Lawrence County, Alabama - Revision history

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	==Communities==		==Communities==
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	[[Category:Lawrence County, Alabama\| ]]		[[Category:Lawrence County, Alabama\| ]]
	[[Category:Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama]]		[[Category:Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama]]
	[[Category:~~Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area~~]]		[[Category:Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville combined statistical area]]
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	===2020 census===		===2020 census===
			As of the [[2020 United States census\|2020 census]], the county had a population of 33,073. The median age was 43.4 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.5 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web\|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)\|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A079&in=state%3A01\|website=United States Census Bureau\|year=2021\|access-date=December 23, 2025\|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web\|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)\|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A079&in=state%3A01\|website=United States Census Bureau\|year=2021\|access-date=December 23, 2025\|df=mdy}}</ref>

			0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web\|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)\|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A079&in=state%3A01\|website=United States Census Bureau\|year=2023\|access-date=December 23, 2025\|df=mdy}}</ref>

			There were 13,517 households in the county, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 26.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

			There were 15,225 housing units, of which 11.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 79.3% were owner-occupied and 20.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.7%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

			===Racial and ethnic composition===
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	~~As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 33,073 people, 12,677 households, and 9,101 families residing in the county.~~

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	The median household income was $31,549 and the median family income was $38,565. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $20,480 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,515. About 13.10% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.		The median household income was $31,549 and the median family income was $38,565. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $20,480 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,515. About 13.10% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.

	==Education==		==Education==
	Every Public school in the County is part of the [[Lawrence County Schools\|Lawrence County School District]]. Lawrence County is home to three high schools: East Lawrence, Hatton, and Lawrence County High Schools . Lawrence County also has six elementary schools: East Lawrence, Hatton, Hazlewood, Moulton, Mt. Hope, and Speake. Also Lawrence County has two middle schools: East Lawrence and Moulton. Other educational facilities include the Lawrence County Center of Technology and the Judy Jester Learning Center.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lawrence County Schools / Our Schools \|url=https://www.lawrenceal.org/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawrenceal.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D1489 \|access-date=January 23, 2023 \|website=www.lawrenceal.org \|language=en}}</ref>		Every Public school in the County is part of the [[Lawrence County Schools\|Lawrence County School District]]. Lawrence County is home to three high schools: East Lawrence, Hatton, and Lawrence County High Schools . Lawrence County also has six elementary schools: East Lawrence, Hatton, Hazlewood, Moulton, Mt. Hope, and Speake. Also Lawrence County has two middle schools: East Lawrence and Moulton. Other educational facilities include the Lawrence County Center of Technology and the Judy Jester Learning Center.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lawrence County Schools / Our Schools \|url=https://www.lawrenceal.org/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawrenceal.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D1489 \|access-date=January 23, 2023 \|website=www.lawrenceal.org \|language=en}}</ref>

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	'''Lawrence County''' is a [[County (United States)\|county]] in the northern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. As of the [[2020 United States census\|2020 census]], the population was 33,073.<ref name="QF">{{cite web\|title=State & County QuickFacts\|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lawrencecountyalabama/PST045222\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Moulton, Alabama\|Moulton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx\|access-date=June 7, 2011\|title=Find a County\|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was named after [[James Lawrence]], a captain in the [[United States Navy]] from [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Gannett\|first=Henry\|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA182\|year=1905\|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office\|page=182}}</ref>		'''Lawrence County''' is a [[County (United States)\|county]] in the northern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. As of the [[2020 United States census\|2020 census]], the population was 33,073.<ref name="QF">{{cite web\|title=State & County QuickFacts\|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lawrencecountyalabama/PST045222\|publisher=United States Census Bureau\|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Moulton, Alabama\|Moulton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web\|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx\|access-date=June 7, 2011\|title=Find a County\|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was named after [[James Lawrence]], a captain in the [[United States Navy]] from [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Gannett\|first=Henry\|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA182\|year=1905\|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office\|page=182}}</ref>

	Lawrence County is included in the [[Decatur, Alabama~~\|Decatur]], AL [[Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Area\|~~Metropolitan ~~Statistical~~ Area]], which is also included in the [[~~Huntsville, Alabama\|Huntsville]]~~-~~Decatur-[[~~Albertville~~, Alabama\|Albertville]], AL [[Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area\|Combined Statistical Area~~]].		Lawrence County is included in the [[Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Area]], which is also included in the [[Huntsville–Decatur-Albertville combined statistical area]].

