Lawrence County, Alabama

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Lawrence County is a one of the county from Alabama's 67 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 34803. Its population was estimated at 34166 in July 2008, It is Alabama's 35th most populous county. The county extends throughout a territory of 718.07 mi˛ (1859.79 square kilometre ), of which, 693.38 square miles (1795.85 square kilometre) of it is land and 24.68 square miles (63.92 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 32nd largest by area in the U.S. state of Alabama.


As of the census of 2000, there were 34803 residents, 13538 households, and 10197 families in the county. The population density was 50.2 people per square mile (19.38/km˛), it is Alabama's 31st most densely populated county. There were 15009 housing units at an average density of 21.6 per square mile (8.34/km˛). The average household size was 2.55 persons, and the average family size was 2.99 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 34166, The racial makeup of the county was 78.72% White, 12.31% Black or African American, 5.21% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 3.52% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31549, making its Alabama's 25th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $38565, making its Alabama's 24th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16515, making it the 23rd wealthiest county by per capita income among the Alabama.

In 2000, 8031 pupils and students, of which 51.81% are male and 48.19% are female, 23.08% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.57% nursery or pri school, 7.27% kindergarten, 53.28% elementary school, 22.46% high school and 12.41% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Courtland Town	Lawrence County	2.33	2.32	0.01	769	331.2	14456	27500
2	Hillsboro Town	Lawrence County	1.92	1.92	0	608	317.2	14457	40714
3	Moulton City	Lawrence County	5.9	5.9	0	3260	552.1	15638	26591
4	North Courtland Town	Lawrence County	0.52	0.52	0	799	1535.9	12776	19875
5	Town Creek Town	Lawrence County	2.69	2.69	0	1216	451.6	14204	24583

Year	Population
April 2000 census	34803
April 2000 Estimate	34809
July 2000 Estimate	34857
July 2001 Estimate	34837
July 2002 Estimate	34645
July 2003 Estimate	34391
July 2004 Estimate	34203
July 2005 Estimate	34289
July 2006 Estimate	33911
July 2007 Estimate	34206
July 2008 Estimate	34166

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	198	169	367
Kindergarten	307	277	584
Elementary school	2243	2036	4279
High school	955	849	1804
College or graduate school	458	539	997

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Lawrence County, Alabama	$31549	$38565	$16515
Alabama, United States	$34135	$41657	$18189
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587