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Lawrence County, Ohio, highlights
Lawrence County, Ohio.
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ORIGIN: Named for Capt. James Lawrence, commander of the frigate Chesapeake during the war of 1812. Founded Dec. 20, 1816. Burlington was first county seat. County seat subsequently moved to Ironton.
POPULATION: 62,573 (according to 2008 Census estimates).
AREA IN SQUARE MILES: 455.4.
CITIES AND VILLAGES: Ironton, Hanging Rock, Coal Grove, South Point, Chesapeake, Proctorville and Athalia.
SHERIFF: Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless, 740-532-3525.
COURTHOUSE: S. 4th St., Ironton, 740-533-4300.
ELECTED OFFICIALS:
Common Pleas Judges: Charles "Chuck" Cooper and D. Scott Bowling, 740-533-4329;
Municipal Judges: Ironton Municipal Judge Clark Collins, 740-532-3062, and Lawrence County Municipal Judge Don Capper, 740-867-3127.
County Commissioners: Doug Malone, Jason Stephens and Les Boggs, 740-533-4300.
Clerk of Courts: Mike Patterson, 740-533-4355.
County Auditor: Ray T. "Moose" Dutey, 740-533-4310.
County Treasurer: Stephen D. Burcham, 740-533-4304.
County Engineer: David Lynd, 740-533-4317.
Prosecuting Attorney: J.B. Collier Jr., 740-533-4360.
County Recorder: Sharon Gossett Hager.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS: Dawson-Bryant, 740-532-6451; Fairland, 740-886-3100; Rock Hill, 740-532-8053; South Point, 740-377-4315; Symmes Valley, 740-643-2451; Collins Career Center, 740-867-6631; Chesapeake, 740-867-3135; Ironton, 740-532-4133.
LIBRARY: Briggs-Lawrence County Public Library, 740-532-1124.
MEDIAN AGE: 38.3.
PER CAPITA INCOME: $14,678.
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $28,806.
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE: $69,400.
POPULATION 17 AND YOUNGER: 23.1 percent.
65 AND OLDER: 14.5 percent.
RACIAL BREAKDOWN BY PERCENTAGE: White, 96.67 percent, Black, 2.09 percent, Native American, .14 percent, Asian, .33 percent, Hispanic, .63 percent.
HOUSING OWNER-OCCUPIED: 74.8 percent.
PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 17.1 percent.
UTILITIES: Hecla Water, 740-533-0526.
CABLE: Armstrong Cable, 740-894-3886.