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Lawrence County Courthouse, Courthouse Square bounded by Main Street, Lawrence Street, Market Street & Court Street, Moulton (Lawrence County, Alabama).jpg\|left\|thumb~~\|200px~~\|Old Lawrence County Courthouse]]		[[File:Lawrence County Courthouse, Courthouse Square bounded by Main Street, Lawrence Street, Market Street & Court Street, Moulton (Lawrence County, Alabama).jpg\|left\|thumb\|Old Lawrence County Courthouse]]
	For thousands of years, this area was inhabited by differing cultures of [[indigenous peoples]]. People of the Copena culture in the Middle [[Woodland period]] (1–500 CE) built complex earthworks as part of their religious and political system. Their [[burial mound]] and ceremonial [[platform mound]], the largest in the state, are preserved at [[Oakville, Alabama#Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum\|Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum]]. The museum includes exhibits on the [[Cherokee]], an Iroquoian-speaking people who inhabited the area at the time of European encounter. Other historic [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas\|Native American]] tribes in this state were [[Choctaw]] and [[Muscogee (Creek)\|Creek]], who both spoke Muskogean languages.		For thousands of years, this area was inhabited by differing cultures of [[indigenous peoples]]. People of the Copena culture in the Middle [[Woodland period]] (1–500 CE) built complex earthworks as part of their religious and political system. Their [[burial mound]] and ceremonial [[platform mound]], the largest in the state, are preserved at [[Oakville, Alabama#Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum\|Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum]]. The museum includes exhibits on the [[Cherokee]], an Iroquoian-speaking people who inhabited the area at the time of European encounter. Other historic [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas\|Native American]] tribes in this state were [[Choctaw]] and [[Muscogee (Creek)\|Creek]], who both spoke Muskogean languages.

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{{short description|County in Alabama, United States}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Lawrence County
| state = Alabama
| seal =
| founded year = 1818
| founded date = February 6
| seat wl = Moulton
| largest city wl = Moulton
| area_total_sq_mi = 717
| area_land_sq_mi = 691
| area_water_sq_mi = 27
| area percentage = 3.7
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 33073
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
| population_est = 33502 {{increase}}
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| time zone = Central
| web = www.lawrencealabama.com
| footnotes =
*County Number '''42''' on Alabama Licence Plates
| ex image = Lawrence County Courthouse in Moulton, Alabama.JPG
| ex image cap = Lawrence County Courthouse in Moulton
| district = 4th
| named for = [[James Lawrence]]
}}

'''Lawrence County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the northern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 33,073.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/lawrencecountyalabama/PST045222|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Moulton, Alabama|Moulton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was named after [[James Lawrence]], a captain in the [[United States Navy]] from [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA182|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=182}}</ref>

Lawrence County is included in the [[Decatur, Alabama|Decatur]], AL [[Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]-Decatur-[[Albertville, Alabama|Albertville]], AL [[Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area|Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[File:Lawrence County Courthouse, Courthouse Square bounded by Main Street, Lawrence Street, Market Street & Court Street, Moulton (Lawrence County, Alabama).jpg|left|thumb|200px|Old Lawrence County Courthouse]]
For thousands of years, this area was inhabited by differing cultures of [[indigenous peoples]]. People of the Copena culture in the Middle [[Woodland period]] (1–500 CE) built complex earthworks as part of their religious and political system. Their [[burial mound]] and ceremonial [[platform mound]], the largest in the state, are preserved at [[Oakville, Alabama#Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum|Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum]]. The museum includes exhibits on the [[Cherokee]], an Iroquoian-speaking people who inhabited the area at the time of European encounter. Other historic [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] tribes in this state were [[Choctaw]] and [[Muscogee (Creek)|Creek]], who both spoke Muskogean languages.

Lawrence County was established by the legislature of the [[Alabama Territory]] on February 6, 1818. Under the [[Indian Removal Act]] of 1830, the U.S. government forced most of the members of these Southeast tribes to go west of the [[Mississippi River]] to [[Indian Territory]] to the west. They wanted to extinguish their land claims to open the area to settlement by Americans.

