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Lawrence County
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county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- January 15, 1815
- Named after
- James Lawrence
- Seat
- Walnut Ridge
- Largest city
- Walnut Ridge
- Total
- 592 sq mi (1,530 km )
- Land
- 588 sq mi (1,520 km )
- Water
- 4.7 sq mi (12 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,273
- Density
- 27.6/sq mi (10.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- lawrencecountyar .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,216. 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.
History
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