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Welcome to Lawrence County ...

Time Zone: Lawrence County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lawrenceville is the Seat for Lawrence County.

Lawrence County was founded in 1821. Lawrence was created by taking area from Crawford and Edwards Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lawrence had a population of 15,678 people. This is a decrease of 7.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,940 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence represented 0.13% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Lawrence County:

  • Bridgeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Russellville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Francisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sumner is located in Lawrence County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>

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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.
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