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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 Lawrenceburg is the Seat for Lawrence County.

Lawrence County was founded in 1817.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lawrence had a population of 44,142 people. This is an increase of 5.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 41,967 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence represented 0.66% of the total population of Tennessee.

Below are some of the communities located in Lawrence County:

  • Ethridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Loretto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <2>
  • Saint Joseph
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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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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