Lawrence County, South Dakota



Lawrence County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 21,802. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,073 (800 ). 2,072 km² (800 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into one : St. Onge; and two areas of unorganized territory: North Lawrence and South Lawrence.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,802 people, 8,881 households, and 5,559 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (27/sq mi). There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.79%, 0.23% or , 2.18% , 0.33% , 0.05% , 0.33% from , and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.82% of the population were or  of any race. 36.0% were of, 12.0% , 9.0% and 7.5%  ancestry according to.

There were 8,881 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.40% were non-families. 29.60% 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 2.33 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 13.70% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.