Place:Lawrence, Missouri, United States

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NameLawrence
Alt namesLawrencesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.117°N 93.833°W
Located inMissouri, United States     (1815 - )
See alsoBarry, Missouri, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)


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Lawrence County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri, in the area of the Ozarks. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,634. Its county seat is Mount Vernon. The county was organized in 1845 and named for James Lawrence, a naval officer from the War of 1812 known for his battle cry, "Don't give up the ship!"

A previous Lawrence County, established in 1815 with its county seat at what is now Davidsonville Historic State Park in Arkansas, covered much of what is now southern Missouri and the northern third of Arkansas. When the Arkansas Territory was created from Missouri Territory in 1819, some of that earlier county became organized as Lawrence County, Arkansas.

Just before that, in 1818, Missouri divided its part of the old Lawrence County into Wayne County and Madison County; with population increases, those counties were later divided into others, including the present Lawrence County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1815 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1883 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 4,859
1860 8,846
1870 13,067
1880 17,583
1890 26,228
1900 31,662
1910 26,583
1920 24,211
1930 23,774
1940 24,637
1950 23,420
1960 23,260
1970 24,585
1980 28,973
1990 30,236

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of LawrenceCounty, Missouri, United States

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