Lawrence County, Ohio
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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| Founded | March 1, 1817 | |
| Named for | James Lawrence | |
| Seat | Ironton | |
| Largest city | Ironton | |
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| • Total | 457 sq mi (1,184 km2) | |
| • Land | 453 sq mi (1,173 km2) | |
| • Water | 3.9 sq mi (10 km2), 0.9% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 62,450 | |
| • Density | 138/sq mi (53/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 6th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Lawrence County is the southernmost county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 62,450. Its county seat is Ironton. The county was created in 1815 and later organized in 1817. It is named for James Lawrence, the naval officer famous for the line "do not give up the ship".
Lawrence County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY Combined Statistical Area.
The earliest settlers, Luke Kelly, his family and May Keyser, settled at Hanging Rock, along the Ohio River in 1796. Lawrence County was formed on December 20, 1816 from parts of Gallia and Scioto Counties, with the county seat being at Burlington. In 1851 the county seat was moved from Burlington to Ironton. A new court House was built at that time but it burned in 1857. The present Lawrence County Courthouse was built in 1908.
Citizens from Lawrence County served in the Mexican-American War with at least one having died during that conflict. About 3200 of Lawrence County's men were soldiers in the Union Army by 1862 in the American Civil War.World War I saw 2200 of Lawrence County's men serving the U.S.A. of which 99 died.
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