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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its county seat is Monticello.<ref name="GR6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The county is named for the naval hero James Lawrence.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
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Major highways
- 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
- Simpson County (northeast)
- Jefferson Davis County (east)
- Marion County (southeast)
- Walthall County (south)
- Lincoln County (west)
- Copiah County (northwest)
Demographics
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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
Towns
Unincorporated communities
Education
Public education is governed by the Lawrence County School District, which encompasses the entire county.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Text list</ref>
It is in the district of Copiah–Lincoln Community College, and has been since 1965.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable people
- Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995), rodeo champion, cowboy artist, inventor, Mississippi Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee,<ref name="vvdailypress.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Edgar Godbold (1872-1952), president of two Southern Baptist colleges, was a school principal in Lawrence County from 1905 to 1906.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Rod Paige, Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2004 under President George W. Bush. Rod Paige was born and raised in Lawrence County.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Ahmad Hardy, college football player for the Missouri Tigers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Politics
Lawrence County, like most of Mississippi, was powerfully Democratic until the 1960s, 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 1996.
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See also
References
External links
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- Mississippi Courthouses – Lawrence County
- Lawrence County Mississippi Genealogy and History
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