households and 11.4 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average household size was 3.02.

26.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.4 percent were older than 65. The mean age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.3 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,498 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,326. Males had a median income of $ 27,742 versus $ 20,928 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,848. 10.7 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Web links

Commons : Lawrence County (Tennessee) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Lawrence County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ 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 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 18, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Lawrence County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

35.22 -87.39Coordinates: 35 ° 13 ′ N , 87 ° 23 ′ W

[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] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 18, 2018.

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[6] Lawrence County, Tennessee , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .