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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 Mount Vernon is the Seat for Lawrence County.

Lawrence County was founded in 1843. Lawrence was created by taking area from Barry and Dade Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lawrence had a population of 38,355 people. This is a decrease of 0.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 38,591 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence represented 0.64% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Lawrence County:

  • Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora is located in Lawrence County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,432 people
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  • Freistatt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Freistatt is located in Lawrence County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Halltown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoberg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hoberg is located in Lawrence County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Marionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Miller
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Miller is located in Lawrence County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <2>
  • Mount Vernon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pierce City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stotts City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stotts City is located in Lawrence County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Verona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Verona is located in Lawrence County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people

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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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