Lawrence, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = City of Lawrence, Indiana
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location in the state of Indiana


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marion
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Paul Ricketts (R)
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area_magnitude = 1 E7
area_total_km2 = 52.3
area_land_km2 = 52.0
area_water_km2 = 0.3
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 38915
population_density_km2 = 748.3
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
area_total_sq_mi = 20.2
area_land_sq_mi = 20.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1
elevation_m = 266
elevation_ft = 873
latd = 39 |latm = 51 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 85 |longm = 59 |longs = 39 |longEW = W
website = www.cityoflawrence.org
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 46226
area_code = 317
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-42426GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0437666GR|3
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Lawrence is a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is one of four "excluded cities" in Marion County. The city is home to Fort Benjamin Harrison within Fort Harrison State Park. The population was 38,915 as of the 2000 census.

Geography

Lawrence is located on the Northeast side of Marion County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.2 square miles (52.3 km²), of which, 20.1 square miles (52.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.50%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 38,915 people, 14,853 households, and 10,337 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,937.8 people per square mile (748.3/km²). There were 16,292 housing units at an average density of 811.3/sq mi (313.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.58% White, 15.51% African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.73% of the population.

There were 14,853 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was diversified at 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,838, and the median income for a family was $56,609. Males had a median income of $38,924 versus $30,406 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,543. About 4.8% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.cityoflawrence.org/ City of Lawrence]
* [http://www.lawrencechamberofcommerce.org/ Lawrence Chamber of Commerce]