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Welcome to Lawrence County ...

Time Zone: Lawrence County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Louisa is the Seat for Lawrence County.

Lawrence County was founded in 1821. Lawrence was created by taking area from Greenup and Floyd Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lawrence had a population of 15,317 people. This is a decrease of 3.46% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,866 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence represented 0.37% of the total population of Kentucky.

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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.