Lawrence County Courthouse in New
Castle
Lawrence County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of Pennsylvania
. In 2000, its population was 94,643. The
county was added to the Pittsburgh
Metropolitan Statistical Area
in 2003.
The county seat is
New
Castle
.
Lawrence
County was created on March 20, 1849, from parts of Beaver
and Mercer
counties. It was named after the
USS Lawrence,
Oliver Hazard Perry's original
flagship at the
Battle of Lake Erie during the
War of 1812.
Geography
According to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the
county has a total area of 363 square miles (940 km²), of
which, 360 square miles (934 km²) of it is land and
2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.63%) is water. Major
waterways are the Shenango River, Neshannock Creek and the Mahoning
River which form the Beaver River. Also, the Slippery Rock Creek
and Connoquenessing Creak empty into the Beaver River.
Adjacent counties
Government and politics
As of November 2008, there are 62,505 registered voters in Lawernce
County
[862423].
County commissioners
- Steve Craig, Chairman, Democrat
- Richard DeBlasio, Democrat
- Dan Vogler, Republican
Other county officials
- Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary, Helen Morgan, Democrat
- Controller, David Gettings, Republican
- District Attorney, John Bongivengo, Democrat
- Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds, Janet Kalajainen,
Democrat
- Sheriff, Perry Quahliero, Democrat
- Treasurer, Richard Rapone, Democrat
State Representatives
State Senators
US Representative
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 94,643
people, 37,091 households, and 25,889 families residing in the
county. The
population density
was 263 people per square mile (101/km²). There were 39,635 housing
units at an average density of 110 per square mile (42/km²).
The racial makeup of the county was 94.98%
White, 3.61%
Black or
African American, 0.10%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.19% from
other races, and 0.84%
from two or more races. 0.56% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 26.1% were
of
Italian, 21.7%
German, 9.3%
Irish, 6.8%
English and 6.8%
Polish ancestry according to
Census 2000.
There were 37,091 households out of which 28.80% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were
married couples living together, 11.50% had a
female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were
non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals
and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family
size was 3.00.
In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the
age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from
45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.90 males.
Municipalities
Map of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing
Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated
places (blue).
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated
municipalities:
cities,
boroughs,
townships, and, in
at most two cases,
towns. The
following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Lawrence
County:
Cities
Boroughs
Townships
Census-designated places
Census-designated places are
geographical areas designated by the
U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes
of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions
under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as
villages, may be listed here as well.
Other Communities
Various unincorporated communities that lie within and are part of
official municipalities.
- Castlewood (Shenango Twp)
- Chewton (Wayne Twp)
- Eastbrook (Hickory Twp)
- Edinburg (Mahoning Twp)
- Energy (Slippery Rock Twp)
- Frizzleburg (Pulaski Twp)
- Harlansburg (Scott Twp)
- Hillsville (Mahoning Twp)
- Moravia (Taylor Twp)
- Mount Jackson (North Beaver Twp)
- New Bedford (Pulaski Twp)
- West Pittsburg (Taylor Township)
- Wurtemburg (Taylor Twp)
Education
300 px
Public School Districts
Colleges
Transportation
Airports
- New Castle Municipal Airport (Union Twp)
Public Transit
Major Roads
Recreation
Parks
State Game Lands
- SGL 148 (New Beaver)
- SGL 150 (Pulaski Twp)
- SGL 151 (Washington Twp)
- SGL 178 (Neshannock Twp)
- SGL 216 (Scott Twp)
Trails
See also
References
External links
- Tourism - http://www.visitlawrencecounty.com/
- Government - http://www.co.lawrence.pa.us/
- Economic Development - http://www.lawrencecounty.com/
- Chamber of Commerce -
http://www.lawrencecountychamber.com/
- Fishing - http://www.fish.state.pa.us/
- Hunting - http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/
- History -
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/phmc_home/1426
(east)
(southwest)
(west)
Interstate
76
Interstate
79
State Route
18
State Route 60/Toll 60
State Route
65
State Route
388
State Route
551
(Slippery Rock Twp)
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