Lawrence County, Missouri

Lawrence County is a one of the county from Missouri's 115 counties and independent city, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 35204 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 37757 in July 2008, It is the 30th largest county by population in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county spans an area of 613.38 miē (1588.65 kmē), of which, 613.08 square miles (1587.87 kmē) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 kmē) of it is water, making it Missouri's 55th largest county by total area.

Lawrence County Missouri
Map of Lawrence County, Missouri

As of the census of 2000, there were 35204 people in the county, organized into 13568 households, and 9735 families residing in the county. The population density was 57.4 people per square mile (22.16/kmē), it is Missouri's 30th most densely populated county. There were 14789 housing units at an average density of 24.1 per square mile (9.31/kmē). The average household size was 2.55 persons, and the average family size was 3.03 persons. In the county Age distribution was 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 103.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 108.6 females. Its population was estimated at 37757 in July 2008, The racial makeup of the county was 96.81% White, 0.56% Black or African American, 0.82% American Indian, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian, and 1.39% from two or more races.

Lawrence County Missouri Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Lawrence County Missouri School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Lawrence County Missouri GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31239, making it the 51st highest county by median household income in Missouri. The median income for a family in the county was $36846, making its Missouri's 56th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15399, making its Missouri's 62nd highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 8171 pupils and students, of which 4196 are male and 3975 are female, 23.21% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 575 nursery or pri school, 460 kindergarten, 4429 elementary school, 1855 high school and 852 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Monett CityBarry County, Lawrence County6.516.51073961136.21704830764
2Aurora CityLawrence County5.495.490.0170141278.71341025118
3Freistatt VillageLawrence County0.180.1801841007.61075721750
4Halltown VillageLawrence County0.210.2101899081030130833
5Hoberg VillageLawrence County0.060.060601032.21012121250
6Marionville CityLawrence County1.391.39021131525.61355225078
7Miller CityLawrence County0.760.760754995.81268024722
8Mount Vernon CityLawrence County3.423.42040171173.41621028628
9Pierce City CityLawrence County1.221.22013851133.31231024186
10Stotts City CityLawrence County0.510.510250486.2894218958
11Verona TownLawrence County0.870.870714820.31175027813
YearPopulation
April 2000 census35204
April 2000 Estimate35203
July 2000 Estimate35324
July 2001 Estimate35544
July 2002 Estimate36006
July 2003 Estimate36086
July 2004 Estimate36335
July 2005 Estimate36813
July 2006 Estimate37135
July 2007 Estimate37629
July 2008 Estimate37757
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school338237575
Kindergarten255205460
Elementary school229321364429
High school9718841855
College or graduate school339513852
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lawrence County, Missouri$31239$36846$15399
Missouri, United States$37934$46044$19936
United States$41994$50046$21587