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

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); 1849 (incorporation); 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.

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