Summary for Laurel

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Located in: Lawrence County (see below)

Time Zone: Laurel lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: (606)

Elevation: 580 feet [176.78 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Laurel:

Lat: 37.977500° (or 37°58'38" N)

Lon: -82.547300° (or -82°32'50" W)

USGS Topo Map: Levee<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Laurel

GNIS ID: 2337449

FIPS State / Place Code: None

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About Lawrence County

The community of Louisa is the County Seat for Lawrence County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lawrence)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	15,395 (2.93% decrease since 2010)
2010	15,860 (1.87% increase since 2000)
2000:	15,569

Total Area:<6> 420.1 sq. miles [1,088 km²] - of which 1.06% is water (4.47 sq. miles [11.6 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 7,286

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lawrence

GNIS ID: 516910

FIPS State / County Code: 21 / 127

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About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,472,345 (3.06% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,339,367 (7.36% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,041,769

Websites for State of Kentucky

Official Website: https://kentucky.gov/

Tourism: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/

Parks: https://parks.ky.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://fw.ky.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kentucky

GNIS ID: 1779786

FIPS State: 21

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Footnotes ...

<1>	While Laurel is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Laurel, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Laurel.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Laurel. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).