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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 New Castle is the Seat for Lawrence County.

Lawrence County was founded March 20, 1849 and was created by taking area from Beaver County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lawrence had a population of 85,512 people. This is a decrease of 6.05% since the last Census (which gave a population of 91,018 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence represented 0.72% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Lawrence County:

  • Bessemer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bessemer is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,045 people
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  • Big Run
    (76 miles [122.3 km] to the east)
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Ellport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellport is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Enon Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • New Beaver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • New Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • New Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • S.N.P.J
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
  • South New Castle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Volant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Volant is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
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  • Wampum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wampum is located in Lawrence County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wampum <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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