Lawrence County, Illinois

Lawrence County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,452. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 968 (374 ). 963 km² (372 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.52%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * to the north
 * to the east
 * to the south
 * to the west

History
Lawrence County was formed in out of  and. It was named for Captain, killed in action in while in command of the. Motally wounded, he uttered the famous phrase "Don't give up the ship".

Townships
Nine townships make up Lawrence County. They are:

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,452 people, 6,309 households, and 4,252 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 7,014 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.97%, 0.76% or , 0.14% , 0.12% , 0.27% from , and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,309 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,361, and the median income for a family was $37,050. Males had a median income of $28,428 versus $18,727 for females. The for the county was $17,070. About 10.70% of families and 13.70% of the population were below the, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.