Lawrence County
Also known as Lawrence County, Alabama, Lawrence County, AL
county in Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- February 6, 1818
- Named after
- James Lawrence
- Seat
- Moulton
- Largest city
- Moulton
- Total
- 717 sq mi (1,860 km )
- Land
- 691 sq mi (1,790 km )
- Water
- 27 sq mi (70 km ) 3.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,843
- Density
- 47.9/sq mi (18.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Lawrence County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,073. The county seat is Moulton. The county was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from New Jersey.
Lawrence County is included in the Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Area, which is also included in the Huntsville–Decatur-Albertville combined statistical area.
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