Numerous Cherokee and [[mixed-race]] European-Cherokee descendants, sometimes called "[[Black-Dutch|Black Dutch]]", have stayed in the Lawrence County area. According to the census, the county has the highest number of self-identified Native Americans in the state. The state-recognized [[Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama]] has their Blue Clan in this county with 4,000 enrolled members.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|717|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|691|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|27|sqmi}} (3.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===River===
*[[Tennessee River]]
*[[Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Limestone County, Alabama|Limestone County]] (northeast)
*[[Morgan County, Alabama|Morgan County]] (east)
*[[Cullman County, Alabama|Cullman County]] (southeast)
*[[Winston County, Alabama|Winston County]] (south)
*[[Franklin County, Alabama|Franklin County]] (west)
*[[Colbert County, Alabama|Colbert County]] (west)
*[[Lauderdale County, Alabama|Lauderdale County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[William B. Bankhead National Forest]] (part)

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
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*[[Image:Alternate plate.svg|20px]] [[Image:US 72.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 72 Alternate]]
*[[Image:Alabama 20.svg|20px]] [[State Route 20 (Alabama)|Alabama 20]]
*[[Image:Alabama 24.svg|20px]] [[State Route 24 (Alabama)|Alabama 24]]
*[[Image:Alabama 33.svg|20px]] [[State Route 33 (Alabama)|Alabama 33]]
*[[Image:Alabama 36.svg|20px]] [[State Route 36 (Alabama)|Alabama 36]]
*[[Image:Alabama 101.svg|20px]] [[State Route 101 (Alabama)|Alabama 101]]
*[[Image:Alabama 157.svg|20px]] [[State Route 157 (Alabama)|Alabama 157]]
*[[Image:Alabama 184.svg|20px]] [[Alabama State Route 184|Alabama 184]]
{{div col end}}

===Rail===
*[[Norfolk Southern Railway]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 8652
|1830= 14984
|1840= 13313
|1850= 15258
|1860= 13975
|1870= 16658
|1880= 21392
|1890= 20725
|1900= 20124
|1910= 21984
|1920= 24307
|1930= 26942
|1940= 27880
|1950= 27128
|1960= 24501
|1970= 27281
|1980= 30170
|1990= 31513
|2000= 34803
|2010= 34339
|2020= 33073
|estyear=2023
|estimate=33502
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Lawrence County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}
!Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lawrence County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US01079&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lawrence County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01079&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lawrence County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01079&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|26,899
|26,420
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24,714
|77.29%
|76.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |74.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|4,613
|3,917
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,302
|13.25%
|11.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.98%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,839
|1,928
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,440
|5.28%
|5.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.35%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|33
|41
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84
|0.09%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|3
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69
|0.01%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,046
|1,429
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,562
|3.01%
|4.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.75%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|367
|574
|style='background: #ffffe6; |895
|1.05%
|1.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.71%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''34,803'''
|'''34,339'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''33,073'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 33,073 people, 12,677 households, and 9,101 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 34,339 people, 13,654 households, and 9,985 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|50|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 15,229 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 77.6% White, 11.5% Black or African American, 5.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 30, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 13,654 households 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 24.2% of households were one person and 10.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% 65 or older. The median age was 40.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median household income was $40,516 and the median family income was $48,425. Males had a median income of $45,787 versus $27,341 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,370. About 10.3% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 34,803 people, 13,538 households, and 10,194 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|50|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 15,009 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 77.77% White, 13.36% Black or African American, 5.36% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
In 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Lawrence County were [[English American|English]] 61.2%, [[African American|African]] 13.36%, [[Irish American|Irish]] 4.1% and [[Welsh American|Welsh]] 2.0%.

Of the 13,538 households 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 22.60% of households were one person and 9.50% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99.

The age distribution was 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median household income was $31,549 and the median family income was $38,565. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $20,480 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,515. About 13.10% of families and 15.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.80% of those under age 18 and 24.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Every Public school in the County is part of the [[Lawrence County Schools|Lawrence County School District]]. Lawrence County is home to three high schools: East Lawrence, Hatton, and Lawrence County High Schools . Lawrence County also has six elementary schools: East Lawrence, Hatton, Hazlewood, Moulton, Mt. Hope, and Speake. Also Lawrence County has two middle schools: East Lawrence and Moulton. Other educational facilities include the Lawrence County Center of Technology and the Judy Jester Learning Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawrence County Schools / Our Schools |url=https://www.lawrenceal.org/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lawrenceal.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D1489 |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=www.lawrenceal.org |language=en}}</ref>

Former schools are [[R. A. Hubbard High School|R.A. Hubbard High School]] and Elementary School was closed in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Federal judge rules school board can close R.A. Hubbard High School |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-judge-rules-school-board-can-close-ra-hubbard-high-school/ar-AAWCPT8 |access-date=December 22, 2022 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}</ref>

