Lawrence County, Ohio

Lawrence County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 62,319. Its is  and is  for, the naval officer famous for the line "do not give up the ship".

Lawrence County is a part of the (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

History
When first settled, Lawrence County when settled was very rich in natural resources such as, , , , , and. By the beginning of the twentieth century, many of the natural resources had been depleted.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,184 (457 ). 1,178 km² (455 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.51%) is water.

Lawrence is the southernmost county in the state of Ohio.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 62,319 people, 24,732 households, and 17,807 families residing in the county. The was 53/km² (137/sq mi). There were 27,189 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.55%, 2.09% or , 0.18% , 0.19% , 0.01% , 0.11% from , and 0.88% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 24,732 households out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,127, and the median income for a family was $35,308. Males had a median income of $30,622 versus $20,961 for females. The for the county was $14,678. About 15.10% of families and 18.90% of the population were below the, including 27.30% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

Government
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