Welcome to Lawrence ...

The city of Lawrence is located in Douglas County<1> and is the County Seat for Douglas County.

Lawrence was established in 1854.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Lawrence: Named for Amos A. Lawrence, an early settler in this area.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lawrence has a population of 98,239 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Lawrence is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lawrence lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lawrence: (785)

The ZIP codes for Lawrence: 66044-66047, 66049<4>

Websites for Lawrence ...

Official Website:   www.lawrenceks.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencechamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lawrence had an population of 98,239 people. This is an increase of 12.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lawrence had a population of 87,643 people (or 79.08% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes Lawrence the county's most populous community.

The population of Lawrence represents 3.07% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 87,643 people, the population of Lawrence increased 9.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 80,098 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lawrence.

Communities Also Named Lawrence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Lawrence: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Butler County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 35 communities that are also named Lawrence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lawrence.

Communities near Lawrence ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lawrence.

• De Soto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <6>
• Eudora
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <6>
• Tonganoxie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonganoxie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonganoxie
  • Tonganoxie is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonganoxie <6>
• Baldwin City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin City
  • Baldwin City is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin City <6>
• Wellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <6>
• Edgerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <6>
• Oskaloosa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <6>
• Perry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <6>
• McLouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <6>
• Lecompton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
  • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lawrence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawrence.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lawrence. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawrence.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawrence. Our list includes 105 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lawrence.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawrence ...

Looking for more information about Lawrence? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lawrence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lawrence.

Adding Lawrence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawrence in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lawrence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lawrence post office opened in 1855.

We also found Lawrence in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawrence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lawrence: www.lawrenceks.org/

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/