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Lawrence County

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Also known as Lawrence County, Alabama, Lawrence County, AL

county in Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alabama
Founded
February 6, 1818
Named after
James Lawrence
Seat
Moulton
Largest city
Moulton
Total
717 sq mi (1,860 km )
Land
691 sq mi (1,790 km )
Water
27 sq mi (70 km ) 3.7%
Estimate 2025
33,843
Density
47.9/sq mi (18.5/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
www .lawrencealabama .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
James Lawrence
Located in
Alabama
Capital
Moulton
Population
33073
Area
1860
Body of water
Wheeler Lake
Shares border with
Cullman County
Official website
www.lawrencealabama.com
Image
Lawrence County Courthouse in Moulton, Alabama.JPG
Households
12551
Licence plate code
42
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Commons category
Lawrence County, Alabama
inception
1818-02-06
different from
Lawrence County
water as percent of area
3.7
native label
Lawrence County
per capita income
24779
mean age
42.6
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Encyclopedic overview

Lawrence County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,073. The county seat is Moulton. The county was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey.

Lawrence County is included in the Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Area, which is also included in the Huntsville–Decatur-Albertville combined statistical area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lawrence County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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