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Lawrence County, Arkansas
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,216. The county seat is Walnut Ridge. Lawrence County is Arkansas's second county, formed on January 15, 1815, and named for Captain James Lawrence who fought in the War of 1812. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
There were French-speaking people living in what is now Lawrence County, Arkansas in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Part of Lawrence County, Arkansas, along the Black River, was formerly known as "Fourche De Maux," probably after the name of an early French trader and trapper, however the French provenance is uncertain.
Pierre LeMieux, a member of the Janis family, was one of the many French-speaking settlers in the area. He claimed a Spanish land grant in what is now Lawrence County, Arkansas, near Peach Orchard, which was called "Petit Baril" by the French
The De Muns were one of the most prominent families in Lawrence County, Arkansas history. Lewis De Mun and two of his siblings joined Frenchman Jean-Élie Tholozan in 1813 or 1814 to seek a 10,000-acre land claim on the Black River. On December 31, 1814, the eve of Lawrence County's formation as a county, Lewis De Mun would create a grist and saw mill which would be named "Mun & Co."
Following the Louisiana Purchase, the area currently encompassing Lawrence County was contained within the Louisiana Territory from 1805 to 1812, and the Missouri Territory from 1812 until the creation of Arkansas Territory in 1819. While the southern portion of Missouri Territory began to be settled, Lawrence County was created on January 15, 1815, from New Madrid County and Arkansas County. The large area spanned from Cape Girardeau County to the Arkansas River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,530 km2), of which 588 square miles (1,520 km2) is land and 4.7 square miles (12 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 16,216. The median age was 41.0 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.6 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 92.8% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.2% of the population.
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Lawrence County, Arkansas
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,216. The county seat is Walnut Ridge. Lawrence County is Arkansas's second county, formed on January 15, 1815, and named for Captain James Lawrence who fought in the War of 1812. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
There were French-speaking people living in what is now Lawrence County, Arkansas in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Part of Lawrence County, Arkansas, along the Black River, was formerly known as "Fourche De Maux," probably after the name of an early French trader and trapper, however the French provenance is uncertain.
Pierre LeMieux, a member of the Janis family, was one of the many French-speaking settlers in the area. He claimed a Spanish land grant in what is now Lawrence County, Arkansas, near Peach Orchard, which was called "Petit Baril" by the French
The De Muns were one of the most prominent families in Lawrence County, Arkansas history. Lewis De Mun and two of his siblings joined Frenchman Jean-Élie Tholozan in 1813 or 1814 to seek a 10,000-acre land claim on the Black River. On December 31, 1814, the eve of Lawrence County's formation as a county, Lewis De Mun would create a grist and saw mill which would be named "Mun & Co."
Following the Louisiana Purchase, the area currently encompassing Lawrence County was contained within the Louisiana Territory from 1805 to 1812, and the Missouri Territory from 1812 until the creation of Arkansas Territory in 1819. While the southern portion of Missouri Territory began to be settled, Lawrence County was created on January 15, 1815, from New Madrid County and Arkansas County. The large area spanned from Cape Girardeau County to the Arkansas River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,530 km2), of which 588 square miles (1,520 km2) is land and 4.7 square miles (12 km2) (0.8%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 16,216. The median age was 41.0 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.6 males age 18 and over.
The racial makeup of the county was 92.8% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.2% of the population.
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