Speake, Mt. Hope and Hazlewood were demoted from K-12 to K-6 in 2009.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2009-05-11 |title=Three Lawrence County high schools set to close |url=https://www.waff.com/story/10337154/three-lawrence-county-high-schools-set-to-close/?outputType=amp |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.waff.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Government==
Lawrence County is reliably Republican at the presidential level. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election was [[Al Gore]] in [[2000 United States presidential election in Alabama|2000]].
{{PresHead|place=Lawrence County, Alabama|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|13,024|2,983|115|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|12,322|3,562|147|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|10,833|3,627|369|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|8,874|5,069|205|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|9,277|5,164|239|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,730|6,155|116|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,671|6,296|218|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,893|5,254|996|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,576|6,364|1,649|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,616|4,646|155|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|4,466|4,866|162|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|2,456|6,112|174|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,415|6,810|59|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|4,433|1,416|14|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|580|650|6,299|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|1,809|0|1,808|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,365|2,929|7|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,197|2,961|27|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|809|2,651|6|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|357|0|1,449|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|565|1,893|5|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|480|2,277|12|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|444|2,213|6|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|299|1,920|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|1,008|1,035|3|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|468|990|14|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|831|935|16|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|43|995|120|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|198|643|293|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|344|602|42|Alabama}}
{{PresFoot|1904|Democratic|410|909|15|Alabama}}

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Moulton, Alabama|Moulton]] (county seat)

===Towns===
*[[Courtland, Alabama|Courtland]]
*[[Hillsboro, Alabama|Hillsboro]]
*[[North Courtland, Alabama|North Courtland]]
*[[Town Creek, Alabama|Town Creek]]

===Census Designated Places===
*[[Hatton, Lawrence County, Alabama|Hatton]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
*[[Caddo, Alabama|Caddo]]
*[[Chalybeate Springs, Alabama|Chalybeate Springs]]
*[[Landersville, Alabama|Landersville]]
*[[Loosier, Alabama|Loosier]]
*[[Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama|Mount Hope]]
*[[Muck City, Alabama|Muck City]]
*[[Oakville, Alabama|Oakville]]
*[[Pittsburg, Alabama|Pittsburg]]
*[[Speake, Alabama|Speake]]
*[[Wheeler, Alabama|Wheeler]]
*[[Wolf Springs, Alabama|Wolf Springs]]
*[[Wren, Alabama|Wren]]
*[[Youngtown, Alabama|Youngtown]]
{{div col end}}

==Places of interest==
Lawrence County is home to part of the [[William B. Bankhead National Forest]], [[Oakville, Alabama#Oakville Indian Mounds Park and Museum|Oakville Indian Mounds]], [[Jesse Owens]] Memorial Park, and [[Joseph Wheeler Plantation|Pond Spring, the General Joe Wheeler Home]]. The Black Warrior Path, which starts in [[Cullman County]], runs through this county and passes the Oakville Indian Mounds. It was used by Native Americans for hundreds of years, and was later used by pioneer settlers.

==Events==
Every year, Lawrence County hosts numerous events, including the [[AHSAA]] Cross Country state championships at the Oakville Indian Mounds, the Alabama Multicultural Indian Festival at the Oakville Indian Mounds, the Strawberry Festival in Moulton, and General Joe Wheeler's Birthday Party at Pond Spring in Courtland. The cities of Moulton and Courtland each celebrate Christmas on the Square during the month of December.

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Alabama]]
*[[Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Jefferson–Macon)#Lawrence County|Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Lawrence County, Alabama]]
* [[Water contamination in Lawrence and Morgan Counties, Alabama]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://www.lawrencealabama.com/ Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101226022536/http://www.elhseagles.com/ East Lawrence High School]}}
*[http://www.lawrenceal.org Lawrence County School System]
*[http://lawrencecosheriffal.org/Home.php Lawrence County Sheriff's Office]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Lawrence County, Alabama
|North =
|Northeast = [[Limestone County, Alabama|Limestone County]]
|East = [[Morgan County, Alabama|Morgan County]]
|Southeast = [[Cullman County, Alabama|Cullman County]]
|South = [[Winston County, Alabama|Winston County]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Franklin County, Alabama|Franklin County]] and [[Colbert County, Alabama|Colbert County]]
|Northwest = [[Lauderdale County, Alabama|Lauderdale County]]
}}
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