Lawrence County, Alabama

Lawrence County is a of the  of, and is included in the , as well as the. Its name is in honor of J. Lawrence, a captain in the from. As of 2000 the population was 34,803. Its is  and it's a prohibition or.

History
Lawrence County was established on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,860 (718 ). 1,796 km² (693 sq mi) of it is land and 64 km² (25 sq mi) of it (3.44%) is water.

Education
Lawrence County is home to seven high schools. They include East Lawrence High School (4A), Hatton High School (2A), Hazlewood High School (1A), Lawrence County High School (4A), Mount Hope School (1A), R.A. Hubbard School (1A), and Speake School (1A). Lawrence County also has four elementary schools and two middle schools. Lawrence County also has additional centers such as The Lawrence County Center of Technology, Lawrence County Alternative School, Judy Jester Learning Center, and the Tennessee Valley Learning Center. There is a strong movement to consolidate to three or less high schools, but the opposition to consolidation is as equally strong. Lawrence County does, however, boast to be one of the highest school system in the state in regards to graduation rates and has one of the lowest drop-out rates in the state.

Famous residents

 * (Pond Spring)
 * (Speake)
 * Former and  star, and
 * Four-Time gold medalist

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 72.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Alabama 24.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Alabama 33.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Alabama 36.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Alabama 157.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * and (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,803 people, 13,538 households, and 10,194 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 15,009 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 77.77%, 13.36% or , 5.36% , 0.10% , 0.01% , 0.33% from , and 3.08% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 13,538 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 22.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,549, and the median income for a family was $38,565. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $20,480 for females. The for the county was $16,515. About 13.10% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the, including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

 * Caddo
 * Chalybeate
 * Five Points
 * Hatton
 * Landersville
 * Mallard Creek
 * Mount Hope
 * Red Bank
 * Speake
 * Wheeler
 * Wren
 * Wheeler
 * Wren