Lawrenceville
City
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Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lawrence
Township	Unknown
Elevation	469 ft (143 m)
Coordinates	38°43′32″N 87°41′04″W / 38.72556, -87.68444
Area	2.0 sq mi (5 km²)
- land	2.0 sq mi (5 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)
Population	4,745 (2000)
Density	2,346.8 /sq mi (906 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62439
Area code	618
Location of Lawrenceville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Lawrenceville, Illinois
Website: http://www.lawrencecity.com

Lawrenceville is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, along the Embarras River. The population was 4,745 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County.^[1] Lawrenceville is located in southeast Illinois, northwest of Vincennes, Indiana. The city is home to an old Texaco oil refinery that is now a Superfund site.[1]

The city is home of the Lawrenceville "Indians", Illinois Class A high school state basketball champions in 1972, 1974, and back-to-back in 1982 and 1983, which had a combined two season win-loss record of 68-0. The team was coached by Ron Felling, who, after the 1983 season at Lawrenceville, went on to Indiana as assistant coach to Bobby Knight.

Lawrenceville has one radio station, WAKO AM and FM. It has a somewhat comical history. The original owner, Stuart K. Lankford, lost the radio station and other holdings during a poker game with other community "leaders," notably Tyler Howard, mayor during that time.

Geography

Lawrenceville is located at 38°43′32″N, 87°41′4″W (38.725686, -87.684538).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 4,745 people, 2,024 households, and 1,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,346.8 people per square mile (907.0/km²). There were 2,262 housing units at an average density of 1,118.8/sq mi (432.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.85% White, 0.91% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.43% of the population.

There were 2,024 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 78.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,951, and the median income for a family was $32,042. Males had a median income of $27,128 versus $20,451 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,717. About 13.9% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Lawrenceville City Site
• Daily Record

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