Lawrence County, Mississippi
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Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Monticello.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county is named for the naval hero James Lawrence.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 84.svg U.S. Route 84
- File:Circle sign 27.svg Mississippi Highway 27
- File:Circle sign 43.svg Mississippi Highway 43
- File:Circle sign 44.svg Mississippi Highway 44
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Simpson County (northeast)
- Jefferson Davis County (east)
- Marion County (southeast)
- Walthall County (south)
- Lincoln County (west)
- Copiah County (northwest)
Demographics
[edit]Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 7,807 | 64.97% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,690 | 30.71% |
Native American | 17 | 0.14% |
Asian | 33 | 0.27% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 258 | 2.15% |
Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 1.72% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,016 people, 4,849 households, and 3,385 families residing in the county.
Communities
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[edit]Education
[edit]Public education is governed by the Lawrence County School District, which encompasses the entire county.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
It is in the district of Copiah–Lincoln Community College, and has been since 1965.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
[edit]- Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995), rodeo champion, cowboy artist, inventor, Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee,<ref name="vvdailypress.com">Template:Cite web</ref> "Father of Modern Rodeo"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Father of Mississippi Rodeo"<ref name="newsmaven.io">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Edgar Godbold (1872-1952), president of two Southern Baptist colleges, was a school principal in Lawrence County from 1905 to 1906.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Rod Paige, Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2004 under President George W. Bush. Rod Paige was born and raised in Lawrence County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Politics
[edit]Lawrence County, like most of Mississippi, was powerfully Democratic until the 1960's, after which it has since become a Republican stronghold. The last Democrat to carry the county with a full majority was Jimmy Carter in 1976, although Bill Clinton did win it by an 89-vote plurality in 1992.
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See also
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[edit]External links
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- Mississippi Courthouses – Lawrence County
- Lawrence County Mississippi Genealogy and History