Lawrence County, South Dakota
| Lawrence County, South Dakota | |
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Lawrence County Courthouse in Deadwood
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 Location in the U.S. state of South Dakota |
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 South Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1877 |
| Named for | John Lawrence |
| Seat | Deadwood |
| Largest city | Spearfish |
| Area | |
| • Total | 800 sq mi (2,072 km2) |
| • Land | 800 sq mi (2,072 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 0.03% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 24,827 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,097. Its county seat is Deadwood.
Lawrence County is coextensive with the Spearfish, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Rapid City-Spearfish, SD Combined Statistical Area.
Lawrence County was created January 11, 1875, and organized in 1877. The county was named for "Colonel" John Lawrence who came to the county as first treasurer in 1877. Lawrence had previously served in the Dakota Territorial Legislature, as a Sergeant at Arms for the United States House of Representatives, and a US Marshal for the Dakota territory. After retirement he continued to act as county road supervisor and as an election judge. The title "Colonel" was honorary, bestowed by the governor of the Dakota Territory.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 800 square miles (2,100 km2), of which 800 square miles (2,100 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (0.03%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 21,802 people, 8,881 households, and 5,559 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.79% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 2.18% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.0% were of German, 12.0% Norwegian, 9.0% English and 7.5% Irish ancestry according to the 2000 census.
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