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Lawrence County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- March 1, 1817
- Named after
- James Lawrence
- Seat
- Ironton
- Largest city
- Ironton
- Total
- 457 sq mi (1,180 km )
- Land
- 453 sq mi (1,170 km )
- Water
- 3.9 sq mi (10 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 55,710
- Density
- 130/sq mi (50/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- lawrencecounty .org
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 58240
- Area
- 1184
- Official website
- www.lawrencecountyohio.org
- Image
- Flatwoods, Kentucky; Ashland, Kentucky; South Point, Ohio, Ohio River at Kentucky-West Virginia-Ohio Border (14498235455).jpg
- Households
- 23208
- Licence plate code
- 44
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- Commons category
- Lawrence County, Ohio
- inception
- 1817-03-01
- water as percent of area
- 0.9
- native label
- Lawrence County
- per capita income
- 24733
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Lawrence County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,240. Its county seat is Ironton. The county was created in 1815 and later organized in 1817. It is named for James Lawrence, the naval officer famous for the line "do not give up the ship". Lawrence County is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.
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