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Name | Lawrence |
Alt names | Lawrence | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 36.033°N 91.117°W |
Located in | Arkansas, United States (1815 - ) |
See also | Arkansas, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crawford, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Greene, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Independence, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Izard, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Poinsett, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Randolph, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sharp, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | St. Francis, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,415. The county seat is Walnut Ridge. Lawrence County is Arkansas's second county, formed on January 15, 1815, and named for Captain James Lawrence who fought in the War of 1812. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1815 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1815 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1816 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1817 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1821 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | 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
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1820 | 5,602
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1830 | 2,806
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1840 | 2,835
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1850 | 5,274
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1860 | 9,372
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1870 | 5,981
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1880 | 8,782
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1890 | 12,984
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1900 | 16,491
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1910 | 20,001
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1920 | 22,098
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1930 | 21,663
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1940 | 22,651
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1950 | 21,303
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1960 | 17,267
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1970 | 16,320
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1980 | 18,447
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1990 | 17,457
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
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