Lawrence County, Mississippi

Lawrence County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,258. Its is. Lawrence County is named for the naval hero.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,129 (436 ). 1,115 km² (431 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.17%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 27.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 43.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 44.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,258 people, 5,040 households, and 3,749 families residing in the county. The was 12/km² (31/sq mi). There were 5,688 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.94%, 32.07% or , 0.17% , 0.27% , 0.02% , 0.09% from , and 0.44% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,040 households out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were living together, 14.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.30% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,495, and the median income for a family was $37,899. Males had a median income of $28,925 versus $18,707 for females. The for the county was $14,469. About 16.60% of families and 19.60% of the population were below the, including 26.10% of those under age 18 and 19.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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 * Unincorporated places
 * (partly in Jefferson Davis County)
 * (partly in Jefferson Davis County)
 * (partly in Jefferson Davis County)