Lawrence County (Missouri)
The Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 38,634 inhabitants and a population density of 24.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Mount Vernon, which was named after the country estate of George Washington in Virginia.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Missouri in the Ozarks, is in the south about 50 miles from Arkansas and also in the west about 50 miles from Oklahoma and Kansas. It has an area of 1589 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometers of water surface. At the Lawrence County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Lawrence County was formed in 1845. It was named after James Lawrence (1781-1813), an officer of the Navy, with the slogan: was the British -American War of 1812, after he had been mortally wounded, known as " Do not give up the ship ."
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Lawrence County 38,634 people in 15,043 households. The population density was 24.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 15,043 households lived statistically 2.51 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 1.0 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.4 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 38,350. The per capita income was $ 18,777. 17.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Lawrence County
Citys
- Aurora
- Marionville
- Miller
- Monett1
- Mount Vernon
- Pierce City
- Stotts City
- Verona
Villages
- Sanctuary
- Town Hall
- Hoberg
Unincorporated communities
- Albatross
- Bonham
- Bowers Mill
- Chesapeake
- Dry Valley
- Elliott
- Globe
- Grays Point
- Heatonville
- La Russell
- Lawrenceburg
- Logan
- McKinley
- Nickelsville
- Olinger
- Opal
- Orange
- Paris Springs
- Phelps
- Plew
- Red Oak
- Rescue
- Round Grove
- Sage Hill
- Spencer
- Stinson
1 - partially in Barry County
Structure
The Lawrence County is divided into 14 townships: