Place:Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

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NameLawrence
Alt namesLawrencesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates36.033°N 91.117°W
Located inArkansas, United States     (1815 - )
See alsoArkansas, Arkansas, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Crawford, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Greene, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Independence, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Izard, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Jackson, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Poinsett, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Randolph, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Sharp, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
St. Francis, Arkansas, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Washington, Arkansas, United StatesChild 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


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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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1815 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1815 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1816 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1817 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1821 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1820 5,602
1830 2,806
1840 2,835
1850 5,274
1860 9,372
1870 5,981
1880 8,782
1890 12,984
1900 16,491
1910 20,001
1920 22,098
1930 21,663
1940 22,651
1950 21,303
1960 17,267
1970 16,320
1980 18,447
1990 17,457

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States

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