Lawrenceville, Illinois
| Lawrenceville | |
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 Lawrence County Courthouse in Lawrenceville.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Lawrence |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Coordinates | 38°43′32″N 87°41′04″W / 38.72556°N 87.68444°WCoordinates: 38°43′32″N 87°41′04″W / 38.72556°N 87.68444°W |
| Area | 2.20 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - land | 2.20 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 4,745 (2000) |
| Density | 2,346.8/sq mi (906/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC−6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Postal code | 62439 |
| Area code | 618 |
  Location of Lawrenceville within Illinois
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| Website: http://www.lawrencecity.com | |
Lawrenceville is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Illinois, United States, located along the Embarras River. The population was 4,348 at the 2010 census. Lawrenceville is located in southeast Illinois, northwest of Vincennes, Indiana.
The city is home of the Lawrenceville "Indians", Illinois Class A high school state basketball champions in 1972, 1974, and back-to-back in 1982 and 1983, which had a combined two season win-loss record of 68-0. The team was coached by Ron Felling, who, after the 1983 season at Lawrenceville, went on to Indiana University as assistant coach to Bobby Knight.
Lawrenceville is located at 38°43′32″N 87°41′4″W / 38.72556°N 87.68444°W (38.725686, -87.684538).
According to the 2010 census, Lawrenceville has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.70 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,745 people, 2,024 households, and 1,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,346.8 people per square mile (907.0/km²). There were 2,262 housing units at an average density of 1,118.8 per square mile (432.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.85% White, 0.91% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.
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