Lawrence

Also known as Lawrence, Kansas, Lawrence, KS

city in and county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States

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Lawrence is a city in Kansas that serves as the county seat of Douglas County. It is notable as a regional center of government and community activity for the area.

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Official name: Lawrence
Population: 94934
Area: 88.741054
Elevation: 264
Official website: lawrenceks.org
Image: Shunganunga Boulder with City Hall.JPG
Households: 39422
Dialing code: 785

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postal code: 66049
Commons category: Lawrence, Kansas
Commons gallery: Lawrence, Kansas
inception: 1854-00-00
P8168: Richmond
water as percent of area: 2.0404
social media followers: 17752
per capita income: 32032
P12749: Explorer 55

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Lawrence is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas and Wakarusa rivers. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. The city is a college town with a significant student population, because it is home to both the University of Kansas (KU) and Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU).

Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. Lawrence was central to the Bleeding Kansas period (1854–1861), and the site of the Wakarusa War (1855) and the Sacking of Lawrence (1856). During the American Civil War it was also the site of the Lawrence massacre (1863).