Lawrence County is located in west central Pennsylvania. The County Seat is New Castle and the largest city is New Castle. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.lawrence.pa.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 88,771 and the 2010 census population was 91,140. The land area is 358.18 square miles and there are 254.4 persons per square mile.
93.7% of the population is White, 4.1% is Black or African American, 1.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.7% is two or more races. 88.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 19.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $96,700, there are 36,823 households, an average of 2.39 persons per household. The per capita income is $22,906, the median household income is $43,546, and 14.4% of the persons in Lawrence County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 6,538. Retail sales (in $1000) were $949,636, and sales per capita were $10,447. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 27%.
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Historic Directories New Castle Public Library database of digital images of New Castle directories covering 1872 through 1928. |
Marriages Pay Site Lawrence County marriage licenses, available with registration and payment to INFOCON. Use IE only. |
Marriages & Obituaries New Castle Public Library database of marriages and obituaries recorded since 1880. |
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