Place:Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameLawrence
Alt namesLawrencesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.0°N 80.5°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1849 - )
See alsoBeaver, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Mercer, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Borough
Bessemer
Ellport
Enon Valley
New Beaver
New Wilmington
S.N.P.J.
South New Castle
Volant
Wampum
Census-designated place
New Castle Northwest
Oakland
Oakwood
Inhabited place
Altman
Brent
Castlewood
Chewton
Clover
Coaltown
Cottage Grove
Coverdale
Coverts
Derringer Corners
Duckrun
East Moravia
East New Castle
Eastbrook
Edinburg
Elliotts Mills
Ellwood City
Energy
Fayette
Frizzleburg
Gibsondale
Grahms
Grant City
Harbor
Harlansburg
Hillsville
Jackson Knolls Gardens
Joyce
Kennedy Mill
Lawrence Junction
Mayville
McCaslin
McConnells Mill
Moravia
Mount Air
Mount Jackson
Nashua
Neshannock Falls
New Bedford
New Castle
North Edinburg
Park Gate
Parkstown
Peanut
Plain Grove
Pleasant Hill
Princeton
Pulaski
Pyles Mills
Robinson
Rockville
Rose Point
Sunnyside
Sunset Valley
Union Valley
Villa Maria
Walmo
Weigletown
West New Castle
West Pittsburg
Westview Heights
Willow Grove
Wurtemburg
Township
Hickory
Little Beaver
Mahoning
Neshannock
North Beaver
Perry
Plain Grove (township)
Pulaski (township)
Scott
Shenango
Slippery Rock
Union
Washington
Wayne
Wilmington
Unknown
Mahoningtown
Newport
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 91,108. The county was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003. The county seat is New Castle.

Lawrence County was created on March 20, 1849, from parts of Beaver and Mercer counties. It was named after the USS Lawrence, Oliver Hazard Perry's original flagship at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1849 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1849 Probate 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
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 21,079
1860 22,999
1870 27,298
1880 33,312
1890 37,517
1900 57,042
1910 70,032
1920 85,545
1930 97,258
1940 96,877
1950 105,120
1960 112,965
1970 107,374
1980 107,150
1990 96,246
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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Lawrence County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.rootsweb.com/~palawren
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