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LAWRENCE COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Illinois, with Wabash river on the southeast. Area, 560 square miles. Seat of justice, Lawrenceville. Pop. in 1830, 3,668; in 1840, 7,092; in 1850, 6,122. (Fanning's, 1853)

LAWRENCE COUNTY   Is situated in the east-south-east part of the state, and has an area of 325 square miles. The Wabash river forms the eastern boundary, and the county is intersected by the Embarrass river, which flows into the Wabash. The surface is uneven and in some parts is fertile, in others it is low and unproductive. Corn, wheat, oats, cattle and swine are the staples. The county is also intersected by the Ohio & Mississippi railroad. It contains a number of churches and one newspaper office, and has about 2,000 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Lawrenceville. Population, about 8,000.  (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)

Total Population 1840
7092
Total Population 1850
6121
Total Population 1860
9214
Free Black Population 1860
238
Free Black Population 1850
278
Free Black Population 1840
225
Presidential Election Result 1840
Whig
Presidential Election Result 1844
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1848
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1852
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1856
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1860
Douglas Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1864
Democrat
Latitude
38.718954
Longitude
-87.730221
Waterways
Yes
Railroads
Yes
Type
County
County
Lawrence
State
Illinois