Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Lawrence County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 94,643. The county was added to the Pittsburgh in. The is.

Lawrence County was created on, from parts of  and  counties. It was named after the, original  at the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 940 (363 ). 934 km² (360 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.63%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 94,643 people, 37,091 households, and 25,889 families residing in the county. The was 101/km² (263/sq mi). There were 39,635 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (110/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.98%, 3.61% or , 0.10% , 0.27% , 0.01% , 0.19% from , and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 37,091 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.90 males.

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Lawrence County:

Census-designated places
s are geographical areas designated by the for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.