Lawrence County, Ohio

Founding: 1817 (declared in 1815)
Parent counties: Gallia and Scioto

Namesake: James Lawrence, U.S. naval officer
Seats: Burlington (1817–1851); Ironton (1851–)

Land area: 453 square miles

Population (2020): 58,240

Population (historic): 3,499 (1820); 23,249 (1860); 39,068 (1880); 39,534 (1900); 44,541 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1890; 1920–1980; 1990–2010

Subdivisions: One city; six villages; one CDP; 14 townships

National Register listings: 20

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,669 (13.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 34.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $900
Average outbuilding value (1930): $557
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,430
Average farm size (1920): 52.8 acres
Sources of settlement: Virginia, Kentucky, Germany, and Pennsylvania
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Ironton

Named for: The region's iron-mining industry

Founding: 1849 (platting); 1850 (post office)

Population (2020): 10,571

Population (historic): 3,691 (1860); 11,868 (1900); 16,021 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1850–1890; 1900s; 1920s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,864 (36.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *St. Mary Catholic Church (1916). 1059 Pine Grove–Smokey Row Road. Elizabeth. Gothic Revival.
2. John Dempsey House (c. 1870). US Highway 52, west of Township Road 1117. Hamilton. Italianate. Ruined.
3. *Waddell House (c. 1835). 164 South Big Paddy Road. Rome.
4. *Roswell Gardner House (c. 1845). 715 Gardner Lane. Rome.
5. *Lock 27 Housing (c. 1920). 228 Private Drive 10010. Rome. Mission Revival.
6. *William Knight House (c. 1815). 2 Prospect Street. Rome.
7. *Columbus Bowen House (c. 1845). State Route 7, north of Athalia. Rome. Razed.
8. *Log House. Kimball Lane, north of State Route 7. Union. Razed.
9. *Maplewood / Andrew Kouns House (c. 1860). Maplewood Lane. Union. Italianate. Razed.
10. *James Forgey House (c. 1855). 88 Private Drive 1188. Union.
11. *Jacob Suiter Log House (1824). 3685 State Route 7. Union.
12. *George Walters House (1873). 11573 State Route 243. Union. Gothic Revival.
13. *James Buffington House (1833). 71 Township Road 1306. Union.