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Kentucky Counties
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Kentucky Counties
Despite ranking 37th in size by area, Kentucky has 120 counties, third in the U.S. behind
Texas's 254 and Georgia's 159. |
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Lawrence County, Kentucky
Lawrence County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Louisa
Year Organized: 1822
Square Miles: 419 |
Court House: 122 South Main Cross
County Courthouse
Louisa, KY 41230-1700
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Capt. James Lawrence (1780-1813), naval hero of the
Revolutionary War.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Lawrence county was formed in 1822. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the
county ranges from 515 to 1320 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 15,569 in a land area of 418.78
square miles, an average of 37.2 people per square mile. The county seat is Louisa.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Boyd County
- Northeast: Wayne County, W.Va.
- Southeast: Martin County
- Southwest: Johnson County; Morgan County
- West: Elliott County
- Northwest: Carter County
Cities and Towns:
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- Blaine |
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- Louisa
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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