Welcome to Lawrence County ...
Time Zone: Lawrence County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Walnut Ridge is the Seat for Lawrence County.
Lawrence County was founded in 1815.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lawrence had a population of 16,406 people. This is a decrease of 6.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,518 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence represented 0.6% of the total population of Arkansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Lawrence County:
- Alicia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Black Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hoxie is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <2>
- Imboden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
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- Minturn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Portia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Powhatan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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- Ravenden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Strawberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Walnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Websites specific to Lawrence County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |