Lawrence County, Alabama

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Lawrence County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name is in honor of J. Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from Vermont. As of 2000 the population was 34,803. Its county seat is Moulton and it's a prohibition or dry county.

Contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Adjacent Counties

3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 See also

History

Lawrence County was established on February 6, 1818.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,860 km² (718 mi²). 1,796 km² (693 mi²) of it is land and 64 km² (25 mi²) of it (3.44%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Limestone County (northeast)
Morgan County (east)
Cullman County (southeast)
Winston County (south)
Franklin County and Colbert County (west)
Lauderdale County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 34,803 people, 13,538 households, and 10,194 families residing in the county. The population density was 19/km² (50/mi²). There were 15,009 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.77% White, 13.36% Black or African American, 5.36% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 13,538 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,549, and the median income for a family was $38,565. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $20,480 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,515. About 13.10% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

HDMSA	Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
Core Metro Areas:	Decatur Metropolitan Area \| Huntsville Metropolitan Area
Core Cities:	Decatur \| Huntsville
Smaller Major Cities:	Albertville \| Athens \| Hartselle \| Madison \| Scottsboro
Other Important Areas of Population:	Arab \| Boaz \| Guntersville \| Moulton \| Redstone Arsenal
Counties in Metro Area:	Jackson \| Lawrence \| Limestone \| Marshall \| Madison \| Morgan

	State of Alabama History \| People \| Governors \| Metropolitan Areas

Capital

Montgomery

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