Lawrence County, Illinois

Founding: 1821
Parent counties: Crawford and Edwards

Namesake: James Lawrence, U.S. naval officer
Seat: Lawrenceville (1821–)

Land area: 372 square miles

Population (2020): 15,280

Population (historic): 3,668 (1830); 6,121 (1850); 12,533 (1870); 16,523 (1900); 21,885 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1840; 1850–1910; 1920s; 1970s; 2000s

Subdivisions: Four cities; one village; nine townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,067 (29.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 36.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 3.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 19.8%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,012
Average outbuilding value (1930): $842

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,710
Average farm size (1920): 105.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky
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Lawrenceville

Namesake: James Lawrence, U.S. naval officer

Founding: 1821 (platting); 1823 (post office); 1835 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 4,164

Population (historic): 419 (1850); 435 (1870); 865 (1890); 3,235 (1910); 6,303 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870–1930; 1940s; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 785 (35.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. House (c. 1890). 10371 Collins Lane. Denison.
2. House (c. 1895). 3358 Union Chapel Road. Lukin. Queen Anne.
3. Farm (c. 1890). 18907 Chauncey Road. Petty. Eastlake.
4. House (c. 1880). 509 Childress Lane. Petty.
5. House (c. 1855). 17927 Otterbein Road. Russell. Greek Revival.

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