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Lawrence, IN - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Lawrence  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Lawrence Home page. The Lawrence Home page provides as much information as possible on Lawrence. Knowing Lawrence’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Lawrence’s Home page, you will also find Lawrence’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Lawrence has a population of 49020. 49.1% of Lawrence’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.9 are female. 47.5% of Lawrence is married and 63.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $159,320, and the average rent is $945. Household median income in Lawrence is $62,257, and the individual median income is $35,370. Lawrence’s Ethnic is the following: White(60.8%), Black(27%), Hispanic(15.8%), Multiple(6.5%), Other(3.7%), Asian(1.7%), Native(0.3%), Pacific(0.1%).


The municipality was platted in 1849 under the name Lanesville but other names were tried because there was already another Lanesville in Indiana. The name Jamestown, in honor of the town's founder James White, was used for a while, but in 1866 the Marion County Commissioners approved the name Lawrence, which is also the name of the township in which it is located.


Lawrence was named after the naval hero of the War of 1812, Captain James Lawrence In 1929 the citizens of Lawrence voted to become an independent town, where they first established the town marshal, as well as other parts of government. In 1969, Indianapolis and Marion County adopted a unified government structure known as Unigov.


Lawrence is one of four “excluded cities” and therefore retains its own municipal government. Its citizens vote not only for the mayor and council of Lawrence, but also for the mayor of Indianapolis and representatives on the Indianapolis City-County Council.


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