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 County Road 26. Elizabeth. Gothic Revival.
2. John Dempsey House Ruins (c. 1870). US Highway 52, west of County Road 1A. Hamilton. Italianate. Razed.
3. Abram Waddell House (c. 1835). 146 County Road 12. Rome.
4. Lock 27 Housing (c. 1920). 228 Private Drive 10010. Rome. Craftsman.
5. Columbus Bowen House (c. 1845). State Route 7, north of Athalia. Rome. Razed.
6. William Knight House (c. 1815). North end of Township Road 1046. Rome.
7. Roswell Gardner House (c. 1845). 715 Township Road 1135. Rome.
8. Maplewood / Andrew Kouns House (c. 1860). 10864 County Road 1. Union. Italianate. Razed.
9. James Forgey House (c. 1855). 88 Private Drive 1188. Union. Greek Revival.
10. Jacob Suiter House (1824). 3685 State Route 7. Union.
11. George Walters House (1873). 11573 State Route 243. Union. Gothic Revival.
12. House (mid- or late 19th century). 275 Township Road 287. Union. Razed.
13. James Buffington House (1833). 71 Township Road 1306. Union.

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