Lawrence County, Indiana

Lawrence County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 45,922. The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,171 (452 ). 1,162 km² (449 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.72%) is water.

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History
Lawrence County was formed in 1818. It was named for Capt., who uttered the famous words "Don't give up the ship" after being mortally wounded during the.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 45,922 people, 18,535 households, and 13,141 families residing in the county. The was 40/km² (102/sq mi). There were 20,560 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (46/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.92%, 0.39% or , 0.28% , 0.28% , 0.01% , 0.34% from , and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were or  of any race. 32.9% were of, 15.3% , 14.3% and 10.9%  ancestry according to.

There were 18,535 households out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,280, and the median income for a family was $43,109. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $21,647 for females. The for the county was $17,653. About 7.30% of families and 9.80% of the population were below the, including 11.60% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Lawrence County is the hometown of several astronauts. Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom was born and raised in Mitchell. Charles "Charlie" Walker was born and raised in Bedford. Although he was born in Virginia, Kenneth "Kenny" Bowersox considers Bedford to be his hometown since that is where he was raised.