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Welcome to Laurens ...

The village of Laurens is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laurens has a population of 245 people<2> (see below for details).

Laurens is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Laurens: 607

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laurens had an population of 245 people. This is a decrease of 6.84% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laurens had a population of 263 people. This makes Laurens the county's 34th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 263 people, the population of Laurens decreased 5.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 277 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Laurens.

Communities Also Named Laurens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laurens - they are located in Iowa and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurens.

Websites for Laurens ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Laurens, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Laurens ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laurens.

  • Oneonta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Delhi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Cooperstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Unadilla
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <4>
  • New Berlin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Otego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
  • Schenevus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbertsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
    • Gilbertsville is located in Otsego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laurens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laurens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laurens. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurens.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laurens. See our Newspapers Page for Laurens.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurens ...

Looking for more information about Laurens? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laurens, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laurens.

Adding Laurens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurens in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Laurens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Laurens post office opened in 1826.

We also found Laurens in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laurens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Otsego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Laurens.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/